Sundown Mountain

Sundown Mountain is big, beautiful and exciting. Countless skiers and riders return year after year to enjoy our slopes. It is the only Midwest resort granted the National Ski Area Association Award of Excellence. Our highest lift has a greater top to bottom vertical than all resorts in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota resorts south of Duluth, and all but 2 Wisconsin resorts. Two mountaintop lodges overlook 21 scenic trails and a remarkable terrain park that are carved out of a century old cedar forest, reminiscent of Colorado. Sundown Mountain has the longest gondola in the world, 2200 foot vertical, 1550 acres, 67 trails, 300 inches of snow, outstanding food, beautiful condominium units.

Location: Dubuque, IA

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Seven Oaks

Seven Oaks has it all when it comes to winter fun. Snow Tubing - Imagine a slide that is over 1000 feet long with chutes made of snow to control the direction the tube will take you down the hill. It's all true at Seven Oaks. Our tubes have special canvas outer skins as well as straps that are used for an easy hook up to a handle tow that transport the tubes with the rider to the top of the hill. We supply the tube, we make the snow, assistants are available at the lift, no lessons required, you don't have to walk to the top of the hill. Snowboarding - The snowboard area at Seven Oaks is one of the best in the midwest. With multiple hits all winter long, there are plenty of challenges for everyone. If you don't like one of the hits, keep coming back because they change everyday. The hits are open to snowboarder input. How many other resorts let YOU change the run? Plus there is great skiing, and other activities.

Location: Boone IA

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Mt. Crescent Ski Resort

Mt. Crescent provides Midwest skiers with a variety of slopes to both fascinate new skiers and challenge experienced ones. Runs reaching up to 2,000 feet offer a 300-foot vertical drop, while the latest snowmaking equipment can cover it all with two to three feet of fine, well-packed snow. All trails are lighted for night skiing. The Mt. Crescent rental shop stocks 1,000 sets of modern ski equipment, including skis, boots and bindings by many of the leading manufacturers. And for snowboarders, they have added a full line of the latest boards and boots to outfit a wide variety of riders. Crescent's snowmaking system consists of 20 large snow cannons, two pumps, two holding ponds and miles of underground piping.

Location: Crescent, IA

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