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Does anyone ski Illinois?

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Nufity
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Heads up...Wilmot is garbage. Duh. Anyone ski at - Villa Olivia, Raging Buffalo, Four Lakes, Snowstar, or the greatest of them all Chestnut? Names in bold are actually good places to go.

Jul 29 2011 5:14PM
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Trace.
Posts: 1460 - Karma: 635
Me! I'm stuck riding at Wilmot usually, but I may get a membership to buff this year.
Jul 29 2011 5:50PM
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Nufity
Posts: 993 - Karma: 171
Wilmot is in Wisconsin....
Jul 29 2011 7:41PM
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n_b
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i ski snowstar and chestnut
Jul 29 2011 8:05PM
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will-g
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Snowstar represent!
Jul 29 2011 9:49PM
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HPskier
Posts: 1072 - Karma: 30
well its all shit there... that being said buff at least sets up decent park features. i dont live there anymore but when i worked at wilmot it was pretty bad in terms of both features and maintenance
Jul 29 2011 9:56PM
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Trace.
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What about stateline haha!
Jul 29 2011 10:09PM
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HPskier
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stateline sucks more dick than a Philippino hooker
Jul 29 2011 10:57PM
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Trace.
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yeah...that's true
Jul 30 2011 12:10AM
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TMAC881
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i fell bad for all of you guys, as i used to live in illinois and ya it sucks. worked at raging buffalo and its good for what they have to work
Jul 30 2011 12:58AM
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Wolffy
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lol i would take wilmot over buff any day, that rope tow is a bitch just for a couple shitty jumps and 2 nice urban features.
Jul 30 2011 2:28AM
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ILLinoisance
Posts: 3527 - Karma: 5,398
anyone from the southside / south suburbs that's privileged enough to ski the best ski area known to man (Four Lakes)?
Jul 30 2011 2:34AM
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king.tubby
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 122
i shredded the nut of chest a few times back in the day. nothing quite like skiing above the mississippi
Jul 30 2011 10:34AM
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kamron_708
Posts: 944 - Karma: 1,129
The Mississippi river runs vertical... How can you ski above it???
Jul 30 2011 10:43AM
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Nufity
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wilmot doesnt count as a ski hill.
Jul 30 2011 12:41PM
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TMAC881
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you look out over the mississippi when you ski, havent you been there?
Jul 30 2011 12:51PM
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BE..
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Is considered skiing their?
Jul 30 2011 4:48PM
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HPskier
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hence why i said it was shit, dumbass
Jul 30 2011 6:19PM
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cheddafries
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Chestnut is my main hill. i live about an hour away from there. Chestnuts park is one on my favorite midwest places to ski. Everyone that works there is pretty chill, and all the locals are some of the nicest people ever. Their park is estremely nice for the midwest. Park Crew maintains the park atleast twice a day normally, and three or four times on weekends. The runs themselves are pretty fun too; however, the runs are kinda short and not so steep.
Jul 30 2011 9:44PM
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Wolffy
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I love the little cliff that they have
Jul 31 2011 2:32AM
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MWwarrior
Posts: 244 - Karma: 53
yeah man im on park crew there
Aug 2 2011 4:17PM
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joshua
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Slight thread hijack but does anyone ski Iowa, I was there for all last week and that place looks so boring. flat and nothing but corn.
Aug 2 2011 4:19PM
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UFOsarereal
Posts: 2285 - Karma: 1,132
I skied Snowstar winter 08/09.... dope place with a cool vibe & Josh, the park dude is legit as they get.
Aug 2 2011 4:25PM
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ILLinoisance
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are they hiring for next year? I have a summer job, but I'm looking for a winter one.
Aug 2 2011 4:58PM
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Nufity
Posts: 993 - Karma: 171
hey are you the kid with the green pants that look like floods? or were they yellow? riding on 155 afterbangs? I dont remember i only went to four lakes one time and it suuuuuuuuucked.
Aug 2 2011 6:18PM
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ILLinoisance
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Nope.
Aug 2 2011 8:35PM
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Nufity
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o damn o well lol
Aug 2 2011 9:52PM
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ChocolateMilk.
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Buff>Wilmot imo.
But i live 5 min from wilmot so im there everyday But im buying a pass to granite this year and camping in my car every weekend!
Aug 2 2011 10:39PM
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Nufity
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granite>every midwest mountain put together
Aug 2 2011 11:05PM
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artrud
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I used to ski IL. 1st time skiing was on a sled hill. Also skied Granite, Wilmot, Villa Olivia, Chestnut, Raging Buffalo (was there 1st year they allowed skiers) and Snowstar
Aug 3 2011 12:22PM
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MWwarrior
Posts: 244 - Karma: 53
ummm i wear blue pants and ride 161 afterbangs lol but yeah it does suck

Aug 7 2011 1:48PM
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king.tubby
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anybody from rockford?
Oct 22 2011 2:55PM
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SpaghettiWizard
Posts: 2825 - Karma: 166
chestnut would be about hour and a half
Oct 22 2011 8:34PM
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SpaghettiWizard
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chestnut dood
Oct 22 2011 8:34PM
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W3nR_Gang_4_Lyfe
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Granite Peak represent right here! see you there!!  GP is sooo dope for midwest better then Tyrol by alot never been to illinois though

Oct 22 2011 8:58PM
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LeadThug420
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No.  Illinois sucks.  Go away.
Oct 22 2011 9:20PM
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ILLinoisance
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:'(
Oct 22 2011 9:40PM
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LeadThug420
Posts: 869 - Karma: 26
real talk
Oct 22 2011 9:45PM
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Phil-X-
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hahah Illinois represent, from the northwest burbs (Arlington Hts) but I'm at school now (UofI). Gotta make that annual trip and head out west!
Oct 23 2011 5:27AM
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SpaghettiWizard
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kids in galena are dirty fuckin hicks
Nov 2 2011 7:17PM
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