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The Ski Area at The Brickyard
Posted by:
barsntone
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Date: March 13, 2012 04:28PM
Anyone see this in the Trib the other day about the long forgotten Ski area at the ole Brickyard?
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-11/site/ct-per-flash-readersremember-0311-20120311_1_ski-circus-parades-reader-response
Anyone have pics?
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-11/site/ct-per-flash-readersremember-0311-20120311_1_ski-circus-parades-reader-response
Anyone have pics?
Re: The Ski Area at The Brickyard
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: March 13, 2012 04:40PM
I rode my dirt bike down to the bottom of this quarry back in the day when it was a ski area. Around 1976. I never went skiing there because the 2 winters before they closed were too warm and no snow for skiing.
Here is more info on Thunder Mountain on this website:
Thunder Mountain in Chicago
Posted by: Scottnchgo (---.coxfiber.net)
Date: January 21, 2009 09:35AM
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/13/2012 06:07PM by rjmachon.
Here is more info on Thunder Mountain on this website:
Thunder Mountain in Chicago
Posted by: Scottnchgo (---.coxfiber.net)
Date: January 21, 2009 09:35AM
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/13/2012 06:07PM by rjmachon.
