Skiing

Cross-Country Skiing

Cross-Country Skiing in the Midwest (Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota) is serious stuff. XC trails 7 hours or so from Chicago offer world-class cross-country skiing and racing.

GROOMED PLACES TO SKI NEAR CHICAGO

• Camp Sagawau
• Arrowhead Golf Course
• Katherine Legge Park In Hinsdale?
• Herrick Lake Forest Preserve In Wheaton?
• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve In Darien?

UNGROOMED PLACES TO SKI NEAR CHICAGO

• Lakeshore Bike Path?
• Jackson Park Wooded Isle?

BEST PLACES TO SKI within 125 miles

• Love Creek County Park Michigan
• Lapham Peak State Park Wisconsin

OTHER NEARBY POSSIBILITIES

• Indiana Dunes
• Moraine Hills?
• Palos Forest Preserve
• Starved Rock State Park
• Kettle Moraine State Park?
• MadNordSki: Nordic Skiing in Wisconsin

BEST PLACES TO SKI IN MIDWEST (~7 hours drive)

• Birkebeiner Trail?
• Upper Peninsula Michigan?
• Vasa Trail Traverse City Michigan?

Downhill Skiing

• Wilmot Mountain: ski resort Wisconsin

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