| Skiers celebrated 1962 with extra enthusiasm as Cascade
Mountain opened in Portage, Wisconsin with eight trails, one chairlift, one
T-bar and one rope tow. Fifteen years later, Cascade Mountain, Inc.
purchased the ski area and began extensive plans to expand the resort. After
adding a variety of exciting trails and chair lifts through the years, Cascade
Mountain purchased 50 more snow guns in 1990 to ensure the best skiing experience
possible. Over the next few years, other popular additions included the installation
of Chairlift C and Bunny Chair E.
In 1996, the thrills and chills continued as snowboarding
was introduced at the mountain. That year Cascade Mountain also purchased
three World Machines, the world's largest snowguns. As one of the region's most
technologically advanced resorts, Cascade Mountain installed Wisconsin's first
high-speed detachable quad chairlift in 1998 and the Midwest's first automated
snowmaking system in 2001. Currently, Cascade Mountain offers skiers and snowboarders
27 trails, two terrain parks, two halfpipes and 10 lifts.
A 1.8 million dollar investment in automated snowmaking
will dramatically improve the already great skiing and riding conditions. The
automatic system will mean an earlier start to the season by allowing Cascade
to take advantage of small early season windows of cold temperatures, too short
to be captured by a manual snowmaking system. There is also an environmentally
friendly, energy efficient aspect to the automatic snowmaking system. As a result
of the increased efficiency made possible by the automatic snowmaking system,
Cascade will lower our energy costs by an impressive 40%. This new system is
projected to save 1.1 million pounds of coal at the local power plant this year
alone. Skiers and riders at Cascade Mountain will now be treated to the "Gold
Standard" in machine made snow. The quality and consistency are sure to
be a big hit. At the same time we will reduce our demand for energy, keeping
skiing environmentally responsible.
To get to Cascade, take I 90/94 to exit 106.
Go west on Highway 33 for 1/4 mile turn left on Cascade Mtn. Rd. |
