Alpine Valley Resort (Wisconsin)
| Alpine Valley Resort | |
|---|---|
  Alpine Valley Location within the United States  Alpine Valley Alpine Valley (Wisconsin) | |
| Location | Town of Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Elkhorn, Wisconsin (postal address) |
| Coordinates | 42°44′10″N 88°25′41″W / 42.736°N 88.428°W |
| Skiable area | 90 acres (36 ha)[1] |
| Trails | 21[1] |
| Longest run | 3,000 ft (0.57 mi; 0.91 km)[1] |
| Lift system | 3 High speed quads 4 Triple chairs 5 Magic carpets[1] |
| Terrain parks | Yes |
| Snowmaking | Yes |
| Night skiing | Yes |
| Website | alpinevalleyresort.com |
Alpine Valley Resort is an all-season resort in the north central United States, located in the Town of Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin. Southwest of Milwaukee, it has a golf course and alpine skiing; its longest run is 3,000 feet (0.57 mi; 0.91 km) in length.[2]
History
[edit]Once owned by the Boschert family, part of their family farm was sold off to a developer who created the resort. Ownership has changed several times since the resort was constructed. It is currently owned by Wisconsin Resorts, Inc.[3] Eventually, the resort grew to include an amphitheater, which became Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
It was at Alpine Valley in 1990 that guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and four others were killed in a helicopter crash on the side of the ski hill. It happened following a Sunday night performance with his band Double Trouble, a concert which included Eric Clapton and Robert Cray.[4][5] The accident occurred in fog shortly after midnight on Monday, August 27, 1990; it was one of four helicopters bound for Chicago,[6] approximately seventy miles (110 km) to the southeast.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Mountain Information. Alpine Valley Resort.
- ^ "Alpine Resort web page". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ Alpine Valley Resort | Home
- ^ "Blues artist killed in copter crash". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. August 27, 1990. p. A-2.
- ^ Seigel, Jessica; Worthington, Rogers (August 28, 1990). "Fog's role probed in crash that killed rock star". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, sec. 1.
- ^ Shadid, Anthony (August 28, 1990). "Guitarist, 4 others die in copter crash". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1A.