Trollhaugen

Trollhaugen is a ski resort located in Dresser, Wisconsin. Other than just offering ski and snowboard opportunities, Trollhaugen offers 10 lanes of tubing, cross country skiing and snowshoeing trails as well as zip lining.^[1] Trollhaugen offers NASTAR (National Standard Race) events throughout the season.

Area Information

History

Trollhaugen was opened in 1950. It is one of the longest running snow sports resorts in the midwest.^[2] It was created by Lee Rogers and Walter J. Peterson in the fall of 1950. It began with one tow rope and three slopes. By 1956 Trollhaugen provided skiers with five tow ropes and six slopes. It also had a chalet to provide some hospitality.^[3]

Stats

• Number of Runs: 23-24
  • Snowmaking Coverage: 100%
  • Grooming Coverage:100%
  • Night Skiing: 100%
• Terrain
  • Advanced: 22
  • Intermediate: 40
  • Beginner: 28%
  • Vertical: $260
  • Skiable terrain: 90 acres
  • Longest run: 2500 ft
  • Terrain Parks: 3-4^[4]
  • Average Snowfall: 50.7inches
• Lifts
  • Total Lifts: 10
    • Tow Ropes: 7
    • Quad Lifts: 2
    • Dual Lifts:1^[5]
• Zip Line
  • Total length of zip line: 3,000 ft^[6]

Off Mountain

Trollhaugen has two restaurants in the upper level of the chalet. One is the Kaffe Stuga, the other is the Lounge. The Lounge is a 21+ bar^[7] with menus to order from. On many Friday nights live music is offered in the Lounge.^[8]

Recent Additions

In the summer of 2013 Trollhaugen Opened up a high ropes course and zip-line. The high ropes course offers four different difficulties, green (easy), yellow (medium), red (difficult), and black (extremely difficult). The zip-line tour offers 6 zip lines across multiple platforms. Also offered is a dual zip-line for tandem rides.

References

External links

• Trollhaugen Official Site
• Resort Profile