Hidden Valley Ski Area


Hidden Valley Ski Area is a ski resort in the St. Louis, Missouri suburb of Wildwood, Missouri.

About

Hidden Valley is located in Wildwood, Missouri, west of downtown St. Louis. The resort opened in 1982 and features a variety of terrain spread out over 17 trails, two terrain parks and two peaks. 110 fan guns have the ability to pump over 6600 gallons of water per minute, covering 100% of the terrain in as little as 48 hours.
The resort also offers the a family friendly experience similar to sledding, no experience required.
A zip line tour opened in June 2019. Named ZipTour, it features four spans of different lengths over Hidden Valley’s property. ZipTour operates on weekends year-round, Friday–Monday from 9:00a.m. to sunset.

Polar Plunge Tubing Park

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Facility features

History

Tim Boyd bought the Wildwood Golf Course for $250,000 in 1977. In 1982 he converted the hills to a ski resort while maintaining the golf course. The resort would be the first of several resorts throughout the Midwest and Northeast United States he developed or acquired through his company Peak Resorts.
The resort is in the bluffs above the Meramec River.
Boyd ultimately entered an agreement to place the ski resort in a conservation easement in exchange for permission to build 80 homes on the golf property.
At the beginning of the 2012-2013 season, Hidden Valley opened two additional runs on an adjacent hill. They dubbed this new area "West Mountain". With this expansion, one additional chair lift was added to allow access to these runs.
In January 2018, the City of Wildwood passed a vote to allow Hidden Valley to build a zip line tour to allow the property to open year round. The ZipTour opened in June 2019.