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Feb. 9, 2009
60 Teens Participate in Park District Overnight Ski
Trip
60 teens departed from the Lisle Park District Community Center at 6:30pm on
Fri., Feb. 6 for the annual overnight ski and snowboarding trip to Chestnut
Mountain in Galena. 19 teens from the Lisle Park District and 41 participants
from the Woodridge, Downers Grove, Winfield and LaGrange Park Districts joined
867 other avid teen skiers and snowboarders from park districts all over
Illinois.
The Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) works with Chestnut Mountain
to organize the trip each year. “This is the first year that the Lisle Park
District has offered this trip to our residents, and we had a great response.”
said Mike Gianatasio, recreation supervisor for the Lisle Park District.
Gianatasio hopes that the program will continue to grow and attract more
participants each year.
The ski and snowboarding trip is a statewide activity open to all recreation
agencies in Illinois. Groups bring participants between the ages of 11-19 years
old. At midnight, Chestnut Mountain is closed to the public and the 140 acres
overlooking the Mississippi River are only available to park district
participants. Chestnut Mountain’s terrain is geared for all levels of skiers and
boarders. They have a 475-foot vertical drop that spans for 3,500 feet through
19 different runs, ranging from novice to black diamond. Lisle Park District
participants left Chestnut Mountain at 4:30am on Sat., Feb. 7 and returned to
the Lisle Park District Community Center at 7:30am.
“The next thing we have planned is a snow tubing trip to Villa Olivia in
Bartlett,” said Gianatasio. The trip is scheduled for Fri., Feb. 27, but
participants need to register by Feb. 20. The cost is $25 for Lisle Par k
District residents and includes tube rental, lift ticket and transportation. The
trip is open to teens in grades 6-12.
For more information on teen trips and other activities that help support a
healthy community, please call 630-964-3410 or visit
www.lisleparkdistrict.org.
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