{"id":649,"date":"2010-12-22T16:34:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T22:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuulstuff.com\/blog\/?p=649"},"modified":"2010-12-22T16:38:05","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T22:38:05","slug":"winter-sports-at-andalusia-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/winter-sports-at-andalusia-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Sports at Andalusia, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skiing, tubing, skating are all some of the popular activities at the Ski Snow Star Park in Andalusia in Illinois. Winter vacation and snow everywhere leave little opportunity for outdoor activities. However, you can plan a weekend at Andalusia, which is half-an-hour from the Quad cities for exciting winter sports and some fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andalusia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Andalusia\" href=\"http:\/\/www.andalusiail.org\/index.php?option=com_frontpage&amp;Itemid=152\" target=\"_blank\">Andalusia <\/a>is a small village which is located at around twenty five miles from the Quad cities. The small town environment with many volunteer driven services is a good place for weekend visits. The major attraction in the town is its winter sports park. The location and facilities make it a popular destination for short visits and winter sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ski Snow Star Winter Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located at 9500 126th Street West at Andalusia, <a title=\"Ski Snow Star\" href=\"http:\/\/skisnowstar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ski Snow Star Winter Park<\/a> has ample facilities apart from the professional trainers. Serious skaters and skiers as well as beginners can reach out to the Ski Snow Star park for their activities. The park has good snow slopes for all the related sports. Here are some tips for a successful visit.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Food and beverages are not allowed in the dining area, though you can purchase them at the cafeteria<\/li>\n<li>Three layers of clothes must be worn to stay warm apart from hats and gloves<\/li>\n<li>You can purchase your snow gear or other goods at the gift shop<\/li>\n<li>Advance reservations may be required for tubing<\/li>\n<li>Check out the weather before proceeding<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Operating since 1982 by the same group of people, the professional team obviously know how to generate and maintain snow during the winter season. The hours of operation vary depending on the season.\u00a0Special classes for young children are also available on Thursday evenings. Serious\u00a0skiers\u00a0can purchase season or group tickets and you can also subscribe online for free information and <a title=\"Winter Park\" href=\"http:\/\/skisnowstar.com\/index.php\/Default-form.html\" target=\"_blank\">coupons<\/a>. You can reach them on 800-383-4002 or\u00a0309-798-2666.<\/p>\n<p>Have a happy visit and let me know how you enjoyed there. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skiing, tubing, skating are all some of the popular activities at the Ski Snow Star Park in Andalusia in Illinois. Winter vacation and snow everywhere leave little opportunity for outdoor activities. However, you can plan a weekend at Andalusia, which is half-an-hour from the Quad cities for exciting winter sports and some fun.<a href=\"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/winter-sports-at-andalusia-illinois\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Winter Sports at Andalusia, Illinois<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[482,78,481,479,483,480,77,484],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daytoday","tag-andalusia","tag-quad-cities","tag-skating","tag-skiing","tag-skisnowstar","tag-tubing","tag-weekend-getaways","tag-winter-vacation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4AvRz-at","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":154,"url":"http:\/\/kuulstuff.com\/blog\/weekend-getaways-in-quad-cities-savanna\/","url_meta":{"origin":649,"position":0},"title":"Weekend Getaways in Quad cities: Savanna, IL","author":"KP","date":"May 24, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Savanna, IL is around 60 miles from Quad cities and can be reached within one and half hour. 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