Английская Википедия:Alpine Valley Resort (Wisconsin)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox ski area 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 Шаблон:Convert in length.[1]

History

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.[2] Eventually, the resort grew to include an amphitheater, which became Alpine Valley Music Theatre.

It was at Alpine Valley Шаблон:Years or months ago in 1990 that guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and four others were killed in a helicopter crash on the side of the ski hill. It followed a Sunday night performance with his band Double Trouble, a concert which included Eric Clapton and Robert Cray.[3][4] The accident occurred in fog shortly after midnight on Monday, August 27, 1990; it was one of four helicopters bound for Chicago,[5] approximately Шаблон:Convert to the southeast.

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