MICHIGAN 151 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or assistance on the lost ski areas of Michigan would be greatly appreciated: mark@mwlsap.org For more information and pictures on most of these lost ski areas go to the Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project. or Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas

LOST AREAS Adventure Mountain+ - REOPENED 1/22/2021 May have previously been named Rockland Winter Sports Club Al and Stevie's Ski Village* (see Ski Village) Al Quaal Ishpeming, MI - upper peninsula v: 600 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 46.51344489889344, -87.65742742406405 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad (Winter Sports Club Heights) ??? SKI Magazine, Spring 1977 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project skimap.org (0 maps) Allegan Winter Sports Area Allegan City, MI - behind Robinson Manor (Former Elks Lodge), 701 Marshall St., near Eastern Ave. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.52070980408868, -85.83976594750811 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski Run Opens - Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan 1958 Allegan Plotting Ski Run in City - The Holland Evening Sentinel, 19 Nov 1953 Alpena Ski Slope* (see Manning Hill) Apple Mountain (also called Bintz Apple Mountain) Freeland, MI - central Michigan v: 200 ft. c: 2018 In 1978 (Skalka):10 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 43.47103188019098, -84.10615946954218 SKI Magazine, March 1984 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 SKI Magazine, Dec. 1974 (link) Apple Mountain ski slopes closed for 'foreseeable future', Nov. 9, 2018 skimap.org AuSable Ski Ranch* - See Michaywe Slopes Avalanche Peak - also called Barn Mountain Boyne City - northwest Michigan - 1129 Wilson Street v: 436 ft. o: 1951 c: 1968 (Barn Mountain) Google Maps / Google Earth 45.200932938884534, -85.01329067378019 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Avalanche Peak Barn Mountain Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - WordPress Barn Mountain Avalanche Peak Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 - Barn Mountain 1953 map Bahle Park Ski Hill Suttons Bay, MI - northwest Michigan - West Street v: 200 ft Google Maps / Google Earth .44.980436627250256, -85.6553594533718 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Bald Eagle Ski Hill (may also have been called Harringbone Ridge) Ortonville, MI - southeast Michigan - W side of Bald Eagle Lake where Aaron’s Way is now, S of Ortonville Google Maps / Google Earth 42.81677854688713, -83.44886745796744 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Lake Orion, MI - southeast Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 42.73351613768423, -83.24349877772525 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Barn Mountain* - See Avalanche Peak Barton Hills Country Club Ann Arbor, MI - southeast Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 42.32401126114511, -83.76413635616584 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Bear Hills Bear Lake, MI - northwest Michigan - 7821 Potter Rd Bear Lake Google Maps / Google Earth 44.41652968379094, -86.1438383637095 MIchigan Lost Ski Areas Project Bear Mountain+ (formerly Grayling Winter Sports Park, still open as Hanson Hills) Grayling, MI - northwest Michigan v: 200 ft. c: 1973 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Bear Mountain Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Grayling Winter Sports Area Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Big-M Ski Area* (see Manistee Ski Area) Binder Park Battle Creek, MI - south central Michigan - 5 mi south of Battle Creek on Beadle Lake Rd; currently the site of Battle Creek’s Binder Park Zoo Google Maps / Google Earth 42.2457131755908, -85.15295133942756 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Forgotten Ski Areas of Michigan Facebook Page Bintz Apple Mountain* (see Apple Mountain) Birch Hills Ski Area Paris, MI - northwest Michigan - east of Paris, south of Reed City; south of Hoover Rd. just north of 21 Mile Rd, and east of 200th Ave NW facing slope ?? Google Maps / Google Earth 43.77818300228541, -85.4822924623467 ? Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Birchwood Farm Lodge Harbor Springs, MI - northwest Michigan - 2 mi N, OR 3 mi W, of Harbor Springs on M-131, now M-119 Current Birchwood Inn, 7291 S Lake Shore Dr Google Maps / Google Earth 45.447736934119575, -85.04889836322104 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Area Facebook Page Black Forest Port Huron, MI - southeast Michigan - 5590 Lapeer Rd, Kimball, MI 48074. - north of Lapeer Rd, east of Wadhams, on the Black River. c: 1984 (became condos) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.99058650333433, -82.54735776847451 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 Blue Water Portrait: Black Forest Ski Area - The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), Jan. 22, 1984 Skiing On Grass - The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), Aug. 16, 1981 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - grass skiing at Black Forest Black Mountain Ski Area Cheboygan / Onaway, MI - northeast Michigan - just E of US23 on the N shore of Black Lake, SE of Cheboygan; Black Mountain Forest Recreation Area (ORV Scramble Area) o: 1956 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.52354935074471, -84.26153102287523 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 Michigan's forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Brady's Hills (later called Winterskoll) Lake View, MI - west central Michigan v: 135 ft. o:1956 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.41659977564081, -85.3395173472206 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Brady's Hills Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Winterskoll Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Winterskoll 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 skimap.org Braman Hill Recreation Area Northport, MI - northwest Michigan - 10001 E. Melkild Rd. (out W. Third), Northport, MI 49670 c: 1988 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.13026897832382, -85.62924303145537 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook Recreation plan for Leelanau Twp. given - Leelanau Enterprise, Dec. 5, 1974 Ski Association Going Strong At Northport - Leelanau Enterprise, Jan. 21, 1988 (decision to remove rope tow) Bremer's Hill Suttons Bay, MI - northwest Michigan - near Ciccone Winery in Sutton’s Bay, on Hilltop Road Google Maps / Google Earth 44.90637320828968, -85.6444371086563 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Briar Hill Ski Area Mesick, MI - northwest Michigan - 3 mi east of Mesick, just off M42 and north M115 OR 2 miles north of Briar Hill lookout across M115 v: 300 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 44.39889545670828, -85.66703427139511 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Briar Mountain* - (See Norway Mountain , also called Vulcan USA) Brice's Hill* (see Bryce's Hill) Brock Park Ionia, MI - southwest Michigan - 2 mi W of Ionia on M21 Bertha Brock Park Google Maps / Google Earth 42.97284986115553, -85.12321534653276 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Brule Mountain+ (currently open as Ski Brule) Bryce's Hill (Brice's Hill) St. Ignace, MI - upper peninsula - 5 mi. W o: 1957, c: 1971 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.88800676713442, -84.83381150786825 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Eyes Biggest Skiing Season in Michigan - Petoskey News-Review, Dec 27, 1957 High Geared Ski Program Underway At St. Ignace - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Buck Hills+ - still open as Crystal Mountain Thompsonville, MI - northwest Michigan o: 1955 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI - west central Michigan o: 1962 Calvin College Has Own Ski Runs - The Holland Evening Sentinel (Holland, Michigan) · 19 Dec 1962 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group - Post about Milwaukee, but see comments Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Canadian Lakes Club Mecosta, MI - central Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 43.60350048516589, -85.32332271604817 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page advertisement - Detroit Free Press, 11 Jun 1972 Canadian Lakes Club Adds Medieval Castle - Lansing State Journal , 21 Nov 1971 Carousel Mountain Holland, MI - southwest Michigan - now Scenic Shores subdivision on Holland's S side v: 311 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.75877850586179, -86.20149474533282 ?? Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook New Allegan County Ski Area - The Herald-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) 7 Nov 1963 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 25, 1963 Caspian Ski Hill * - see Spring Valley formerly Spring Valley Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Chainsaw Mountain Maple City, MI - northwest Michigan - lies on a bend off Trumbull Road In 1971: 1 chairlift, 1 T-bar, 1 J-bar, rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.8710445218036, -85.91157569763061 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Theiss: Glen Lake Hillside - Leelanau Conservancy.org Chelsea Ski Hollow Chelsea, MI - Detroit area - 1/4 mi W of North Lake on North Territorial Rd. Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.38206798009341, -84.02156835353757 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page advertisement (The Michigan Daily, Dec. 19, 1957, p. 5) https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756436/643 Chipmunk Bluff Marquette, MI - upper peninsula - In the 1930s, Altamont Street went only as far south as Hampton Street. There it ended at the base of a hill Google Maps / Google Earth 46.53160403958828, -87.40370062346679 Skiing The Hills Of South Marquette - miningjournal.net Chimney Corners Resort Frankfort, MI - northwest Michigan - 7.5 mi. N of Frankfort via M-22, on the north shore of Crystal Lake o: 1962 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.69000007195243, -86.2077539737136 Skiers - Petoskey News-Review, Oct 27, 1962 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ci-Bo Ski Hill Traverse City, MI - northwest Michigan - on the west side - of Rennie Hill (south of fourteenth street along US-31) o: 1948 still open in 1951, not open 1955 Google Maps / Google Earth ?? 44.74350844734249, -85.63804701749605 Forgotten Ski Areas of Michigan Facebook Page Everyone Has Fun at Ci-Bo - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Wed, Jan 31, 1951 Ci-Bo Hill to Be Reopened - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 17, 1953 Sledding Spots for Children - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1955 Grand Traverse Ski Club - Our History Circle TNT Ski Area and Campground (previously called Jack Pine Valley) Port Huron, MI - southeast Michigan - about 1 mi west of the town of Blaine runs faced west down to Black River Google Maps / Google Earth 43.1134158, -82.6094346 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Circle TNT Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Jack Pine Valley Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Jack Pine Lodge History Cliff's Ridge+ - currently operating as Marquette Mountain Cole Creek* - see Fonro Ski Resort Danforth Ski Area (Escanaba Winter Sports Park) Escanaba, MI - upper peninsula - 3 mi W on Danforth Rd.; 2 1/2 mi from state fairgrounds; where Soo Line (Schlesinger) RR crosses Danforth Rd. o: 1959 - lodge at top hills face south and east ??? In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 45.78377175069546, -87.12511554357995 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. This location is uncertain, but it does appear to meet the bowl-like descriptions and the distances from town and State Fair Park Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Ski Tow In Operation At Danforth Ski Hill Area - Escanaba Daily Press, Jan. 22, 1959 Mayor Receives Deed To Ski Area - Escanaba Daily Press, March 17, 1939 Skiing On Hills In Danforth District - Escanaba Daily Press, Feb. 17, 1939 Officers Will Discuss Site - Escanaba Daily Press, Jan. 17, 1939 Terry Ahola - wikipedia - first ski area of Terry Ahola, former member of the US Ski Team Diggins Hill Park Cadillac, MI - northwest Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 44.25842146309585, -85.39260997381864 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Dryden Ski Area Dryden, MI - southeast Michigan - 4237 Hough Rd Google Maps / Google Earth 42.90379813800781, -83.16946410270884 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Abandoned Dryden MI Ski Area - YouTube video (2:48) - daryl turcott Dryden Patch - ebay Duke's Ski Slope / Duke's Lake Rudyard, MI -eastern upper peninsula former Kincheloe (Kincross) Air Force Base Google Maps / Google Earth 46.26767644720776, -84.47006324970684 Rudyard High School Yearbook (1974?) Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski Slopes Dot Map of Winter Recreation Area - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 East Bay+ (probably Mt. Holiday - still open Traverse City, MI East Bay Votes Ski Project Aid - Traverse City Record-Eagle, 26 Aug 1954 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Echo Valley Kalamazoo - MI - southwest Michigan - 8495 E. H Ave. Kalamazoo, MI Google Maps / Google Earth 42.319664301126075, -85.46269789251302 1953 map Sports For All At Echo Valley - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 9, 1953 Michigan's forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page still open for tubing and tobagganing - website Elberta Mountan Winter Sports Park Elberta, MI - northwest Michigan - Just behind the Betsie Bay Marina Google Maps / Google Earth 44.623595566965946, -86.2348457176085 ?? Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project 1953 map Escanaba Winter Sports Park* (see Danforth Ski Area) Eskar Hills (Esker?) - may also be Middleville Ski Resort Middleville, MI - southwest Michigan v: 225 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.710633,-85.450705 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project - Middleville Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Eskar Hills Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - 1 2 Flint Parks and Recreation ???? Flint, MI - Southeast Michigan - behind Southwestern High School current site of Cronin Derby downs (soapbox derby racing) Google Maps / Google Earth 43.00105162286215, -83.69807168694372 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Fonro Ski Resort - later called Cole Creek Comins, MI - northeast Michigan - Emig Rd. 1mi E of M33, N of Comins v: 175 ft. o: 1962 lodge at top (upside down) Google Maps / Google Earth 44.843568966625725, -84.0028005053398 Skiers - Petoskey News-Review, Oct 27, 1962 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Fonro Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Cole Creek Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 Ford Mountain^ Berrian Springs, MI - southwest Michigan probably no lift - ski jump only? Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project County Briefs - Club To Choose Team - The Herald-Press (Saint Joseph, Michigan) · Wed, Dec 15, 1926 Forest Hill Ski Resort ^- looks like ski jump only Munising, MI - upper peninsula Google Maps / Google Earth 46.428333, -86.661667 Summer Ski Meet Slated - Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) · 23 Jun 1960 Ski Jumping Hill Archive - Munising Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 Wanted: Young female skiers - The Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, Michigan) · Thu, Feb 4, 1960 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Franklin Hill Franklin, MI (near Farmington) - southeast Michigan - W of Franklin Rd and S of 14 Mile Rd; Located between the north edge of the cemetery and the softball field Google Maps / Google Earth 42.52375988533557, -83.3070632680364 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Fry's Winter Sports Park Comstock, MI - southwest Michigan - 6 1/2 mi. northeast of Kalamazoo now robert Morris Park; adjacent to Echo Valley c: 1968 facing N Google Maps / Google Earth 42.52378264479435, -83.30706135994181 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 Fulton Lake Snow Bowl* Probably Snow Bowl Houghton Lake, MI State Ski Conditions - Lansing State Journal , Jan 4, 1957 Fun Valley Mio, MI - north central Michigan - 5 mi. N of Mio on county rd. 612 o: 1971 Google Maps / Google Earth ?? Michigan Winter is 'Red Hot' Fun Season - Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, Michigan) · Wed, Dec 1, 1971 Snow! To the Slopes! - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 8, 1972 (important paragraph also at Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) Galaxy Hills Lakeville, MI - southwest Michigan - 1 mile E of Blanchard, with the entrance on Blanchard Rd faced NE o: 1965 c: 1971 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.52214649427194, -85.03986428548357 see comments for Moon Ridge at the Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project History Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Gay-El-Rancho Gaylord, MI - northwest Michigan - SE of town on O’Rourke Lake o: 1956 (1962 ?) Google Maps / Google Earth 45.00779693743922, -84.62783788339644 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 Skiers - Petoskey News-Review, Oct 27, 1962 Glacier Hills Bellaire, MI - northwest Michigan - 1 mi. W of Bellaire; N through town on M88, turn left on W. Forest Home Ave. Then you proceed about 0.4 mi. west until you come to a fork in the road. You take a slight right onto Orchard Hill Rd. Glacier Hills was about 0.25 mi. ahead on the left. v: 265 ft., o: 1953, c: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.987550909833196, -85.22726777076502 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Facebook Group Goshorn Hills Saugatuck, MI - southwestern Michigan - 1.5 mi NE of Saugatuck, W of Goshorn Lake probably tobogganing only - also skating o: 1962 Google Maps / Google Earth 42.68267238872396, -86.18673382777045 West Michigan has 29 Winter Sports Centers - The Herald Press (St. Joseph, MI) Oct. 14, 1959 Winter Sports Areas Snowballing - Battle Creek Enquirer, Nov 18, 1962 - "Addition of a ski run and tow to existing toboggan faciltities" Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Grand Haven Ski Bowl+ - currently operating as Mulligan's Hollow Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Grand Rapids Ski Club (2) Grand Rapids, MI - - Grand Rapids Location Leonard St, NW, at the current site of Crahen Valley Park Google Maps / Google Earth 42.985817218795184, -85.56256478829886 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Indian Hills - See comment by David Stoll. EGR High School '70 5 Miles North of Grand Rapids Location Ski Club Ready - The Holland Evening Sentinel (Holland MI), Jan. 19, 1956 Jump in Richmond Park Petosky News Review, Dec. 24, 1959 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group Grand River Park Ski Area Lansing, MI - central Michigan - on W Main St. just W of Grand trunk railroad underpass Google Maps / Google Earth 42.722184762373075, -84.58704687830158 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Grand Valley State College Ski Hill Allendale, MI - southwest Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 42.97095690708187, -85.88141849026533 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Grandview Orchards Fenton, MI - southeast Michigan - 4 mi N of Fenton on Fenton Rd or use the Thompson Rd. exit from US-23 Google Maps / Google Earth (Fenton, MI) 42.80346407627476, -83.728577861621 Fenton, MI Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook Grayling Winter Sports Park+ - (see Bear Mountain, still open as Hanson Hills) Greenbush Inn Greenbush, MI - north east Michigan - Inn located at 2411 S. State Street - skiing and tobogganing hills were approximately 2 miles N – on the W side of US 23. beyond the Greenbush Golf Course - Everett Road Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.6117782627895, -83.32454621482518 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Griswold Mountain Ski Area Indian River, MI - northwest Michigan - 1 to 1 1/2 mi N of Indian River on US27 o: 1950 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.43696530161488, -84.61976691561782 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 Indian River Businessmen Announce Ski Area Opening - Petosky News-Review, Dec. 28, 1949 Harbor Highlands Ski Resort+ - (Boyne Highlands) currently open as The Highlands Harbor Springs Kiwanis Park Harbor Springs, MI - northwest Michigan   Harbor ski hill might be used for sledding - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · 7 Dec 1993 Harringbone Ridge* - see Bald Eagle Ski Hill Hidden Valley* - see Ostego Ski Club - Still open Highland Recreation Area White Lake, MI - southeast Michigan, 5200 Highland Road,White Lake, MI 48383 tow operated by the Pontiac Ski Club 4 tows Google Maps / Google Earth 42.64792724473108, -83.54415203155497 Strap on Your Skis, Hop on a DSR Bus - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 16, 1949 Hilton Shanty Creek* - see Shanty Creek - Still open Holiday Hills+ - currently open as Mt. Holiday Holiday Mountain^ - NEVER OPENED (also called White Pine Ridge) Bergland / White Pine - upper peninsula - 4 to 5 miles S of White Pine on M64, 6 to 7 miles N of Bergland, east side of road; near the National Forest fire tower on the left as you head to Bergland; Location: Sections 29, 32, 33, T50N, R42W, and Section 5, T42N,R42W, Ontonagon County; MAP 185 inch annual snowfall; NW facing slopes would have been 710 ft. vertical 2 double chairs, 2 T-bars, and a rope tow were planned Google Maps / Google Earth 46.67728936607125, -89.57777441451798 Bergland Lookout Tower See comments at Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project Facebook Page You know you're from Ontonagon Facebook Group Ottawa National Forest - Bergland Hill Ski Complex Development - Draft Environmental Statement - Sept. 14, 1972 - Google Books Construction of New Ski Resort Ready To Shift Into High Gear - Ironwood Daily Globe, January 12, 1967 pdf page 1 (includes artist's sketch) pdf page 2 Future of Ski Area Topic at Groups' Meeting - Ironwood Daily Globe, January 14, 1967 Efforts To Establish Holiday Mt. Ski Area Dealt Serious Setback - Ironwood Daily Globe, March 29, 1972 Report: Bergland ski hill could be successful - Ironwood Daily Globe, Sept. 17, 1981 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Houghton Lake* (see Snow Bowl) Hu-Lu Heights (Hulu Heights Winter Sports Area) May have been togaggon only Hudsonville, MI - southwest Michigan - just W of 48th. S side of M121 (Chicago Dr., old 21) Google Maps / Google Earth ?? 42.84645766424668, -85.90720567468112 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. From The Michigan Daily digital Archives (Dec. 5, 1965): 2 ski runs, 6 toboggan runs, 1,600 ft. Rope tows. Toboggans furnished. Skating rink. Lighted. Warming house with snack bar. West Michigan has 29 Winter Sports Centers - The Herald Press (St. Joseph, MI) Oct. 14, 1959 Hudsonville Memories, MI Facebook Page Indian Hills Ski Park West Branch - northeast Michigan - 1 mi E of the M55/M-6 junction, 8 mi W of West Branch, just N of East West Branch Rd (old M55) about a mile E of S St Helen Rd (old M76) o: 1957; reopened in 1965 after being closed for several seasons Google Maps / Google Earth 44.29231266303245, -84.394141939756 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Winter Sports Big Business In State - Lansing State Journal, Dec. 8, 1957 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Indian Hills Grand Rapids, MI - southwest Michigan - on Preston Ave. off Richmond St., NW Grand Rapids at Richmond Park Google Maps / Google Earth 42.998795009850625, -85.70205923559818 ?? Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page More Places To Go And See - The Michigan Daily Digital Archives - Dec. 5, 1965 West Michigan has 29 Winter Sports Centers - The Herald Press (St. Joseph, MI) Oct. 14, 1959 On 1961 Map not on 1966 Map Irish Hills Sports Park - renamed Shamrock Valley in 1979 Clinton / Onsted, MI - southeast Michigan o: 1962 c: 1978 v: over 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.05459669798184, -84.15580460118701 Irish Hills Golf Course New Recreation Area for Michigan - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Mon, Dec 3, 1962 Snow's On The Way And Skiers Begin to Smile - The Hillsdale Daily News (Hillsdale, Michigan) · Tue, Dec 10, 1968 SKI Magazine, Spring 1977 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Area Facebook Page - Irish Hills 1 2 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - Shamrock Valley Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts - Facebook New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Dec 3, 1962 skimap.org Iroquois Mountain Lodge (originally called Mission Hill Ski Resort) Sault Ste. Marie, MI (Brimley, MI) - upper peninsula - Lakeshore Dr. overlooking Whitefish Bay, near the start of the St. Mary’s River, just W of the city of Sault Ste. Marie v: over 400 ft.; o: 1958 as Mission Hill Ski Resort; c: 1972 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.4788825444636, -84.68576536255595 Memories of Iroquois Facebook Group 1964 adverstisement - Skiing History Facebook Group 1966 Advertisement - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Iroquois Mountain Ski Area - mapcarta.com Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Iroquois Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Mission Hill Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 Ski Slopes Dot Map of Winter Recreation Area - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Iroquois Mountain Offers Variety Of Slopes - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Home videos at Wheels of History Train Museum - Brimley, MI Facebook Page - videos - 5 short videos shared by Janet Gauthier (scroll down to 00:32, 00:11, 00:28, 00:38, and 00:59) Jack Pine Valley* - see Circle TNT Jordan Valley Lodge^ East Jordan, MI - northwest Michigan, 3 miles S may have never opened planned to open in 1959-60, but opening delayed due to cold weather and steel strike v: 465 ft. West Michigan has 29 Winter Sports Centers - The Herald Press (St. Joseph, MI) Oct. 14, 1959 Skiing Good at Two State Areas - Ironwood Daily Globe, Dec. 19, 1959 Kalamazoo Country Club Kalamazoo, MI - southwest Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 42.260295096225306, -85.60692321534454 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Kalamazoo Ski Club Plainwell, MI - southwest Michigan - AB Avenue between Douglas and 12th Street; slopes may have faced east and been accessed by a driveway running west from Douglas Google Maps / Google Earth 42.4093960485167, -85.6233635457187 location very uncertain Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Kandahar (formerly Summit Ski Club / Summit Ski Area) Fenton, MI - southeast Michigan - 11375 Foley Road, Fenton v: 190 ft. o: 1949 In 1978 (Skalka): 8 rope tows, 1 poma Google Maps / Google Earth 42.749060364369235, -83.72996059525204 Ski Club Has 25 Open Memberships - Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, Michigan) · Wed, Dec 6, 1967 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Kandahar Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Summit Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 (Kandahar Barn) skimap.org Kenyon's Resort West Branch / Lupton / Sages Lake. MI - northwest Michigan - 814 Kenyon Rd Lupton, MI 48635 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.3586355596595, -83.96660786089949 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Here's the Complete List of Michigan's Skiing Areas - Detroit Free Press, Jan 7, 1951 Kirlin Hill* - see Mt Mesnard Lakeshore Ski Club Sault St. Marie - upper peninsula - northwest corner of Monocle Lake NO LIFT Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Iroquois Mountain (see comments) Club once also ran Iroquois Mountain Lodge Lake Valley Resort (Lake Valley Ski Area) Kalkaska, MI - northwest Michigan - 12 mi E of Kalkaska and 13 mi W of Grayling off Hwy 72; Lake Valley Rd. 1/2 mi W of A-frame o: 1953 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.734384909673935, -84.92773684976085 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Search for Cottage Site led to Resort Development - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Fri, May 29, 1959 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook North Ski Industry Growing - Petoskey News-Review, Oct. 28, 1955 Lansing Ski Club / Lansing Ski Area East Lansing, MI - south central Michigan - just W of Park Lake Road and E of Walnut Hills Country Club, from M78, N on Park Lake Rd., turn left (E) on Lake Lansing Rd., then right (N) on Dawn Ave. c: 1984 v: 130 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows, 1 poma, 2 chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 42.75906573266573, -84.45075736085018 Lansing Ski Club Adds Lift - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 3, 1970 [unique lift] Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook age 1 2 Historic Society of Greater Lansing Facebook Page Lee Tow Winter Sports Park Caro, MI - southeast Michigan - on M46, 11.5 mi. W of M53 and 3.5 mi. E of M24; probably near the intersection of M46 and Lee Hill Rd. - maybe on Lee Hill Dr o: 1960 c: 1968 (?) v: 320 ft Google Maps / Google Earth ??? ( Lee Hill Dr.) 43.40836713788471, -83.31384025345925 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Winter Sports Area Near Caro - Harbor Beach Times (Harbor Beach, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 15, 1960 ad - The Sebewaing Blade and Unionville Crescent (Sebewaing, Michigan) · Thu, Jan 24, 1963 ad - Harbor Beach Times (Harbor Beach, Michigan) · Thu, Jan 2, 1964 For Fun - Ski Lee-Tow - The Sebewaing Blade and Unionville Crescent (Sebewaing, Michigan) · Thu, Feb 4, 1965 For a full season of Skiing - The Sebewaing Blade and Unionville Crescent (Sebewaing, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 28, 1967 When skiing with new bindings - The Sebewaing Blade and Unionville Crescent (Sebewaing, Michigan) · Thu, Jan 4, 1968 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Leelanau Schools Ski Hill * Traverse City, MI - One Old Homestead Road, Glen Arbor, MI 49636 STILL OPEN as The Homestead o: 1963 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.91211870053845, -85.97193052318823 Forgotten Ski Areas of Michigan Facebook Page Les Cheneaux Cedarville, MI - upper peninsula - in downtown Cedarville v: 85 ft. o: 1963 Google Maps / Google Earth Cedarville, MI (location in town unknown) Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Your Guide To Fun In Les Cheneaux - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Your Guide To Fun On Les Cheneaux - The Evening News (Sault St. Marie), Jan. 22, 1967 Ski Slopes Dot Map of Winter Recreation Area - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Little Switzerland Ski Area+ - currently operating as Swiss Valley Lions Club Ski Hill Wadhams / Port Huron, MI - east central Michigan - 5 miles NW of Wadhams 1/4 off Lapeer Rd. (M21) on Abbottsford Rd. along the Black River; 3248 Abbottsford Rd, North Street, MI Port Huron Lions Club Google Maps / Google Earth 43.0016236113479, -82.56072832022454 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook Lookout Hills Ski Park / Lookout Inn Spruce, MI - northeast Michigan - 6808 US 23, 15 mi. S of Alpena on US 23 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.85318997703171, -83.41806266254041 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Lookout Inn Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Lookout Hills Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook Straw Skiing - The Escanaba Daily Press, Nov. 6, 1948 1950 Winter Sports Guide For Michigan and Detroit - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 8, 1950 Here's the Complete List of Michigan Skiing Areas - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 17, 1951 Lost Lake Woods Club Lincoln, WI - northeast Michigan - 4243 Lost Lake Trail Lincoln, MI 48742 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.77851011051117, -83.43395307379751 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Lost Lake Woods Club - current website Lost Pines Lodge Harrietta, MI - north central Michigan - 5881 South 15 1/2, Harrietta, MI 49638 v: 100 ft. o: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.25244360295593, -85.65649471799956 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Lost Pines Lodge Resort current website Expect to Break $30 Million in 1969 Season, 300,000 Skiers - Petosky News-Review, Dec. 18, 1968 Lost Pines Lodge Brochure - ebay Lovells Winter Playground Lovells, MI - northeast Michigan - N on Twin Bridge Rd. then NW on Ski Hill Rd. to Jack Pines Rd. o: 1956 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.82828370588436, -84.49530584815476 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 Ludington Ski Area (earlier called Riverton Ski Area) Ludington, MI - north western Mighigan 6 (7) miles S (of Riverton?) on US-31 to French School then 2 mi E, OR 3 mi S of Scottville then 4 mi W then 2 mi S 11 mi straight N of Hart 7 mi S on US31 and 2 mi E v: 175 - 200 ft. o: 1959 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.85802097711126, -86.32045284964036 exact location unknown Forgotten Ski Areas of Michigan Facebook Page 1 2 Advertisement - The Ludington Daily News, Dec. 8, 1959 Ludington Ski Area Open Michigan Now Has 70 - Lansoing State Journal, Jan. 8, 1959 Western Michigan Ski Report - The Ludington Journal, Jan 8, 1959 West Michigan has 29 Winter Sports Centers - The Herald Press (St. Joseph, MI) Oct. 14, 1959 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Ludington State Park - tow? Ludington, MI - north western Mighigan Google Maps / Google Earth 44.03524668528141, -86.50150985264065 Here's the Complete List of Michigan Skiing Areas - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 17, 1951 Snow, Ice, Hikes County Activity - The Ludington Daily News, Jan. 10, 1940 Mackinac College Ski Slope (also called: Rex Humbard College Ski Slope, Stonecliffe, Mt Humbard) Mackinac Island, MI v: 128 ft. o: 1971 or 1972, c: 1973 chairlift installed early 1972 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.85935666372349, -84.64586803142514 The Only Island Ski Resort in the World - Mt. Humbard - Mackinac State Historic Parks Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Mackinac College Michigan Lost Skl Areas Project - Rex Hubbard College Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Stonecliffe Ski Area Mackinac College - Humbard - Wikipedia The Inn at Stonecliffe - Our Story Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Did You Know Mackinac Island Once Had a Ski Resort from 1971-1973? - godd pictures Madcap Winter Sports Park Clare, MI - northwest Michigan - 37 miles W of US 27 on M115; Maybe: north of Cadillac Woods Campground on the west side of 115 transmission tower now on top of hill o: 1949 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.14949643321327, -85.32433092067318 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. founded by a member of the 10th Mountain Division Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts - Facebook It Happened In Michigan - Detroit Free Press, March 3, 1950 Conditions At Winter Sports Areas - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 22, 1950 Madcap Winter Sports Park To Open The Coming Sunday - Clare Sentinal, Dec. 2, 1949 (link) Major Mountain Harrison, MI - northeast Michigan - 9 mi N of Clare 1 mi W of US-27 (1/2 mile south of Snowsnake Mountain Google Maps / Google Earth 43.94515211101894, -84.78710621937249 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Manistee Ski Area (also called Big-M Ski Area and Udell Hills) Manistee, MI - northwest Michigan o: 1954, c: 1957 9 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.192496762534795, -86.06653572142206 Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Manistee Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Big-M Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Udell Hills Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 Manistee - Four Season Playground - Detroit Free Press, Nov. 3, 1961 (Trail Map) Manning Ski Hill / Alpena Ski Slope Alpena, MI -13 mi W on M-32 Alpena Ski Season Now Open - Detroit Free Press,18 Jan 1942 (also found at Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) Winter Activities at . . . - Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan 1943 Maple Mountain Munising, MI - upper peninsula v: 100 ft.; c: 1990 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 46.40263605235407, -86.65286045360538 Mapcarta Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Tow rope accident blamed in boy's death - Detroit Free Press, Dec. 27, 1989 Detroit Free Press, Sept. 16, 1990 Maplehurst Kewadin, MI - northwest Michigan - accessed primarily from a driveway on NW Torch Lake Drive v: 278 ft. o: 1964 In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow, 1 poma Maplehurst Natural Area Area Ski Resorts Tell Season Improvements - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · 2 Nov 1964 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.94289659337609, -85.32455115503485 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page McGuires Ski Resort Cadillac, MI - northwest Michigan - 7880 S Mackinaw Trl, Cadillac, MI 4960 o: 1962 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.22484488590362, -85.4035730587775 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michaywe Slopes (formerly called AuSable Ski Ranch) Gaylord, MI -north central Michigan v: 150 ft. became Michaywe in1972 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows, 2 poma, 1 chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 44.94890347955744, -84.65438969710418 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project - Michaywe Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - AuSable Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Michaywe Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 3 New Ski Facilities (Au Sable) - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 21, 1960 SKI Magazine, March 1979 (link) SKI Magazine, Feb. 1974 (link) New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 21, 1960 - AuSable Ski Ranch skimap.org Middleville Ski Resort (may also be Eskar Hills) Middleville, MI - west central Michigan o: 1980 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.852149691727774, -85.88270983893166 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project - Middleville Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Eskar Hills Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org (0 maps) Miles Kimmerly Recreation Area Maple City, MI - northwest Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 44.85303201946514, -85.88295660526319 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Recreation spot is Lions gift- Traverse City Record-Eagle, 22 Sep 1977 Minneapolis Woods Ski Area Sault Saint Marie, MI - NE upper peninsula o: 1958 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.47548317039301, -84.34454387910314 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski Slopes Dot Map of Winter Recreation Area - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 There Are Many Slopes At Your Doorstep - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 Minneapolis Woods Ski Area Opens Here Tonight - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 7, 1966 Mio Mountain Mio, MI - north central Michigan v: 250 ft.(maybe 200) ft. c: 1998 In 1978 (Skalka): 4 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.64379268163872, -84.14898611905042 SKI Magazine, Spring 1977 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Mio Mountain Ski Resort - Facebook skimap.org Missaukee Mountain Lake City, MI - north central Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 44.39185517635129, -85.22757267724369 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project skimap.org Mission Hill Ski Resort *- see Iroquois Mountain Lodge Mont Brier * - see Norway Mountain skimap.org Moon Ridge Lakeville, MI - southwest Michigan - on the east side of a small ridge north of Lakeview on 95th Avenue, 3 (2) mi N of Lakeview on Lincoln Road in Montcalm County, about 1/2 mi S of the north county line about a quarter mi S of 1 Mile Rd c: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 43.47338027942229, -85.27508889799282 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 Mott Mountain (later called Silver Ridge, maybe Black Mountain, maybe also called Jasper Ski Resort) Farwell, MI - central Michigan v: 200 ft. (or 167 or 225) o: 1958/1959 In 1978 (Skalka): 4 rope tows, 1 chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 43.81473942872674, -84.87732542697059 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Mott Mountain Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Silver Ridge Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page SKI Magazine, Dec. 1976 (link) Jasper Ski Resort ? The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast - Podcast #3: New England Lost Ski Areas Project Founder Jeremy Davis - scroll down brochure1 brochure2 skimap.org - Silver Ridge skimap.org - Mott Mt. Christie Oxford, MI (near Detroit) - southeast Michigan - N of Oxford, MI. W of M-24, E of Baldwin Rd, N of W. Davison Lake Rd, S of Brauer Rd. slopes faced east o: 1958 c: 1968 now a housing development Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.88822404259885, -83.32029303629933 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 Mt. Christie Oxford MI Abandoned Ski Area - YouTube video - daryl turcott (2:40) Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - 1 2 Brochure - Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Mt. Frederick Frederic, MI - north central Michigan - between Frederic and Waters; corner of Twin Peaks Rd and Deward. Just N of Kolke Creek Rd. v: 200 ft. o: 1955, c: 1964 In 1959 3 T-bars, 5 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.83461801639617, -84.77776264143834 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 21, 1960 Mt.Gabriel Wolverine, MI - northwest Mighigan - just E of Wildwood Lake; between the E end of T-Bar Drive and the S end of Avenue du chalet v: 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 45.23478972059165, -84.53175253117409 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Mt Gabriel Patch - ebay Mt. Grampian Oxford, MI (near Detroit) - southeast Michigan v: 200 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 8 rope tows, 1 chairlift, J-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 42.826021248240615, -83.21462578665032 SKI Magazine, Dec. 1975 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan"s Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Facebook Page New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 Abandoned Mt. Grampian Ski Hill Oxford MI - YouTube video - daryl turcott (6:01) Mt Grampian Patch - ebay skimap.org Mt. Humbard *- See Mackinac College Ski Slope Mt. Joy Wakefield, MI - upper peninsula - near the Sunday Lake Mine; about 10 mi E of Ironwood, MI o: 1958, c: about 1970 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.479461097078335, -89.92258330183695 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page It operated with a rope tow between 1958-1964, and reopened for a couple more years around 1969-1971. skimap.org (0 maps) Mt. Judah Pontiac, MI - right behind Menards, it looks like Menard's built very near, or on, the site Google Maps / Google Earth 42.710952786359435, -83.29854791368838 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Thrills and Spills for Ski Enthusiasts at Mt. Judah - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 12, 1947 Mt. Kimberly Marenisco, MI - upper peninsula - just south of the Lake Gogebic State Park, 1/2 mi N of Weber's Resort v: 350 ft.o: 1957 (1956), c: 1969, Google Maps / Google Earth 46.44964819892898, -89.56622220183797 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 Mt. Mancelona Mancelona, MI - northwest Michigan v: 380 ft.(maybe 300), o: 1951, In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows, 3 T-bars Google Maps / Google Earth 44.90589459607966, -85.04044854232937 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Facebook Page Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 5 Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Facebook Page (picture) Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1,1958 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 4, 1961 Mt Mancelona Patch - ebay skimap.org Mt. Maria Ski Lodge Spruce and Lincoln MI - northeast Michigan - W side of hill shared by Timberline Ski Area v: 300 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows and 1 chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 44.75456962648377, -83.54530713276235 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page SKI Magazine Nov. 1985 (link) SKI Magazine, Dec. 1976 (link) skimap.org (0 maps) Mt. Mesnard - formerly Kirlin Hill Marquette, MI - upper peninsula - at Mt. Marquette (NOT Marquette Mountain) Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 46.51231204525539, -87.39012719285249 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Skiing The Hills Of South Marquette - miningjournal.net Here's the Complete List of Michigan Skiing Areas - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 17, 1951 - Kirlin Hill Skiing - marquettehistory.org Mt. Onaway Ski Run Onaway, MI - northeast Michigan - MAYBE just NE of Black Lake, 11 miles N of Onaway o: 1954 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.35649783857975, -84.22585156285595 Town of Onaway North Ski Industry Growing - Petoskey News-Review, Oct. 28, 1955 MTU-Soo Ski Area (MTU Sault Branch Hill) Sault Saint Marie, MI - north east upper peninsula, Michigan - NW end of Lake Superior State College campus, on hill overlooking International Bridge and I-75 Michigan Tech University - Sault Branch, now Lake Superior State College Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 46.493734767584925, -84.36738967806242 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michgan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski Slopes Dot Map of Winter Recreation Area - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 MTU-Soo Boasts Area's Newest Ski Facility - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 22, 1966 \MTU-Soo Calendar - The Evening News (Sault SainteMarie, Michigan), Jan 14, 1966 Muskegon State Park / Muskegon Winter Sports Complex Muskegon, MI - west central Michigan - 426 Scenic Drive in the Muskegon State Park Google Maps / Google Earth 43.25525290973666, -86.34977034689292 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Guide to Michigan's Skiing Centers - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 2, 1955 Area skiing facilities benefiting from winter's arrival - Updated: Dec. 31, 2009, 2:11 a.m.|Published: Dec. 31, 2009, 1:11 a.m. - not sure if there was a rope tow 3 places to play in the snow as winter sports begin - Updated: Dec. 15, 2017, 6:07 p.m.|Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 5:07 p.m. - not sure if there was a rope tow Mussatti Ski Hill Bessemer, MI - upper peninsula - south side of Blackjack right along US2, E of Bessemer and N of road that leads to Anvil Location (mine?) built and operated by the 4-H on the George Mussatti farm Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 46.48591044013235, -90.02085500589538 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 4-H Sports Day - The Bessemer Herald , Feb 17, 1966 Newaygo County Sports Park Newaygo, MI - west central Michigan o: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.471433165236924, -85.77499430268635 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Expect to Break $30 Million in 1969 Season, 300,000 Skiers - Petosky News-Review, Dec. 18, 1968 Norway Mountain - formerly Briar Mountain , Mont Brier, and Vulcan USA Norway, MI - upper peninsula v: 500 ft, had 2 double chairlifts, one triple Google Maps / Google Earth 45.78948449792947, -87.86985300259192 Facebook Page Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Briar Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Norway Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Vulcan USA In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow and 2 chairlifts SKI Magazine, Nov. 1983 ( link - Briar Mt.) Rumors surrounding Norway Mountain Michigan are starting to swirl...It might not be dead as a ski hill after all - Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group, March 2022 skimap.org Oakland University Ski Tow Rochester, MI - southeast Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth 42.667997093811636, -83.20838667712125 (Oakland University) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ogemaw Hills West Branch, MI - northeast Michigan - 3 mi. W of West Branch, N of M55 on Ski Park Rd. near Ogemaw Springs upside down hill (lodge at the top) o: 1947-48 In 1970: 6 ropes, 1 T-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 44.30767457916458, -84.29740433315047 Charleton Heston skied here - picture Skiing Hits New High in Popularity in State with More in Prospect - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Sun, Mar 7, 1948 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1953 Michigan map trail map skimap.org Ortonville State Recreation Area Ortonville, MI - 4 mi N of town; 5779 Hadley Rd. operated by the Flint Ski Club Google Maps / Google Earth 42.888077584369064, -83.39548502095003 Strap on Your Skis, Hop on a DSR Bus - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 16, 1949 1950 Winter Sports Guide For Michigan and Detroit - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 8, 1950 Oxbow Club and Ski Area Lucerne, MI - northeast Michigan - "west bank of the South Branch of the Au Sable River, just north of Smith’s Bridge" Google Maps / Google Earth 44.63745811544724, -84.47130375847951 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Pando Ski Center (also called Pando Park) Rockford, MI - central Michigan o: 1960 In 1978 (Skalka): 6 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 43.08465607747579, -85.46832061867059 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1977 (link) Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project - Pando Ski Center Michigan Lost ski Areas Project - Pando Winter Sports Park skimap.org (0 maps) Paradise Valley Oakley, MI - southeast Michigan - W of M52 (former M47) just south of Oakley Google Maps / Google Earth 43.143309508628576, -84.16793794452742 (Town of Oakley) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Peek-A-Boo Hill Hessel / Cedarville, MI - Upper Peninsula - 35 mi from straits bridge, midway between Hessel and Cedarville, just off M-134 o: 1957 or 1958 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.016937203985925, -84.39625858358114 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page advertisement Les Cheneaux Pair Plan New Ski Resort - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · Nov 1, 1957 Eyes Biggest Skiing Season in Michigan - Petoskey News-Review, Dec 27, 1957 UP Like Heaven to Skiers - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Dec 26, 1958 Pere Marquette Ski Club Buttersville, MI - northwest Michigan Google Maps / Google Earth ???(Buttersville Campground ?) 43.93489898089074, -86.45040297087652 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Town's Stores Closed for Ice, Snow, Sports - Lansing State Journal, Jan. 28, 1937 Pickney State Recreation Area Jackson, MI - southeast Michigan - Pinckney and Gregory Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.41185282911924, -83.96557187240374 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Pinnacles (The)* - later called Tyrolean Pleasant Valley Ski Area East Jordan, MI - northwest Michigan - 6 mi E of Central Lake on old State Rd (624); SW of East Jordan o: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth (location unknown) 45.058176710729946, -85.15973682730085 (Town of Pleasant Valley) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Pioneer Hills Winter Sports Park Roscommon, MI - northwest Michigan o: 1956 (but it is on 1953 map) Google Maps / Google Earth 44.49408112854483, -84.6651977771053 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 1953 map Prospect Hill - also called Valley Farm Adrian, MI - southeast Michigan - Rt 223 15 mi. past Adrian, right on Round Lake Rd., right on Vischer Rd. to Prospect Hills Rd. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.037214816653325, -84.26217392188698 Sauk Valley Resort Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Prospect Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Valley Farm Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Rex Humbard College Ski Slope* - See Mackinac College Ski Slope Riverbank Golf Club South Lyon, MI (15 minutes from Detroit) - southeast Michigan, at 11 Mile Rd. (Detroit Free Press, 1949) Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.46179667941771, -83.59345257649372 Riverbank Golf Club on 10 Mile Rd Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Facebook Strap on Your Skis, Hop on a DSR Bus - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 16, 1949 1950 Winter Sports Guide For Michigan and Detroit - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 8, 1950 Riverton Ski Area * - see Ludington Ski Area Riverview Highlands Riverview, MI (near detroit) - southeast Michigan In 1978 (Skalka): 2 handle tows, 2 pomas, 2 quad chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 42.165456946493904, -83.20955321097271 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Facebook Page Riverview Highlands - promotional video (YouTube) skimap.org Roundtops Gaylord, MI - north central Michigan- near St. Mary’s Cemetary o: 1957 c: 1964 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.0284959755538, -84.65034171211322 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Royal Valley* (later called Ski World) Russell's Ridge Hart, MI - southwest Michigan- 5 mi. E of Hart of US-31 (many reports say 5 mi WEST of Hart) o: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Russell of Hart, MI (1966) Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 Expect to Break $30 Million in 1969 Season, 300,000 Skiers - Petosky News-Review, Dec. 18, 1968 SKIING Magazine, Jan. 1969 (link) For Sale - The Ludington Daily News, Jan 30, 1971 Schussaway Lowell, MI - southwest Michigan - off of M-21 on the far eastern edge of Lowell o: 1948 today: hill partially removed for the Highland Hills home development Google Maps / Google Earth 42.9387461253392, -85.32480119913768 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project The ABCs of Lowell History: S is for Schussaway - lowellsfirstlook.com Michigan Resorts Break Out Ski Wax - Lansing State Journal, Nov. 22, 1953 Shamrock Valley * (Shamrock Valley Sports Park) - see Irish Hills Sports Park former Irish Hills Sports Park o: 1979, c: 1981 ? Google Maps / Google Earth 42.05459669798184, -84.15580460118701 Ski Report - The Herald-Palladium (Saint Joseph, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 20, 1979 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - Shamrock Valley Sheridan Valley Lewiston, MI - northeast Michigan In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow, 2 poma lifts Google Maps / Google Earth 44.92989153347762, -84.2413401190504 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1977 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1953 map skimap.org Silver Beach Ski Resort Lewiston, MI - east Michigan - 6 miles NW of Lewiston o: 1956 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 Silver Mountain Still open for tubing - St. Ignace - upper peninsula - US 2 at Cheesman Rd Google Maps / Google Earth 45.88970901455041, -84.82988267375161 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project skimap.org (0 maps) Silver Ridge Resort* (See Mott Mountain) Silver Valley Tawas, MI - northeast Michigan - 9 mi NW of Tawas on Monument Road Google Maps / Google Earth 44.376803860637324, -83.60139343216012 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 1953 map Silverbell Village Ski Area (Silver Bell Village) Lake Orion, MI - southeast Michigan - on Bald Mountain Rd. near SW corner of Dutton Rd and Bald Mtn Rd; B of Hawk Woods Nature Center/ Park and Campground; NE facing slopes v: 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.7066781859162, -83.23373942287914 Lost Silverbell Village Ski area Hideout concert venue - daryl turcott Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Ski-A-Way + - see Petoskey Winter Sports Park - still open Ski Homestead+ - now part of Ski Brule (still open) Ski Village (also called Waters Ski Club, Waters Ski Village; Al and Stevie's Ski Village) Waters, MI - northeast Michigan - on Old US 27, 10 mi S of Gaylord o: 1948, c: 1957 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.85253405407691, -84.71247036397233 10 miles S of Gaylord, MI Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Ski Village Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Waters Detroit_Free_Press, Jan_21, 1954_.pdf Detroit_Free_Press_Sun_Dec_12_1948_.pdf Ski World (formerly called Royal Valley) Buchanan, MI - southwest Michigan - 3 mi N., W of the river, uphill from the trailer park; R 14547 Main St, Buchanan, MI 49107 The lodge was apparently at the top v: 210 ft. o: 1972 Google Maps / Google Earth 41.85731666255082, -86.37204800518991 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project - Ski World Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Royal Valley In 1978 (Skalka): 7 rope tows, 1 T-bar, 2 quad chairlifts - Royal Valley Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page SKI Magazine, Oct. 1984 (link - Royal Valley) Buchanan Ski Resort Sold To Indiana-Based Firm - The Heral Palladium (St. Joseph, MI), Oct. 12, 1985 skimap.org Skyline Ski Area (also Sky Line) Grayling, MI - north central Michigan v: 215 c: 2006 or 2008 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.57237964281783, -84.69094283068907 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Sky Line Ski Area - Facebook group New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 4, 1961 Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts - Facebook group skimap.org Snow Bowl (Houghton Lake Snow Bowl) Houghton Lake, MI - northeast Michigan - 4 mi south of the intersection of M55 and US 27 and 1.5 mi W of US 27 o: 1956 c: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.27120661646534, -84.8344911420198 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 Snow Valley Gaylord, MI - northeast Michigan - 5004 W. Otsego Lake Dr Gaylord, MI o: 1948 (?), c: 1968 upside down with lodge at the top Google Maps / Google Earth 44.95928884245676, -84.70883684988343 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 5 1953 map currently Benjamin's Beaver Creek Resort Spring Valley - also called Caspian Ski Hill Caspian, MI - upper peninsula v: 200 o:1946 c: 1947 - the bottom operated for a few years in the 1990s - 2010 opened as a ski jump in 1940 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.06710421815174, -88.6381888121597 Ski The Midwest Facebook Group Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Spring Valley Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Caspian skimap.org (0 maps)   Stonecliffe* - See Mackinac College Ski Slope Sugar Loaf Cedar, MI - northwest Michigan v: 610 ft. o: 1964 c: 2000 In 1978 (Skalka): 1 T-bar, 5 chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 44.91040819461757, -85.81595087828579 Area Ski Resorts Tell Season Improvements - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · 2 Nov 1964 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1970 (link) SKI Magazine, Nov. 1974 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1978 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project The Sudden, Tragic Death of a Midwestern Oasis, powder.com, May 16, 2017 Michigan’s steepest ski run closed in 2000. What’s next for Sugar Loaf? - June 30, 2022, bridgemi.com The Unfortunate Demise of a Midwestern Gem - powder.com VIDEO The Sudden And Strange Demise of Sugar Loaf, Michigan - powder.com - VIDEO Abandoned Ski Resort Sugar Loaf Mountain Michigan - YouTube video (10:28) Friends of Sugar Loaf - Facebook Group Michigan"s Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 skimap.org Summit Ski Area / Summit Ski Club * - See Kandahar Fenton, MI - southeast Michigan - 4 mi. S of Fenton o: 1957, became Kandahar in 1963 Develop Ski Area in Tyrone 2 - Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, Michigan) · Wed, Nov 27, 1957 Ski Club Has 25 Open Memberships - Livingston County Daily Press and Argus (Howell, Michigan) · Wed, Dec 6, 1967 Superior Hills Marquette, MI - upper peninsula - where Bothwell and Superior Hill schools are today Google Maps / Google Earth 46.532365164763256, -87.41405787384574 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Skiing The Hills Of South Marquette - miningjournal.net Skiing - marquettehistory.org Sylvan Resort / Sylvan Knob) + - still operating as Treetops Michigan's forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - first poma lift in the midwest? Teeple Hill Highland State Recreation Area - southeast Michigan v: 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.6316430098441, -83.55302176930942 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project SKI Magazine, Nov. 1985 (link) Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Thunder Bowl Manistique, MI - upper peninsula - 22 mi. NW of Manistique; about 1 mi NE of Thunder Lake and less than 1/2 mi SW of Murphy Lake; in the Hiawatha National Forest v: 250 ft. o: 1962; Google Maps / Google Earth 46.12579873420444, -86.4688285352615 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 New Ski Club in Manistique To Sell Beauth With Thrills / Thunder Bowl Area Builds Up In Popularity - Escanaba Daily Press, Mar. 6, 1959 Thunder Mountain Boyne Falls (Charlevoix) MI - northwestern Michigan v: 400 ft. o: 1958? In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow and 2 chairlifts (including a quad) Google Maps / Google Earth 45.19368931777486, -84.81904459525204 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 3 4 Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1975 (link) skimap.org Timberlee Hills Traverse City, MI - northwest Michigan v: 400 ft o: 1964-65 In 1980: 1 rope, 2 chairs, 1 poma Google Maps / Goggle Earth 44.82395529328923, -85.707178 Ski Resorts in Area to Open Soon - Traverse City Record-Eagle, 9 Dec 1964 Area Ski Resorts Tell Season Improvements - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · 2 Nov 1964 Advertisment - Traverse City Record-Eagle, Feb 5, 1965 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 3 skimap.org Timberline Alpena, MI - southeast Michigan - west side of hill shared by the now closed Mt. Maria Ski Lodge o: 1968 (o: 1962) Google Maps / Google Earth 44.7562208028676, -83.54355595380072 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Skiers - Petoskey News-Review, Oct 27, 1962 Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 Expect to Break $30 Million in 1969 Season, 300,000 Skiers - Petosky News-Review, Dec. 18, 1968 Timberline Rose City, MI - northeast Michigan - near 151 Valley Rd, Rose City, MI, 48654; M33 and S of Co. Rd. 488 (Valley Rd. ) o: 1968 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.54482647979579, -84.13523355353617 ? Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Tyrolean (Tyrolean Hills; previously called Pinnacles Ski Resort) Gaylord, MI - north central Michigan v: 235 ft. became Tyrolean in 1972, c: 1988 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.08475951321116, -84.46798635581932 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Tyrolean Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - The Pinnacles Gaylord, MI - northeast Michigan Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 - the Pinnacles Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Facebook Group skimap.org Udell Hills* - see Manistee Ski Area Valley Farm* - probably the same as Prospect Hills Vanderbilt Ski Club Vanderbilt, MI - north central Michigan- Cherwinski Rd. at Old Vanderbilt Rd.- 2 mi W of Vanderbilt Google Maps / Google Earth 45.13671495146807, -84.60991127310892 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Detroiters Pioneer Development of Virgin Skiing Slopes in State - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 22, 1939 first rope tow in state Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Vernier Hill Grosse Pointe Shores, MI - southeast Michigan - corner of Vernier Road and Lake Shore Drive Google Maps / Google Earth 42.43774112513666, -82.87750719566803 now a city park Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Village Inn Walloon Lake, MI - northwest Michigan - 3780 M-75, Boyne City, MI 49712 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.2551485894063, -84.9409010314502 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page New Owners Rechristen Walloon Lake Lodge - petoskeynews.com Vulcan U.S.A.* - became Briar Mt and later Norway Mountain Walloon Hills Ski Area +- currently home to Challenge Mountain Walloon Lake, MI - northwest Michigan v: 410 ft. o: 1957 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.23712430744713, -84.87992624764755 Michigan Lost Ski Area Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 skimap.org Village Inn Walloon Lake ?? Ward Hill(s) Ski Area Branch MI - west central Michigan - Manistee National Forest; Take MI-55 east from Manistee for 9 miles. Turn south on Udell Hills Road (watch for a brown sign indicating the turn). In 4 miles you will turn right into Big M. The paved parking area is reached in about 1/4 mile o: 1956 In 1978 (Skalka): 6 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.19252236042725, -86.06651012838189 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook P age 1 2 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 The Ward Hill Ski Area - Big Bass Lake & Beyond Ward Hill Ski Area Going Both Ways - Big Bass Lake & Beyond Is Ward Hills Ski Area Cursed and Haunted by Montgomery Otis? - Remnants of Ward Hills Ski Area - Big Bass Lake & Beyond Views From Atop Ward Hills Ski Area - Big Bass Lake & Beyond Waters Ski Club / Waters Ski Village* see Ski Village Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI - southwest Michigan - behind the university health center (1980); from parking lot 72 (?) down to Goldsworth Valley pond; o: 1968 c: 1975 Google Maps / Google Earth 42.28765250431768, -85.61554578106893 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Whiskey Creek (Whiskey Creek Recreations Inc.) Hart, MI - Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page "Sleds" Inspiration for Whiskey Creek, Lansing State Journal, Oct 5, 1972 Winterskoll* (see Brady's Hills) Woodbridge Ski Area Lewiston, MI - northeast Michigan - 5 mi N of Lewiston and 10 mi W of Atlanta o: 1956 NEAR: Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.962114696210286, -84.28076587378999 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 MWLSAP Homepage   PLANNED, BUT NEVER DEVELOPED Copper Harbor- NEVER OPENED Copper Harbor, MI - - upper peninsula Google Maps / Google Earth 47.46727037247839, -87.89825945344474 Copper Harbor May Have Plush Ski Resort Soon - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Tue, Dec 26, 1961 Copper Harbor Resort Project Loan Approved - The Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, Michigan) · Wed, Feb 12, 1964 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Deertrack Village Resort - NO TOW INSTALLED Michigan's Lost Ski Areas Facebook Page (also: Marquette Has New Ski Area - The Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, Michigan) · 13 Dec 1949) From Marquette Regional History Center: Mark, We don't have any record of skiing or a rope tow at Deertrack Village, although we have records of it operating as a summer resort. If you would like to continue looking, we have the original local newspapers, the Mining Journal, available for research. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Beth Gruber, Research Librarian John M. Longyear Research Library Marquette Regional History Center 145 W. Spring St. Marquette, MI 49855 906-226-3571 Holiday Mountain^ - NEVER OPENED (also called White Pine Ridge and Tower Hill)) Bergland / White Pine - upper peninsula - 4 to 5 miles S of White Pine on M64, 6 to 7 miles N of Bergland, east side of road; near the National Forest fire tower on the left as you head to Bergland; Location: Sections 29, 32, 33, T50N, R42W, and Section 5, T42N,R42W, Ontonagon County; MAP 185 inch annual snowfall; NW facing slopes would have been 710 ft. vertical 2 double chairs, 2 T-bars, and a rope tow were planned Google Maps / Google Earth 46.67728936607125, -89.57777441451798 Bergland Lookout Tower See comments at Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project Facebook Page You know you're from Ontonagon Facebook Group Ottawa National Forest - Bergland Hill Ski Complex Development - Draft Environmental Statement - Sept. 14, 1972 - Google Books Construction of New Ski Resort Ready To Shift Into High Gear - Ironwood Daily Globe, January 12, 1967 pdf page 1 (includes artist's sketch) pdf page 2 Future of Ski Area Topic at Groups' Meeting - Ironwood Daily Globe, January 14, 1967 Efforts To Establish Holiday Mt. Ski Area Dealt Serious Setback - Ironwood Daily Globe, March 29, 1972 Report: Bergland ski hill could be successful - Ironwood Daily Globe, Sept. 17, 1981 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Michigan State University Ski Hill - NEVER OPENED East Lansing, MI "Build a Mountain - MSU Ski Slope of Junk Proposed - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 21, 1973 (also at Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Rapid River Ski Park - NEVER OPENED Rapid River, MI Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Rouge Park - NEVER OPENED Detroit MI Winter sports project may be an uphill battle - Detroit Free Press, 5 May 1996 St. Ignace - NEVER OPENED St. Ignace Council Pondering Snow, Ice Ordinace - The Evening News (Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan) · 17 Jan 1973 WORKING ON: George N. Brady Scout Reservation Waterford MI / Green Lake MI, 6970 Andersonville Road Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page (picture of skiing, but no tow) Boy Scouts Operated from 1921 to 1946. Sold in 1946, the site is now occupied by Bay Court Park in Independence Charter Township. Snowshoe Mountain - this is Snow Snake Mountain - still open between Harrison and Clare on US27 ERROR - East Michigan Offers Sports Variety - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 9, 1953, I believe this news article meant Snow Snake Mountain Rockland Winter Sports Club Rockland, MI - upper peninsula - located near the Rockland school, S end of town, tow 750 ft long Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 46.73117168437322, -89.18087520315464 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page - advertisement - Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) · Sat, Feb 15, 1947 Rockland's Ski Tow Opening on Sunday - Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 3, 1948 Rockland Ski Tow Will Run - Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 19, 1957   Village Inn Walloon Lake ?? Kensington Park (Kensington Metropolitan Park) Brighton, MI , near Milford - southeast Michigan - 4570 Huron River Parkway, Milford, MI 48381 not sure about rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 42.53961995983245, -83.64410895843343 Eastern Lower Peninsula Map 1958 - Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski Report - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 31, 1958 Caberfae Opening for Skiing - Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan) · Fri, Nov 20, 1959 Pontiac Lake Recreation Area - probably Kandahar Eastern Lower Peninsula Map 1958 - Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Caberfae Opening for Skiing - Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan) · Fri, Nov 20, 1959 Hollow Springs Pontiac, MI (Oakland County) - Hwy M-59, 10 mi. W o: 1950 note: Oakland County MI is the current home of Mt. Holly, Pine Knob, and Alpine Valley ski areas New Ski Area Set For Opening - Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec 1950 (also found at Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) Bloomfield Hills Country Club Bloomfield Hills, MI - near Detroit - 350 W Long Lake Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI may have only lasted one season; no mention of it could be found in 1944 Google Maps / Google Earth 42.58287665586037, -83.25271178252467 Bloomfield Hills Club Boasts New Ski Tow - Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan 1943 (also found at Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) ski tow also mentioned by the same writer in Feb. 21 article Whiteface Vanderbilt, MI Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Whiteface / could be Vanderbilt Ski Club Vanderbilt, MI - northern Michigan - east of I-75 Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page http://www.mwlsap.org/michigan/mi.htm#vanderbiltskiclub STILL OPEN (MI) https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/comprehensive-guide-ski-resorts-michigan Adventure Mountain - REOPENED 1/22/2021 still OPEN Mass City, MI / Greenland, MI (upper peninsula) o: 1971 v: 350 ft. c: around 1990, reopened 1/22/2021 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 46.77147146725384, -89.08952092750754 Adventure Mountain in Greenland Township brought back to life 30 Years in the Making, Tow Rope Reopens in Greenland Township - YouTube-PHFoundation Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page SKI Magazine, Jan., 1977 (link) Complete List of Future Ski Resorts of North America - Unofficial Networks skimap.org Alpine Valley Ski Area still OPEN website skimap.org Big Powderhorn still OPEN website skimap.org Big Valley Ski and Tube still OPEN Newberry, MI - upper peninsula Google Maps / Google Earth 46.3352800 -85.5222200 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1978 (link) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Facebook Page skimap.org (0 maps) Bittersweet still OPEN website skimap.org Black River Basin - Snowriver Mountain Resort (formerly Blackjack - Big Snow Resort still OPEN website skimap.org Boyne Highlands (see The Highlands) Boyne Mountain still OPEN o: 1948 with chairlift first chairlift in Michigan and the Midwest advertisement - midwest's only chairlift website Mountain Out Of A Mole Hill - Sports illustrated, Nov. 20, 1961 skimap.org Caberfae Peaks Ski Resort still OPEN website skimap.org Cannonsburg Ski Area still OPEN website skimap.org Challenge Mountain - formerly Walloon Hills still OPEN website history SKI Magazine, Nov. 1990 Chatham Ski Hill (also called Hiawatha Slopes) still OPEN Chatham, MI -(Rock river township) upper peninsula Friends of Chatham Ski Hill - Facebook Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project skimap.org (0 maps) Covington Ski Hill still OPEN L'Anse, MI - upper peninsula website skimap.org (0 maps) Crystal Mountain still OPEN Thompsonville, MI SKI Magazine, Feb. 1986 (link) website skimap.org Crystella Ski Hill still OPEN Crystal Falls, MI (upper peninsula) o: 1954 website facebook page Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project skimap.org (0 maps) Gladstone Sports Park (John and Melissa Besse Sports Park) still OPEN website old pictures skimap.org (0 maps) Hanson Hills still OPEN Grayling, MI - northwest Michigan formerly called: Bear Mountain and Grayling Winter Sports Area o: 1929, first downhill ski in Michigan and the second in the Midwest - Hanson Hills History Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Bear Mountain Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Grayling WSP website skimap.org Hickory Hills still OPEN website skimap.org Traverse City - west boundary of Traverse City o: 1951 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Hickory Hills Ski Area Improved - Traverse City Record Eagle, Dec. 30, 1957 Hickory Hills Ski Area to Open This Friday - Traverse City Record Eagle, Dec. 24, 1969 The Highlands (The Highlands at Harbor Springs) -formerly Boyne Highlands, Harbor Highlands) still OPEN Harbor Springs, MI - northwest Michigan o: 1956, Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project (Harbor Highlands) website skimap.org 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 The Homestead still OPEN SKI Magazine, March 1986 (link) website skimap.org Jackson Creek Summit - Snowriver Mountain Resort (formerly Indianhead Mountain - Big Snow Resort still OPEN website skimap.org John and Melissa Besse Sports Park (see Gladstone Sports Park) Marquette Mountain (formerly Cliff's Ridge) still OPEN Marquette, MI - upper peninsula Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project website skimap.org Mont Ripley still OPEN website skimap.org Mt. Bohemia still OPEN website skimap.org Ski hill is battleground over development of Keweenau - Battle Creek Enquirer, 7 Oct 2000 Mt Brighton still OPEN owned by Vail Resorts website skimap.org Mt Holiday Ski Area - formerly Holiday Hills still OPEN Traverse City, MI - northwest Michigan Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project (Holiday Hills) New Ski Facilities (Holiday Hills) Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 website skimap.org Mt Holly still OPEN website 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 skimap.org Mt. McSauba (0 maps) still OPEN website 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 skimap.org Mt. Zion still OPEN website skimap.org Mulligan's Hollow Ski Bowl - formerly Grand Haven Ski Bowl still OPEN Grand Haven, MI - southwest Michigan o: 1960 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1977 (link - Grand Haven) Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project (Grand Haven) website skimap.org Nub's Knob still OPEN website skimap.org Ostego Ski Club (formerly Hidden Valley) New Ski Facilities (Hidden Valley) - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 website Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project skimap.org Petoskey Winter Sports Park - still open still OPEN Petoskey, MI - northern Michigan website called Ski-A-Way in 1957 and 1958 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page Petoskey Ski Tow Now Operating - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · Mon, Dec 30, 1957 - Ski-A-Way at the Petoskey Winter Sports Park Second Big Week Of Carnival is Full of Action - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · Sat, Feb 1, 1958 - portion of article, mentions both Ski-A-Way and the Petoskey Winter Sports Park Here's the Complete List of Michigan Skiing Areas - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 17, 1951 Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page We've Come a Long Way From the First Ski 'Resort' - Petoskey News Review_Tue. Jan 10,1978 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project skimap.org (0 maps) Pine Knob still OPEN website skimap.org Pine Mountain still OPEN website skimap.org Porcupine Mountain (Porkies) still OPEN website skimap.org Sault Seal still OPEN website skimap.org (0 maps) Schuss Mountain still OPEN Manselona, MI website skimap.org Google books see longer article in above magazine Shanty Creek still OPEN website SKI Magazine, Dec. 1982 (link - Hilton Shanty Creek) skimap.org Ski Brule - combined with Ski Homestead still OPEN Iron River, Michigan - upper peninsula SKI Magazine, Feb. 1982 - (link - Ski Homestead) website 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956 skimap.org Snow Snake Mountain still OPEN website skimap.org Swiss Valley Ski Lodge - formerly Little Switzerland Ski area still OPEN Three Rivers, MI - southwest Michigan Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project (Litle Switzerland) website skimap.org Timber Ridge Ski Area still OPEN website skimap.org Tower Mountain still OPEN website skimap.org Treetops (Sylvan) Resort still OPEN Sylvan Knob o: 1954 (renamed Sylvan Resort in 1983) Gaylord, MI - northeast Miochigan v: 180 ft. In 1970: 5 pomas and 5 rope tows 2 chairlifts added in 1983 Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Sylvan Knob Michigan Lost Ski Areas :Project - Sylvan Resort SKI Magazine, Dec. 1985 - (link - Sylvan) New Ski Facilities - Sylvan - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 21, 1960 skimap.org   MWSAP Homepage

MAPS 1953 Detroit Free Press, Feb. 6, 1953   1956 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - omissions noted 1957 Detroit Free Press, December 27, 1957   1958 - Upper Peninsula Detroit Free Press, Fri, Dec 26, 1958 1961 Detroit Free Press, Fri. Jan. 6, 1961 PDF (Full Newspaper Page with additional articles): http://www.mwlsap.org/michigan/map1961plusDetroit_Free_Press_Fri__Jan_6__1961_.pdf 1961 From Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas 1962 Detroit Free Press, Dec. 9, 1962 (from Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) 1963 Detroit Free Press, Dec. 8, 1963 (from Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page) 1966 Traverse City Record Eagle, Sat. Dec. 24, 1966 1967 Chicago Tribune - Dec. 3, 1967   1969 The Ludington Daily News, Jan 14, 1969   1970 Traverse City Record Eagle,Jan. 22 ,1970    1972 Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 8, 1972 (jpg)    1974 Lansing State Journal, Nov 21, 1974 2007 Detroit Free Press, Sun. Nov. 2, 2008

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