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MWLSAP HomepageAny 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 | working on | never opened | still open |
LOST AREAS
Adventure Mountain+ - REOPENED 1/22/2021
Al and Stevie's Ski Village* (see Ski Village)
Al Quaal (Quall, City Hall)
- Ishpeming, MI - upper peninsula, 100 E, diersion St.
- o: 1963 c: 2003
first appears in newspapers in the fall of 1963. on 1963 map
- v: less than 100 ft.
- In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows
- Google Maps / Google Earth
46.51344489889344, -87.65742742406405- on 1963 map. SKI Magazine, Spring 1977 (link)
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- skimap.org
- Allegan City, MI - behind Robinson Manor (Former Elks Lodge), 701 Marshall St., near Eastern Ave.
- o: 1954 c: 1958 (last mention)
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.52070980408868, -85.83976594750811- Plan "Shindig" to Support allegan Winter Sports Area - The Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 31, 1953
- rope tow - The Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Michigan) · Tue, Feb 1, 1955
- 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. o: 1961; c: 2018,
- on 1962 map, not on 1961 map
- In 1978 (Skalka):10 rope tows
- Google Maps / Google Earth
43.47103188019098, -84.10615946954218- Skiing is Big Buiness in Michigan - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sun, Nov 28, 1965
- SKI Magazine, March 1984 (link)
- Michigan Lost Ski Area Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - 1 2 3 4 - - - Search: Apple Mountain
- SKI Magazine, Dec. 1974 (link)
- Vintage Videos:
- Great Getaways: Apple Mountain Ski & Snowboard Resort [Great Lakes Bay] - YouTube 2015? (0:27)
- Apple Mountain - Feb. 14, 2010, YouTube (3:40)
- Rhy Chermside 2009 Season Edit, Apple Mountain - YouTube (3:40)
- Apple Mountain closing ski slopes for foreseeable future - Youtube, 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
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2 3 4
- Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - WordPress
- Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958
- Skiers Expect A Banner Year - Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1968 - Barn Mountain
- 1953 map
- Suttons Bay, MI - northwest Michigan - West Street
- o: 1977 no mention after 1977
- v: 200 ft
- Google Maps / Google Earth
.44.980436627250256, -85.6553594533718- Suttons Bay Gets Park Grant - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Thu, Apr 14, 1977
- Michigan Lost Ski Area Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2
Bald Eagle Ski Hill (may also have been called Herringbone Ridge)
- Ortonville, MI - southeast Michigan - W side of Bald Eagle Lake where Aaron’s Way is now, S of Ortonville
- c: by 1972
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.81677854688713, -83.44886745796744- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- I cannot find any news articles. There was an earlier attempt to build a ski area near Bald Eagle Lake
Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
- Lake Orion, MI - southeast Michigan
- mid 1960s, closed by 1974
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.73351613768423, -83.24349877772525- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Bald Mountain
Barn Mountain* - See Avalanche Peak
- Ann Arbor, MI - southeast Michigan
- 1951 This is the only mention that I could find (o: 1950; c: 1951 ???) one season ??
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.32401126114511, -83.76413635616584- picture - The Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, Michigan) · Mon, Feb 12, 1951
- Ann Arbor District Library - picture
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Barton Hills
- Bear Lake, MI - northwest Michigan - 7821 Potter Rd Bear Lake
- o: 1961 ( 1, 2 ) c: 1967
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.41652968379094, -86.1438383637095- MIchigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- West State's Newest Ski Area Is Ready - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Dec 31, 1961
- Bear Hills Lodge 1963 - Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page
- Bear Hills Makes Its Play for Ski Crowd - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Feb 10, 1963
- Score Box on Resort Changes - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Dec 3, 1967 CLOSED
Bear Mountain+ (formerly Grayling Winter Sports Park, still open as Hanson Hills)
- Grayling, MI - northwest Michigan
- v: 200 ft. c: 1973 1974
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.64558419162019, -84.75346418887251- advertisement - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Thu, Nov 30, 1972
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Bear Mountain
- Michigan's Lost Ski Areas Project Facebook Page
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Grayling Winter Sports Area
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Big-M Ski Area* (see Manistee Ski Area)
- 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
- o: 1963 1965 c: 1978 [ on 1977 map (# 72); Not on 1979 map; Looks like no skiing 1978; no skiing 1979; big plans in 1980 ]
- Binder Park Winter Sports Area Sought - Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan) · Wed, Jul 26, 1978 - no skiing
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.2457131755908, -85.15295133942756- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Lots of pictures - Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1; 2 (1979); 3 (1980) or Search: Binder Park
Bintz Apple Mountain* (see Apple Mountain)
- 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
- o: 1961; c: 1963
- NW facing slope ??
- Google Maps / Google Earth
43.77818300228541, -85.4822924623467 ?- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Harbor Springs, MI - northwest Michigan - 2 mi N, OR 3 mi W, of Harbor Springs on M-131, now M-119
- o: 1961 ? c: 1962 most likely only one season. no mention of skiing after spring 1962
- advertisement - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · Wed, Jan 3, 1962
- advertisement - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Fri, Mar 2, 1962
- Current Birchwood Inn, 7291 S Lake Shore Dr
- Google Maps / Google Earth
45.447736934119575, -85.04889836322104- Michigan's Forgotten Ski Area Facebook Page - Search: Birchwood Farm Lodge
- Port Huron, MI - southeast Michigan - 5590 Lapeer Rd, Kimball, MI 48074. - north of Lapeer Rd, east of Wadhams, on the Black River.
- o: 1966 c: 1984 (became condos)
- upside down (lodge at the top)
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.99058650333433, -82.54735776847451- Grand Opening Advertisement - The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 21, 1966
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 - Search: Black Forest
- Blue Water Portrait: Black Forest Ski Area - The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), Jan. 22, 1984
- 1974
- Skiing On Grass - The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), Aug. 16, 1981
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - grass skiing at Black Forest
Black Mountain - may be the same as Mt Onaway
- Cheboygan / Onaway, MI - northeast Michigan - just E of US23 on the N shore of Black Lake, SE of Cheboygan; Black Mountain Forest Recreation Area. Bi-County Winter Sports Association
(ORV Scramble Area)- o: 1956 1957 1957 c: 1964
- v: 300 - 400 ft.
- Google Maps / Google Earth ???
45.51953907599674, -84.25624060221126
Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location.- Three Northern Towns Dedicating Joint Ski Park Venture Today - The Bay City Times (Bay City, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 27, 1957
- Google Maps / Google Earth
45.52354935074471, -84.26153102287523- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2 3 - Search: Black Mountain
- 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956
- Cheboygan Seeks Buyer for Closed Ski Resort - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Feb 7, 1965
- on 1957 map through 1963 maps; not on 1965
- Bloomfield Hills, MI - near Detroit - 350 W Long Lake Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
- o: 1943 c: 1943 (one season ??)
- 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 (article also found at Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page)
- Skiers Desert Stampng Grounds for Lodges in Laurentians - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · 21 Feb 1943
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page
Brady's Hills (later called Winterskol)
- Lake View, MI - west central Michigan
- o:1956 c: 1974 reopened 1982 c: 1983
- v: 135 ft.
- Google Maps / Google Earth
43.41659977564081, -85.3395173472206- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Brady's Hills
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Winterskol
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Brady's Hills
- Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas - Winterskoll
- 14 New Ski Areas - Winter Sports Season Booming Along - Battle Creek Enquirer, Dec. 30, 1956
- The Brady's Bunch - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 19, 1975
- Previous closed reopening - Winterskol - Edwardsburg Argus (Edwardsburg, Michigan) · Thu, Nov 25, 1976
- skimap.org
- Northport, MI - northwest Michigan - 10001 E. Melkild Rd. (out W. Third), Northport, MI 49670
- o: 1972 - 1973 c: 1988
- Google Maps / Google Earth
45.13026897832382, -85.62924303145537- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Braman Hill
- Northport Ski Area Operating - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Sat, Feb 13, 1965
- Recreation plan for Leelanau Twp. given - Leelanau Enterprise, Jan. 21, 1988
- Ski Association Going Strong At Northport - Leelanau Enterprise, Jan. 21, 1988 (decision to remove rope tow)
- 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
- Friends of Sugar Loaf Facebook Group
- Friends of Sugar Loaf Facebook: rope tows in Leelanau county- Hilltop Road
- I can't find anything else
- email sent to archives@leelanauhistory.org on 3/28/26; reply received, no info.
- 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
- o: 1949 c: 1975 no mention of skiing after 1974 - 1975 season
- v: 300 ft.
- on 1974 map; not on 1975 map
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.39889545670828, -85.66703427139511- fall 1974
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Briar Hill
Briar Mountain*- (See Norway Mountain)
Brice's Hill* (see Bryce's Hill)
- Ionia, MI - southwest Michigan - 2 mi W of Ionia on M21
- Bertha Brock Park
- o:on 1956 map ?? c: 1975 - no mention after fall 1974?
- rope tow mentioned on 1966 map
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.97284986115553, -85.12321534653276- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Ionia's Brock Park Is An Old-Timer in Winter Sports - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 21, 1962
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 still open as Crystal Mountain
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.519437469870866 -85.99093839083743- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- https://www.crystalmountain.com/your-visit/our-story/
- Grand Rapids, MI - west central Michigan
- o: 1962 1964
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.93443681753452, -85.59145988763959- 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 Ski Area History Facebook Page 2 - - Search: Calvin College
- Mecosta, MI - central Michigan
- o: 1967 c: 1985 Vacation home development. "skiing mentioned in 1985 for sale ads; not mentioned in 1986 ads.
- Google Maps / Google Earth
43.60350048516589, -85.32332271604817- advertisement - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sun, Apr 14, 1968
- advertisement - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Thu, Feb 27, 1969
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Canadian Lakes
- advertisement - Detroit Free Press, 11 Jun 1972
- Canadian Lakes Club Adds Medieval Castle - Lansing State Journal , 21 Nov 1971
- Holland, MI - southwest Michigan - now Scenic Shores subdivision on Holland's S side
- o: 1963 c: 1974 c: March 1977 see comment by Christi Vollink
- v: 311 ft.
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.75877850586179, -86.20149474533282 ??- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2 - Search: Carousel Mountain
- New Allegan County Ski Area - The Herald-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) 7 Nov 1963
- New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 25, 1963
- Jackson, MI - Sparks Foundation County Park
- o: 1966 c: 1980 last mention of downhill skiing
- v: about 60 ft.
- 1978 (Dec.)
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.230200789076704, -84.43516705255193- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - good pictures
- Cascades Ski Tow On the Job - Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 28, 1966
- Cascades Prepares for Exciting Season - Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Michigan) · Thu, Nov 16, 1972
- Skiing excellent at Sparks park - Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 14, 1978
- Thank you to Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page
Caspian Ski Hill * - see Spring Valley
- Maple City, MI - northwest Michigan - lies on a bend off Trumbull Road
- 1950s and 1960s no skiing in 1972 but A-frame rented out for "snow parties".
- 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, MI - Detroit area - 1/4 mi W of North Lake on North Territorial Rd.
- o: 1957 c: 1961 (snow reports from 1959 - 1961)
- Google Maps / Google Earth ???
42.38206798009341, -84.02156835353757
Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location.- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Chelsea Ski Hollow
- advertisement - The Michigan Daily, Dec. 19, 1957,
- advertisement - The Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, Michigan) · Sat, Dec 21, 1957
- advertisement - The Ann Arbor News (Ann Arbor, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 30, 1960
- Frankfort, MI - northwest Michigan - 7.5 mi. N of Frankfort via M-22, on the north shore of Crystal Lake
- o: 1962 c: 1973 not on the 1973 or 1974 maps
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.69000007195243, -86.2077539737136- Skiers - Petoskey News-Review, Oct 27, 1962
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Chimney Corners
- 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
- o: 1930s c: around 1950
- Google Maps / Google Earth
46.53160403958828, -87.40370062346679- Skiing The Hills Of South Marquette - miningjournal.net
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page
- Very little on Newspapers.com
- 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, c: 1952 when Hickory Hills opened
- Google Maps / Google Earth ??
44.74350844734249, -85.63804701749605- Forgotten Ski Areas of Michigan Facebook Page Search: Ci-Bo
- 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 / Blaine / Jeddo, MI - southeast Michigan - about 1 mi west of the town of Blaine
- runs faced west down to Black River
- o: 1964 as Jack Piine Valley 1964 , became Circle TNT in 1971, 1974 c: 1974
- upside down (lodge at the top)
- Google Maps / Google Earth
43.1134158, -82.6094346- Jack Pine Valley Ski Opening Delayed -- No Snow - The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) · Sat, Dec 19, 1964
- advertisement - Detroit, Free Press, January 28, 1971 (Circle TNT)
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Circle TNT
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Jack Pine Valley
- Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page
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.; above Central Park;
- o: 1947 1959 - c: 1977 map (last mention)
- Upside down - 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 Ski Area History Facebook Page 1 2 - - - Search: Danforth
- 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
- on 1975 map ; on 1977 map
- Cadillac, MI - northwest Michigan
- o: 1965 c: 1980 ? (comments)
- Public Winter Sports Areas in West Michigan - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 14, 1968 - map (and 1967
- Cadillac to Recycle Its Snow - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 12, 1974
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.25842146309585, -85.39260997381864- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Dryden, MI - southeast Michigan - 4237 Hough Rd
- o: 1958 c: 1968
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.90379813800781, -83.16946410270884- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Dryden
- Abandoned Dryden MI Ski Area - YouTube video (2:48) - daryl turcott
Duke's Ski Slope / Duke's Lake Hill
- Rudyard, MI -eastern upper peninsula
- former Kincheloe (Kincross) Air Force Base; now the site of the Chippewa County International Airport
- o: was open in 1966 c:
- Air Force base was closed in 1978
- upside down (?)
- Google Maps / Google Earth
46.26159389791622, -84.44440038464086- Rudyard High School Yearbook (1974?)
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Dukes
- 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
- o: 1952 c:
- Google Maps / Google Earth
Mt Holiday
44.74350944253614, -85.51446444108309- East Bay Votes Ski Project Aid - Traverse City Record-Eagle, 26 Aug 1954
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: East Bay
- Kalamazoo - MI - southwest Michigan - 8495 E. H Ave. Kalamazoo, MI
- o: 1949 ? still mentions skiing in 1955 and 1956 c: 1957 only mention tobogganing, skating, and ski jumbing after 1957
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.319664301126075, -85.46269789251302- 1953 map
- Sports For All At Echo Valley - Detroit Free Press, Jan. 9, 1953
- advertisement - Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, Thursday, January 21, 1954
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Echo Valley
- still open for tubing and tobagganing - website
Elberta Mountan Winter Sports Park
- Elberta, MI - northwest Michigan - Just behind the Betsie Bay Marina
- o: 1948 c: 1958 ?? (Buck Hills)
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.623595566965946, -86.2348457176085 ??- also ski jump and toboggan jumping
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- 1953 map
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page 2
- Glancing Thru Our Yesteryears - 15 years ago - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Fri, Dec 13, 1963
- Elberta Ski Mountain Open - Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 22, 1954
- Guide To Michigan Skiing Centers - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 2, 1955
Escanaba Winter Sports Park* (see Danforth Ski Area)
Eskar Hills (Esker?) - reopened as Middleville Ski Area 1978-1982
- Middleville, MI - southwest Michigan - off Irving Road 3/4 mi. E of M37, adjacent to water resevoir
- o: 1961 1961 c: 1969 (fire)
- v: 225 ft.
- Google Maps / Google Earth
42.710633,-85.450705- Middleville Ski Area Readied For New Years Day Opening - Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan) · Thu, Dec 29, 1960
- Ski Fever Spreading Southward - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Feb 5, 1961
- offer for sale - Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 30, 1971
- Michigan Lost Ski Area Project - Middleville
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project - Eskar Hills
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Eskar
Fettig Hill * became Petoskey Winter Sports Park
- Petoskey, MI - northern Michigan - a short way out of the city on East Mitchell St.
- o: 1939 1939
- could be the same location as the Petoskey Winter Sports Park See Fettig Hill = Petoskey. Winter Sportss Park
- Google Maps / Google Earth
45.376202447725, -84.94345490576752- Petoskeys Ice Fete Program Taking Shape - The Herald-Press (Saint Joseph, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 26, 1940
- Snow Aids Skiing Here - Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, Michigan) · Sat, Jan 18, 1941
Fonro Ski Resort - later called Cole Creek
- Comins, MI - northeast Michigan - Emig Rd., 1 mi E of M33, N of Comins
- o: 1962 fire July 1976; reopened as Cole Creek in 1977, c: last mentioned in 1981; not on 1992 map
- v: 175 ft.
- upside down (lodge at the top)
- 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 Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - Search: Fonro
- 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 Ski Area History Facebook Page - - - 1 2
- Wanted: Young female skiers - The Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, Michigan) · Thu, Feb 4, 1960
- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- 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
- Comstock, MI - southwest Michigan - 6 1/2 mi. northeast of Kalamazoo
- now Robert Morris Park; adjacent to Echo Valley
- o: 1965 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
- Mio, MI - north central Michigan (Oscoda County) - 5 mi. N of Mio on county rd. 612, 2 mi from Muscrat lake, 1454 County Highway 610, Mio, Michigan ??? / maybe Autumn Hills Resort, 295 W Miller Rd. Mio, MI 48647
- o: 1971 c: 1973 (last mention on ski reports fall 1972)
- on 1972 map, not on 1973 maps
- operated by the city of Mio and Circle TNT
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.72440733770693, -84.14206048681342- 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 Ski Area History Facebook Page)
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - Search: Fun Valley
- 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
- E-mail from Brad Cook, 1/8/2023
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page Search: Galaxy Hills
- Gaylord, MI - northwest Michigan - SE of town on O’Rourke Lake
- o: 1956 c: 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
- Advertisement - Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) · Fri, Nov 3, 1961
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - Search: Gay El Rancho
- 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.
- o: 1956 c: 1968
- v: 265 ft.
- Google Maps / Google Earth
44.987550909833196, -85.22726777076502- Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - Search: Glacier Hills
- Overheard in Michigan Ski Resorts Facebook Group
- Saugatuck, MI - southwestern Michigan - 1.5 mi NE of Saugatuck, W of Goshorn Lake
- probably tobogganing only - also skating
- o: 1959; c: 1963
- 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"
- Snow Bowl Likely Will Be Closed - The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan) · Sun, Dec 2, 1962 - "adding a 1,000 foot ski run and rope tow" - see "Adds Ski Run"
- Michigan Lost Ski Area Project
- I am not convinced that it had a rope tow or downhill skiing - may have been ski jump only
- New Buffalo / Grand Beach, MI - southwest Michigan
- o: 1922 but not sure when rope tow was installed
- Could have been first lift served ski area in the state
- Google Maps / Google Earth
41.77074859146068, -86.80312316396947- Michigan Lost Ski Area Project
- Images of America - Resorts of Berrien County - see page 19, Google Books - good picture of ski jump on p. 20
Grand Haven Ski Bowl / Snow Bowl + - currently operating as Mulligan's Hollow (on Five Mile Hill)
- o: 1961 1961 still open as Mulligan's Hollow
- Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page - Search: Grand Haven Ski Bowl
- Sometimes called Snow Bowl -
- Snow Bowl One of 52 Winter Sports Areas - Grand Haven Tribune (Grand Haven, Michigan) · Mon, Dec 11, 1961
- Grand Haven Enters Winter Resort Field - The Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, Michigan) · Tue, Dec 12, 1961
- Good Skiing Report - The Muskegon Chronicle (Muskegon, Michigan) · Thu, Jan 4, 1962
MAPS
The Bay City Times (Bay City, Michigan) · Sun, Jan 21, 1951
1950 - 1951
1952 - 1953
Detroit Free Press, Feb. 6, 1953
1954 - 1955The Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Michigan) · Tue, Feb 22, 1955
1956Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - omissions noted
1957 - 1958Detroit Free Press, December 27, 1957
1958 - 1959 - Upper Peninsula
Detroit Free Press, Fri, Dec 26, 1958
1960 - 1961Detroit 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
1961From Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas
1962 - 1963Detroit Free Press, Dec. 9, 1962 (from Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page)
1963 - 1964
Detroit Free Press, Dec. 8, 1963 (from Michigan Ski Area History Facebook Page)
1963 - 1964
1965 - 1966
Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, Michigan) · Sun, Dec 12, 1965
1965 - 1966
The Kalamazoo Gazette (Kalamazoo, Michigan) · Sun, Feb 6, 1966
1966-1967
Traverse City Record Eagle, Sat. Dec. 24, 1966
1967 - 1968
Chicago Tribune - Dec. 3, 1967
1968 - 1969Chicago Tribune, Sunday, December 01, 1968
#78, Frontier Mountain, had toboggan runs only, with a rope tow. No skiing.
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Grand River
Park Ski Area ^ - PLANNED
BUT NEVER INSTALLED TOW ???
Grand Valley State College Ski Hill
Granview Orchards (Peabody's Apple Orchard)
Grayling Winter Sports Park+ - (see Bear Mountain, still open as Hanson Hills)
Griswold Mountain Ski Area (probably originally called Hill View)
Harbor Highlands Ski Resort+ - (Boyne Highlands) currently open as The Highlands
Herringbone Hill (Saginaw Ski Club /Waterworks?)
Herringbone Ridge* - see Bald Eagle Ski Hill Hidden Valley* - see Ostego Ski Club - Still open
Highland Recreation Area *- see Teeple Hill Hill View * - see Griswold Mountain Hilton Shanty Creek* - see Shanty Creek Holiday Hills+ - currently open as Mt. Holiday Houghton Lake* (see Snow Bowl) Hu-Lu Heights (Hulu Heights Winter Sports
Area)
Irish Hills Sports Park - renamed Shamrock Valley in 1979
Iroquois Mountain Lodge (originally called Mission Hill Ski Resort)
Jack Pine Valley* - see Circle TNT
Kandahar (formerly Summit Ski Club) - private
Kenyon's Resort
/Sages Lake^ - see Lost Lake Ski Park
Kiwanis Winter Sports Park * - see Harbor Springs Kiwanis Park Kirlin Hill Ski Jump* - see Mt Mesnard
Lake Valley Resort (Lake Valley Ski Area)
Lansing Ski Club / Lansing Ski Area
Little Switzerland Ski Area + currently operating as Swiss Valley
Lookout Hills Ski Park / Lookout Inn
Lost Lake Ski
Park - also
called Kenyon's Resort
Ludington Ski Area (earlier called Riverton Ski Area)
Ludington State Park ^ - most likely no tow
Mackinac College Ski Slope (also called: Rex Humbard College Ski Slope, Stonecliffe, Mt Humbard)
Manistee Ski Area (later called Big-M Ski Area, also called Udell Hills)
Manning
Ski Hill / Alpena Ski Slope ???
Michaywe Slopes (formerly called AuSable Ski Ranch)
Middleville Ski Area (was Eskar Hills from 1961 - 1969)
Miles Kimmerly Recreation Area
Minneapolis Woods Ski Area + - still open as Sault Seal Recreation Area
Mission Hill Ski Resort *- see Iroquois Mountain Lodge Mont Brier * - see Norway Mountain
Moonshine Mountain * - see Ward Hills
Mott Mountain (later called Silver Ridge, maybe Black Mountain, maybe also called Jasper Ski Resort)
Mt. Frederick- reopened as Twin Peaks in 1973
Mt. Humbard *- See Mackinac College Ski Slope
Mt. Maria (Mt. Mariah)
Mt. Mesnard - formerly Kirlin Hill Ski Jump
Mt. Onaway Ski
Run see Black Mountain
MTU-Soo Ski Area (MTU Sault Branch Hill)
Muskegon State Park / Muskegon Winter Sports Complex
Norway Mountain +- formerly Briar Mountain , Mont Briern - REOPENED 2024 - for more information see: Norway - STILL OPEN
Ortonville State Recreation Area
Oscoda Ski Bowl
- also called AuSable Ski Bowl
Pando Ski Center (also called Pando Park)
Peabody Apple Orchard* - see Granview Orchards
Pere Marquette Ski
Club ^ N0 TOW
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Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Mon, Jan 8, 1973  .jpg)
1973 - 1974Lansing
State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · Thu, Nov 29,
1973 
1974 - 1975Lansing State Journal, Nov 21, 1974
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Pinnacles (The)* - later called Tyrolean
Pioneer Hills Winter Sports Park
Prospect Hill - also called Valley Farm
Quaal (Quall, City Hall)
* - see Al Quaal
Rex Humbard College Ski Slope* - See Mackinac College Ski Slope
Riverton Ski Area * - see Ludington Ski Area Riverview Highlands (Mt. Trashmore)
Rockland Ski Hill / Rockland Winter Sports Club
Royal Valley* (later called Ski World)
Shamrock Valley * (Shamrock Valley Sports Park) - see Irish Hills Sports Park
Shanty Creek (original, without Schuss Mt.) - later Summit Mountain / Summit Mountain at Shanty Creek
Silver Mountain
- also called Doc Holle's Silver Mountain
Ski and Tubing Hill
Silver Ridge Resort* (See Mott Mountain)
Silverbell Village Ski Area (Silver Bell Village)
Ski-A-Way + - see Petoskey
Winter Sports Park Ski Homestead+ - now part of Ski Brule (still open) Ski Village (also called Waters Ski Club, Waters Ski Village; Al and Steve's Ski Village)
Ski World (formerly called Royal Valley)
Skyline Ski Area (also Sky Line)
Snow Bowl (Houghton Lake Snow Bowl)
Spring Valley - also called Caspian Ski Hill
Stonecliffe* - See Mackinac College Ski Slope
Summit Mountain / Summit Mountain at Shanty Creek * - see Shanty Creek Summit Ski Area / Summit Ski Club * - became Kandahar
Sylvan Resort / Sylvan Knob) + - still operating as Treetops
Twin Peaks - location of former Mt. Frederick,
Tyrolean (Tyrolean Hills; previously called Pinnacles Ski Resort)
Udell Hills* - see Manistee Ski Area Valley Farm* - probably the same as Prospect Hills
Village Inn - also called Big Rock Candy Mountain Ski
Area, Boyne Valley Lodge, and Elvyn Lea
Lodge
Walloon Hills Ski Area +- currently home to Challenge Mountain
Waters Ski Club / Waters Ski Village* see Ski Village
Whiskey Creek (Whiskey Creek Recreations Inc.)
Winterskoll* (see Brady's Hills)
* renamed; closed PLANNED, BUT NEVER DEVELOPED
Big Burn - NEVER
OPENED
Cheboygan Sawdust Pile - NEVER OPENED
Copper Harbor- NEVER OPENED
Deertrack Village Resort - NO TOW INSTALLED
Holiday Mountain^ - NEVER OPENED (also called Bergland Hill, White Pine Ridge, and Tower Hill)
Jordan Valley
Lodge - NEVER OPENED
Michigan State University Ski Hill - NEVER OPENED
Ortonville (Bald Eagle Lake) - NEVER OPENED
Perryville Rd ndd Grant Rd
Rapid River Ski Park - NEVER OPENED
Rouge Park - NEVER OPENED
Salem Township Landfill
- NEVER OPENED
Saugatuck- NEVER OPENED
St. Ignace - NEVER OPENED
Tower Mountain (High Tower Ski Mountain) - NEVER OPENED
Tyrone Hills -
NEVER OPENED
WORKING ON:Limestone Mountain, Alson, MI
Ontonagon - The Escanaba Daily
Press (Escanaba, Michigan) · Fri, Jan 10, 1947 Lake Gogebic Hill 1951 Silver Valley East Tawas Oscoda Ski Bowl - 9 miles W of Oscoda is Ausable
ski bowl !!! Ausable Ski Ranch near Gaylord is Michaywe Slopes Lake Shore ski club Probably Caberfae ? Rope tow in Cadillac in 1940 new tows 1940
Ironwood, Iron Mountain, The Gateway, Hancock,
Ishpeming Lewiston 1948 Pontiac Ski club on Steeple Hill 1948 Lost Mountain - WORKING ON
WaterWorks Hill - Saginaw, MI , South Washington Ave. - TOW? WORKING ON
Fox Valley Ski
Center -
WORKING ON
Snow Bowl - Grand Haven NOW MULLIGAN'S HOLLOW SKI BOWL
Herringbone Ridge - WORKING ON
Miller Hill near Maple City, MI - WORKING ON
Ontonogon, MI - WORKING ON
George Young Golf Course - WORKING ON
Flint Parks and Recreation ????- WORKING ON George N. Brady Scout Reservation - WORKING ON
Snowshoe Mountain DONE - this is Snow Snake Mountain - still open
Village Inn Walloon Lake ?? - WORKING ON Kensington Park (Kensington Metropolitan Park) - NO TOW
Hollow Springs - PROBABLY TEEPLE HILL
Whiteface - WORKING ON
Location of Silver Beach, Lewiston, MI. DM sent to FB Otsego Area Historical Society 8/30/2023 Is Homestead located at the Leelanau Schools ski hill?
location of Chainsaw Mountain location of Chelsea Ski Hollow location of Danforth Ski Area location of Fun Valley
location of Greenbush Inn location of Hu-Lu Heights location of Lake Valley Resort location of Lee Tow Winter Sports Park location of Lovells Winter Playground location of Madcap Winter Sports Park location of Moon Ridge location of Mt. Mesnard location of MTU-Soo Ski Area location of Mussatti Ski Hill location of Pere Marquette Ski Club location of Pinckney State Recreation Area location of Riverbank Golf Club location of Ski Village location of Woodbridge Ski Area STILL OPEN (MI) (45 listed)https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/comprehensive-guide-ski-resorts-michigan https://skidaup.com/vertical-drops-of-up-ski-hills/ Adventure Mountain - REOPENED 1/22/2021
Big Powderhorn Mountain Resortn
Black River Basin - Snowriver Mountain Resort (formerly Blackjack - Big Snow Resort
Boyne Highlands (see The Highlands)
Challenge Mountain - formerly Walloon Hills
Chatham Ski Hill (Officially called Hiawatha Slopes)
Crystal Mountain (formerly Buck Hills)
Gladstone Sports Park (John and Melissa Besse Sports Park)
Hiawatha Slopes * - See Chatham Hill
The Highlands (The Highlands at Harbor Springs) -formerly Boyne Highlands, Harbor Highlands)
Jackson Creek Summit - Snowriver Mountain Resort (formerly Indianhead Mountain - Big Snow Resort
John and Melissa Besse Sports Park* (see Gladstone Sports Park) Marquette Mountain (formerly Cliff's Ridge)
Mt Holiday Ski Area - formerly Holiday Hills
Mulligan's Hollow Ski Bowl - formerly Grand Haven Ski Bowl
Norway Mountain - formerly Norvul, Briar Mountain , Mont Brier, and Vulcan USA - REOPENED 2024
Ostego Ski Club (formerly Hidden Valley)
Petoskey
Winter Sports Park -
previously called Fettig
Hill; also called Ski-A-Way
Sault Seal Recreation Area - also called Minneapolis Woods Ski Hill
Schuss Mountain at Shanty Creek
Ski Brule - combined with Ski Homestead
Swiss Valley Ski Lodge - formerly Little Switzerland Ski area
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