LOST
Apple Mountain
Bald Eagle
Bald Mountain
Barton Hills Country Club
Black Forest
Circle TNT (Jack Pine Valley)
Dryden
Flint Parks and Recreation
Franklin Hill
Grandview Orchards
Irish Hills
Kandahar (Summit)
Lansing Ski Club
Lee Tow
Mt. Christie
Mt. Grampian
Oakland University Ski Tow
Paradise Valley
Pinckney State Recreation Area
Prospect Hill (Valley Farm)
Riverbank Golf Club
Riverview Highlands (Mt. Trashmore)
Silverbell
Teeple Hill
STILL OPEN
- Alpine Valley
Ski Area
- Mt
Brighton
- Mt
Holly
- Pine
Knob
LOST
Apple
Mountain (also called
Bintz Apple Mountain)
Bald
Mountain State Recreation Area
Bald
Eagle Ski Hill (may also
have been called Harringbone Ridge)
Barton
Hills Country Club
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)
- upside
down (lodge at the
top)
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth
42.99058650333433, -82.54735776847451
- Michigan
Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan's
Forgotten Ski Areas
- Michigan
Ski Area History Facebook Page
- - - Search:
Black Forest
- 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
Ski Area History Facebook Page
- grass skiing at Black Forest
Circle
TNT Ski Area and Campground
(previously called Jack Pine Valley) 1972 map, called Jack
Pine Valley 1966 map
Dryden
Ski Area
Flint
Parks and Recreation
????
Franklin
Hill
Granview
Orchards
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 Ski Area History Facebook
Page - Search:
Shamrock Valley Onsted
- Overheard
in Michigan Ski Resorts -
Facebook
- New
Ski Facilities - Sports
Illustrated, Dec 3, 1962
- skimap.org
Kandahar
(formerly Summit Ski Club / Summit Ski Area)
NO
TOW - Kensington
Park
- NO ROPE TOW but listed
on maps: 1961, 1962, 1967 maps.
Lansing
Ski Club / Lansing Ski Area
- on 1974, 1961 maps,
- 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 Ski Area History Facebook
Page 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
Ski Area History Facebook Page
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 Ski Area History Facebook
Page - 1
2
- Search:
Mt. Christie
- Brochure
- Michigan's Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook
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
- Developed by Joseph F Kosic Sr.
who was also important in the devlopment or operation of
Alpine Valley-MI, Alpine Valley-WI, Devil's Head-WI, Mt.
Holly-MI, Bittersweet-MI, and Pine Knob-MI.
https://www.goskimichigan.com/michigan-ski-hall-of-fame/
/ obituary
2017
- SKI
Magazine, Dec. 1975
(link)
- Michigan
Lost Ski Areas Project
- Michigan"s
Forgotten Ski Areas Facebook Page
- Search:
Mt. Grampian
- 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
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
Ski Area History Facebook Page
Paradise
Valley
???
Pontiac
Lake Recreation Area
- probably Kandahar - WORKING ON
Pinckney
State Recreation Area
Prospect
Hill - also called
Valley Farm
Riverbank
Golf Club
Riverview
Highlands
(Mt. Trashmore)
Teeple
Hill
STILL OPEN -
Detroit Area
Alpine
Valley Ski Area
Mt
Brighton
Mt
Holly
Pine
Knob
|
1953 - No ski areas in the Detroit
area
1957
1961
1962
1963
1967
1969
1975
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