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Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project


LOST SKI AREAS NEAR DETROIT

 

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

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

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,

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

Mt. Grampian

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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