OHIO 15 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or pictures on the lost ski areas of Ohio would be greatly appreciated,. Please e-mail: mark@mwlsap.org | lost | working on | never opened | still open |

LOST AREAS Alpine Ski Resort Morrow, OH - southwest Ohio (Morrow-Blackhawk and Morrow-Woodville roads) on Blackhawk Rd; 4 mi. E. of I-71 v: 400 ft. o: 1963 c: 1970 Google Maps / Google Earth ?? 39.348081762323275, -84.1300820804996 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Alpine Ski Resort Grew From Warren Cow Pasture - The Cincinnati Enquirer, Feb. 7, 1968 Winter Sports Fever Brewing - Journal Herald, Nov. 11, 1967, p. 29 Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 [link] Bankruptcy Notice Atwood Ski Area (Atwood Lake Lodge) Dellroy, OH - northeast Ohio (route 542, two miles west of Dellroy) o:  1968;  c: 1969, but reopened  1970  c: 1976   v: 135 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 40.54255442537389, -81.23984865344535 Ohio Ski resorts Set For Season - News Messenger (Fremont, OH) Nov. 29, 1972 Advertisement - The Cleveland Press. Cleveland, Ohio · Thursday, November 15, 1973 Advertisement - The Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio · Wednesday, January 16, 1974 1975  brochure Clear Fork Ski Area Butler, OH - north central Ohio (on State 95 south of Mansfield) v: 300 ft. o: 1964 c: 2005, reopened 2011- 2015 (snocountry.com) In 2016: 1 magic carpet, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 quad chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 40.59354218132259, -82.4120814671096 Vintage Videos: CLEAR FORK'S BACK 2013 (2:54) Clear Fork Resort Butler Ohio 2015 - Video by Dji Phantom 2 Vision 2015 (1:17) Skiing Clear Fork Ski Area February 1, 2015 One Of The Last Open Day Ever (2:17) Ohio Skiing? It's better Than You Think - The Cincinnati Enquirer, Jan. 31, 1971 Ohio’s Clear Fork Ski Area Closes, Set For Sheriff's Sale - snocountry.com Ohio Ski Areas - gottagoitsnows.com New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 25, 1963 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook group - pictures 1 2 3 skimap.org Cleveland Ski Club + (still open as Big Creek Ski Area) Concord Slopes+ (still open as Big Creek Ski Area) Echo Hills Lancaster, OH - southeast Ohio (9500 Bauer Rd, Logan, Ohio); NE facing slopes o: Jan. 1979, c: 1991, v: 250 (280) ft.; 2 rope tows, 1 T-bar In 1986: 2 rope tows, 1 chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 39.593947004727134, -82.46141166123797 Alpine Skiing Comes To Logan - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio) · Wed, Dec 13, 1978 Ohio's Newest Ski Center Gets Ready For Season - The Circleville Herald (Circleville, Ohio) · Fri, Jan 12, 1979 SKI Magazine, March 1986 (link) skimap.org (0 maps) Hidden Valley Snow Bowl / Hidden Ridge Ski Slope Delaware, OH - Hidden Valley Golf Club on Hidden Valley Rd., Tuscarawas County,580 W William St, Delaware, OH o: Jan. 28, 1964 (maybe  1965   1965) c: 1966  last mention Google Maps / Google Earth 40.300933678250274, -83.08689784969397 North facing Skiing Coming To Area - The Daily Reporter (Dover, Ohio) · Sat, Jan 18, 1964 · Page 15 Skiing Brings New Thrills To County - The Daily Reporter (Dover, Ohio) · Mon, Jan 18, 1965 (two rope tows) Ski Mishap Kills Don Newland, 42 - The Daily Reporter (Dover, Ohio) · Fri, Mar 4, 1966 Hide-A-Way Hills Sugar Grove, OH - south central Ohio o:     c:  still open 1969    c: 1971 ??  (1972 no skiing mentioned)  Google Maps / Google Earth 39.647538091434214, -82.47130997191614 Snowjournal.com/discussion - scroll down to entry by TomWhite Hide-A-Way-Hills resort Growing Fast - The Logan Daily News (Logan, Ohio) · Tue, Feb 18, 1964 Hide-A-Way Hills Names New Development Manager - The Logan Daily News (Logan, Ohio) · Sat, Mar 11, 1967 High Hopes Harlem Springs, OH - northeast Ohio (1/2 mile northeast of Harlem on county rd 12) v: 200 ft. o:1965    1972  Google Maps / Google Earth (??) 40.527297898260876, -80.99971875752333 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. High Hopes Holiday House Result of Uphill Climb - The Daily Reporter (Dover, OH) Jan. 24, 1970 Winter Sports Fever Brewing - Journal Herald, Nov. 11, 1967, p. 29 on 1967 map  not on 1966 map Holiday Hideaway  also called Parkview Sports Haven  (toboggan, 1967) Chardon, OH -13396  Bass Lake Road, 2 mi. S of route 322, 7 mi. E of Chesterland, Munson township, E of Fowlers Mill, Geauga County o: Jan. 4, 1964; c: 1966 (No mention in 1967 except tobogganing)  Google Maps / Google Earth 41.50051831164709, -81.21704805898248 on Bass Lake Road, 2 mi. S of Route 322 New Ski Area Opens Tomorrow in Geauga - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Jan 3, 1964 Buckey "Mountains" Slick Enough for Skiers - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Nov 13, 1964 Here's Ski Data - The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · Fri, Feb 5, 1965 Ohio - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Feb 18, 1966 selling rental equipment, Jan. 1968 Mont Chalet Chesterland, OH (near Cleveland) - northeast Ohio (Tibits and Caves Rd off route 6; 11263 Lake Forest Dr, Chesterland, OH 44026 ) o: 1962   c: 1976  v: 110 ft. (150 ft.) Google Maps / Google Earth 41.56333881210754, -81.35892455256982 Ohio Ski resorts Set For Season - News Messenger (Fremont, OH) Nov. 29, 1972 Mont Chalet Ski Area in Ohio ? - DCski.com (forum) Going Downhill! - ohiohistory.org SKI Magazine, Feb. 1975 (link) Ohio Skiing? It's better Than You Think - The Cincinnati Enquirer, Jan. 31, 1971 Mont Chalet Aerial Freestyle Training Center Facebook Page patch Picture 1 / Picture 2 (not sure if actually from Mont Chalet - submitted by Ben Murphy Note said "near Cleveland" and the processing date stamped on the slide is March 1965 ) skimap.org 1976 Mt Olympus * - see Olympic Sports Olympic Sports / Olympic Sports Camp / Mt Olympus (1967) Chesterland, Sperry Rd., 1 mi. E of route 306, midway between Route 6 and Mulberry Rd., Geauga county o: 1964   c: 1967 Google Maps / Google Earth 41.56864234751512, -81.31629474415872 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Here's Ski Data - The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) · Fri, Feb 5, 1965 Seven Ski Sites to Be Represented at Cleveland Ski Fair - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Nov 12, 1965 Roundup of Ski Conditions - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Jan 28, 1966 Ski Report - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Tue, Feb 7, 1967 Ski Boot Hill Defiance, OH - northwest Ohio (5 miles east on route 281) - defiance County o: 1965 (first mention)  c:  1967 (no mention after '66-67 season except SKI Mag below) v: 100 ft. bobsled track and toboggan slide Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 41.28241969329158, -84.25882484968088 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Ohio Has Several Skiing Areas - Weekend Daily Reporter (Dover, Ohio), Nov. 27, 1965, p. 21 Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 [link] on 1966 map   on 1965 map Snow Bowl Cadiz, OH - east central Ohio (6 miles NW on Harrison County Rd 22, near Tappan Lake) or on Route 5 o: 1966    c: 1971   v: 300 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 40.33961799720014, -81.11883442041561 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Ohio Has Several Skiing Areas - Weekend Daily Reporter (Dover, OH), Nov. 27, 1965 Winter Sports Fever Brewing - Journal Herald, Nov. 11, 1967, p. 29 Cadiz Opens Snow Bowl Tomorrow - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Jan 13, 1967 Snow Bowl Joins PD Ski School - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Fri, Dec 20, 1968 - picture of chairlift brochure 1 2 map on 1967 map  Spicy Run Mountain Peebles, OH - south central Ohio o: 1997 c: 2001 v: 600 ft. upside down (lodge at the top) Google Maps / Google Earth 39.076284778445235, -83.2083458809496 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest - Facebook Group Spicy Run Mountain - Facebook page Spicy Run Mountain - us.j2ski.com Spicy Run Mountain, Peebles - xtremesports.com Ski Areas in the US Mid West - gottagoitsnows.com Going Downhill! - ohiohistory.org skimap.org Sugarcreek Ski Hills Bellbrook, OH (near Dayton) - east central Ohio- 2751 Washington Mill Rd.. bellbrook OH. - southeast of Dayton o: 1965 c: 1989 v: 130 ft,, in 1987: 2 rope tows 2 chairlifts (includes 1 quad) Google Maps / Google Earth 39.64432020297904, -84.04253224859546 Ski Lodge Scheduled To Open This Winter - Xenia Gazette, Sept. 16, 1965 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1977 [link] SKI Magazine, Feb. 1982 [link] SKI Magazine, Mar. 1986 [link] Ski Lodge Scheduled to Open this Winter- Thurs., Sept 16, 1965 Winter in the Miami Valley, Part II: Skiing Going Downhill! - ohiohistory.org History of the Daytonians Facebook page skimap.org Its time to hit the Slopes - urbanacitizen.com Sugar Creek Ski Hills Facebook Group skimap.org Valley High Ski Area + - became Mad River Mountain which is still open Valley View / Cleveland Ski Club Valley View, OH (Cleveland suburb) off Rockside Rd.a short distance off Canal Rd.. Cleveland Ski Club o: 1949   1949     c: 1958    v: 210 ft Google Maps / Google Earth 41.393616598742625, -81.62657949697542 intersection of Rockside and Canal Roads Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. All Outdoors - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Sat, Jan 30, 1954 1956   Let It Snow Is the Theme of 344 Here - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Sat, Jan . 5, 1957 · MWLSAP Homepage   PLANNED BUT NEVER DEVELOPED: Mohican Hill Loudonville, OH Land Trade Is Proposed for Resort - The Newark Advocate (Newark, Ohio) · Fri, Feb 14, 1964 Bellbrook Mountain - former Sugarcreek Ski Hills, Bellbrook, OH (near Dayton) - east central Ohio- 2751 Washington Mill Rd.. bellbrook OH. - southeast of Dayton v: 130 ft,, o: 1965 c: 1989 Google Maps / Google Earth 39.64432020297904, -84.04253224859546 It's time to hit the Slopes - urbanacitizen.com Bellbrook declines land sale for snow-tubing mountain idea - Dayton Daily News Jul 16, 2020 WORKING ON Skiers waiting to head for the hills - Telegraph-Forum (Bucyrus, Ohio) · Tue, Dec 1, 1981 "Ohio has eight ski areas" pleasant hill - xc only location of Alpine Ski Resort location of High Hopes location of Ski Boot Hill location of Snow Bowl White Mountain - WORKING ON Youngstown, OH - northeast Ohio v: 200 ft. , 1 rope Google Maps / Google Earth Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 [link] - This is the only reference that I can find. There was a White Mountain Ski Area in western Pennsylvania: https://www.thirdstopontheright.com/white-mountain-ski/ Forest Hill Park Ski Hill - WORKING ON probably no rope tow East Cleveland or Cleveland Heights, OH - Forest Hill Park, 2370 Lee Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Google Maps / Google Earth 41.52226009459994, -81.57614522565054 Forest Hill Park ? Google Maps / Google Earth 41.522291667727984, -81.58177245086054 "Sled Hill" "toboggan hill" facing west https://www.chuh.net/chhistory/images/photos/Forest%20Hill%20Map.jpg picture This Is A Round The Clock Crew - East Cleveland Leader (East Cleveland, Ohio) · Thu, Feb 20, 1958 - this is the only mention that I can find https://www.chuh.net/chhistory/places/foresthill.html  MWLSAP Homepage STILL OPEN (OH) Alpine Valley Ski Area still OPEN Chesterland, OH o: 1965 41.526869971289976, -81.25975573375676 owned by Vail Resorts website skimap.org Big Creek Ski Area (formerly Concord Slopes) still OPEN Chardon, OH - northwest Ohio - 12721 Concord Hambden Rd., Painesville, OH  o: 1958  v: 125 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 41.64552342967134, -81.18327360640004 Ski Area Guide (concord slopes) - SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969 Big Creek Ski Area Facebook page ??? Willoughby News Herald Archives, Dec 5, 1964, p. 12 - newspaperarchives.com (subscription required) " . . . enjoy watching the Happy skiers Glide Over the Snow at Concord slopes in ..    1960   1965   1968   1975 Clevelanders on Big Slide Give the Ski Business a Lift - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) · Thu, Jan 28, 1960 website skimap.org Boston Mills still OPEN o: 1963 41.26481124225127, -81.5643909337749 owned by Vail Resorts website skimap.org Brandywine Ski Resort still OPEN o: 1963 near Cuyahoga Valley National Park 41.284947457473834, -81.55179023377347 owned by Vail Resorts website skimap.org Mad River Mountain (formerly Valley High) still OPEN Zanesfield, OH o: 1962 as Valley High; renamed Mad River Mountain in 1975 40.317309668973195, -83.6788618429062 owned by Vail Resorts History Mad River Mountain - skimag.com - Oct. 9, 2003 Bellefontaine, OH v: 365 ft. location - mapcarta.com brief mention in: Winter in the Miami Valley, Part II: Skiing (Valley High) New Ski Facilities (Valley High) - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 25, 1963 Ski Area Guide (Valley High), SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 skimap.org website Snow Trails still OPEN Mansfield, OH o: 1961 (first in state) 40.672640696931765, -82.50080557614392  v: 300 ft., o: 1961 FIRST IN STATE first chairlift in Ohio Snow Trails Ski Resort - Photographs - ohiomemory.org webpage New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 25, 1963 skimap.org MWLSAP Homepage

1965 The Journal Herald, Sat, Nov 27, 1965 1966 The Journal Herald, Nov. 26, 1966 1967 The Journal Herald - Nov. 11, 1980 Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) · Sun, Dec 21, 1980 1982 Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) · Sun, Dec 19, 1982

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• Going Downhill! - ohiohistory.org
• A Short history of Skiing in Ohio - snowplaces.com

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