OHIO 16 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 Shady Spring Ski Trails    Carroll, OH - 1 mile W of Hwy 33, overlooking Old Teays River Valley, 7 mi. N of Lancaster on state route 33, at Clifford Coffman's Shady Spring Fruit Farm,  N and E facing slopes Thank you to Brad Derflinger for informing me of this lost ski area o: 1964    c: 1964 - Only One Season v: 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 39.79607995259889, -82.73020025180165 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Facebook - Historical Group of Lancaster / Fairfield County Clifford Coffman's Shady Spring Fruit Farm "in 1941 rte 33 would have been what is now Winchester rd, one mile west of Carroll, could be in the neighborhood of Pine Hill Golf. on Kauffman rd, or perhaps on pickerington rd, where Sand hill or Sunny Hill Fruit farms are now." Ski Resort To Open Near Carroll - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio) · Fri, Nov 1, 1963 Shady Spring Ski Trails Is Operating Near Carroll - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio) · Fri, Jan 17, 1964 Advertisement - Grand Opening - The Times Recorder and Zanesville Signal, Zanesville, Ohio · Saturday, January 18, 1964 Sheriff's Sale - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio) · Wed, Apr 8, 1964 Sheriff's Sale - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette (Lancaster, Ohio) · Wed, Nov 4, 1964 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 40.32428653710349, -81.06054938708395 Thank you to Garrett Stohs 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 / Bellefontaine, OH o: 1962 as Valley High; renamed Mad River Mountain in 1975 v: 325 ft. owned by Vail Resorts 40.317309668973195, -83.6788618429062 owned by Vail Resorts History Mad River Mountain - skimag.com - Oct. 9, 2003 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, Dayton, Ohio, Sat, Nov 27, 1965 1966 The Journal Herald, Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 26, 1966 1967 The Journal Herald, Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1967 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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