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A ski hut in Michigan 50's

  

Greetings from Michigan Water Winter Wonderland

  

Michigan's Winter Wonderland

 
   

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Au Sable Lodge Ranch and Ski Club, Gaylord, MI  NEW POMA LIFT AT  AU SABLE LODGE  RANCH AND SKI CLUB  6 miles South of Gaylord, Mich. New I-75 Expressway servicing the area.  2 Poma Lifts, new slopes and trails for beginners to expert.  Lodge features package ski weeks Sunday thorugh Friday.  Excellent food and entertainment.  Families, groups and conventions are our business during four seasons.

  
Big Powderhorn Mountain

 

 

  

Big Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort.  Located between Ironwood and Bessmer, Micigan.  Largest, most complete Chalet in the Upper midwest.  Dining Room, Bar, Cafeteria, 4 Fireplaces, Ski Shop, Ski Rental, Deluxe Lodging Accomodations, Professional Ski School, National Ski Patrol on duty at all times.  Phone 906-932-4838

  

 

  

Big Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort.  Located between Ironwood and Bessmer, Micigan.  Largest, most complete Chalet in the Upper midwest.  Dining Room, Bar, Cafeteria, 4 Fireplaces, Ski Shop, Ski Rental, Deluxe Lodging Accomodations, Professional Ski School, National Ski Patrol on duty at all times.  Phone 906-932-4838
         
   

Boyne Mt

    

 

 

Boyne Mountain Lodge, Boyne Falls, Michigan

 

 

  

Along Michigan's Highways Boyne Mountain Ski Lodge.  Located in Charevoix County on US 131 at Boyne Falls, and fifteen miles south of Petoskay.  Open the year round, the club has the ONLY chairlift in the Midwest.

  

Boyne Mountain Ski Lodge Located in Charlevoix County, on US 133 at Boyne Falls, 15 miles South of Petoskay.  Only Double Chair East of the Rockies.  Heated outdoor swimming Pool, used the year around.  Recreational Unit, the Winter and Summer Playground of Northern Michigan.

 

 

Othmar Schneider-Boyne Mountain Ski School, Boyne Falls, Michigan

 

Boyne Highlands and its South Challenger run hosts the U.S. Pro Series each year when 70 of the world's finest professional male skiers compete for dollars and the National Title.

   Boyne Mountain, complete winter and summer resort, and site of the only chairlift in the Middle West is situated on U.S. 131 at Boyne Falls, Michigan.
     
View from the Summit of Boyne Mountain showing Boyne Mountain Ski Lodge. Boyne Falls and Boyne Valley in the Distance. Located in Charlevoix County, on U. S. 131, 15 miles south of Petoskey and six miles east of Boyne City. Has three High Capacity double chair lifts, plus T-Bar and J-Bar tows. Fine golf course. Heated outdoor swimming pool, used the year around. Excellent restaurant. A complete recreational unit, the Winter and Summer playground of Northern Michigan.  

 

    

Caberfae Ski Club

   
Caberfae Ski Club, Cadillac, Michigan   Caberfae Ski Club, Cadillac, Michigan   A view of the new double chair lift with all the skiiers, Caberfae Ski Area near Cadillac, Michigan 

 

 

Caberfae Ski Club, Cadillac, Michigan

 

  

Winter Play at Caberfae Winter Sports Area, Cadillac, Michigan

 

  

Caberfae Ski Area, Cadillac Michigan These skiers comprise part of the 47,000 people who participated in winter sports at this popular area during the 1955-56 ski season

 

 

Shelter house at Caberfae near Cadillac, Michigan.  Michigan's largest Winter Sports Area, 16 miles west of Cadillac near m55.  This popular racort features 30 ski runs, 25 acre slalom bowl, 2 jumps, 20 tows, new double chair, snow machine, in fact everything for your pleasure and comfort.

   Caberfae Ski Area, Cadillac, Michigan.  Sunshine, fresh air and a smooth ride is offered at Caberfae.  The area now features 3 such T bars as shown here.

 

  

Caberfae Winter Sports Area, Cadillac, Michigan.

 

 

Winter Play at CaberfaeWinter Sports Area Cadillac, Michigan.
 

Located in the Manistee National Forest, 16 miles west of Cadillac, just north of M 55.  It is the rendezvous of thousands of ski enthusiasts each winter, because of the multiple thrills of its 30 runs.  There are 20 rope tows, a double chair lift and large snow making machine to make it the most complete ski resort in the mid west.  There is a Certified Ski School with seven instructors, and a rental shop with 400 pair of skiing equipment.  It is operated on a non-profit permit from the US Forest Service by Caberfae Inc. of Cadillac, Mich.

   A view of skiiers riding the Bull Nose T-Bar, Caberfae Ski Area, Cadillac, Michigan
 
Copper Peak Ski Flying Hill
 

 

  

Copper Peak Ski Flying Hill, Bessemer, Western Upper Peninsula, Michigan.

 
 

 
   

 

   Copper Peak  Ski Flying Hill and Chair Lift and Elevator, Ironwood, Michigan.  World's Highest Artificial Ski Slide. the Only ski flying hill ont the American continent.  242 feet above the top of the hill.  Length of the run is 469 feet.  See Lake Superior 1200 feet above the lake.  You can see three stated.  A thrill of a lifetime.  It's fantastic, riding on the chair lift or watching skiers.
         
   

Duluth

    
   

   
   

Ski Jumping, Deluth, Michigan.

    
   

Ironwood

    
   

   
   

Winter Sports - Ski Jumping - Ironwood, Mich.

    
   

Indianhead

   

 

 

CHAIRLIFT AT INDIANHEAD MOUNTAIN  This new chairlift accommodates 1200 skiers per hour.  It extends 3500 feet -- longest in the midwest.  Indianhead Mountain Ski Area is located just off Hiway 2, Upper Peninsula of Michigan at Wakefield and Bessemer and 9 miles east of Ironwood.

 T-Bar at Indianhead Mountain Ski Area Greatest sustained vertical drop in the midwest.  Snow averaging 160" per season.  Indianhead Mountain is just off U.S. Highway 2.  Upper Peninsula of Michigan - between Besmer and Wakefield and 9 miles east of Ironwood. Summit Chalet at Indianhead Mountain near Bessemer, Michigan. Indianhead is one of the few areas in the U.S. to have all of its facilities at the top of a mountain.

     

Chalet at Indianhead Mountain Ski Area Greatest sustained vertical drop in the midwest.  Snow averaging 160" per season.  Indianhead Mountain is just off U.S. Highway 2.  Upper Peninsula of Michigan - between Besmer and Wakefield and 9 miles east of Ironwood.

      

Aerial View of Indianhead Mountain Ski Area.  Greatest sustained vertical drop in the midwest.  Snow averaging 160" per season.  Indianhead Mountain is just off U.S. Highway 2.  Upper Peninsula of Michigan - between Besmer and Wakefield and 9 miles east of Ironwood.  (Ski Hills are named as follows from left to right) Agogebic, Hiawatha, East T Bar, Ojibway, Voyageurs Highway, Old Flambeau Trail, West T Bar and Lellinaw.
Leelanau Schools
       
    The Leelanau Schools, Glen Arbor, Michigan. Winter brings not only sports but brighter beauty to Sugar Loaf Mountain where the Leelanau Ski School is organized for beginners, intermediates, and experts.    
   

Mount Holly

    
   

   
   

Mt. Holly Ski Club  Located thirty five miles north of Detroit on U.S. 10 in the Holly Recreation Area.  Open to the public every day and noght during the winter for real fun.

   

Munising Jump
   

   
   

Ski Slide, Munising, Michigan

    
         
   

Mt. McSauba

   

         
   

Mt. Maria

    
   

   
         

Manistee Ski Area

 

SKIING IN MICHIGAN  The Manistee Ski Area in the Manistee National Forest offers some of the finest skiing in the Mid-West.  Located 16 miles East of the city of Mainstee, off highway M-55.  The lounge, restaurant, ski shop and rental equipment are located in the $50,000 Ski lodge

  
 

Manistee Ski Area Shelter House. The Manistee Ski Area, in the Udell Hills, located 16 miles east of Manistee, Michigan, off Highway M-55, boasts 17 slopes and 9 tows.

  
         
   

Ogemaw Hill 

   
   

   
   

Ogemaw Hills Ski Park, West Branch, Michigan

    
         

Ostego Ski Club/Hidden Valley

 

 

  

Otsego Ski Ckub, Hidden Valley, Gaylord, Mich.

  

 

  

Getting ready for a rugged day at Ostwgo Ski Club in Gaylord, Michigan.
         

Pine Mountain / Iron Mountain

         
         

 

 

PINE MOUNTAIN SKI SLIDE World's Highest Artificial Slide Located in Iron Mountain, Mich. the Midwest's Ski Center Co-Holder of U. S. Ski Jump Record of 316 Feet.

  

 PINE MOUNTAIN LODGE SKI SCHOOL SLOPE IRON MOUNTAIN MICHIGAN - Here is where the beginner is given the time and instructions to learn the art of skiing . Six Electric rope tows help them to the top

   Pine Mountain Ski Slide.   Highest artificial slide in the world, Iron Mountain, Michigan.

 

 

 

Pine Mountain Ski Slide, Highest Artificial Jump, Iron Mountain, MI

  

Pine Mountain Ski Jump

  

Pine Mountain Ski Slide, Highest Artificial Slide in the world, Iron Mountain, MI

 

 

Scenic Chair Lift at Pine Mountain.  Summer rides daily.  Iron Mountain, Michigan

  

The crowd loves it!  World's highest Artificial Ski Jump Iron Mountain Michigan.

  

Iron Mountain, Michigan

 

 

Skiing at Pine Mountain, Iron Mountain, Michigan

  

Pine Mt.,  Ski Slide Highest Ski Slide in the World, Iron Mt., Mich.

  

Pine Mountain aerial chairlift Mid-America's foremost ski resort open for scenic summer rides daily.  Iron Mountain, Michigan.

 

 

Pine Mountain Lodge, Iron Mountain, Michigan.  

"The World's Highest Artificial Ski Slide."  Pine Mountain Ski Slide, Iron Mountain, Michigan.  Pine Mountain Ski Slide, the world's highest artificial ski jump, located in the Iron Mountain-Kingsford district, is rapidly becoming the outstanding center of the Northland for winter sports enthusiasts. It is expected that the present American standing jump record will be broken this season on this hill.

  

Greetings from Iron Mountain Michigan
   

Silver Valley

    
   

   
   

Silver Valley Winter Sports, East Tawas, Mich.

    
         

Snow Snake Mountain Ski Park
   

   
   

Snow Snake Mountain Ski Park, Clare County's first ski area. Located 9 miles north of Clare and .25 mile west of US 27. Harrison, MI 49341

    
         
   

Snow Valley

    

 

 

  

A view of the electric rope town, Snow Valley Ski Club, west side of Otsego Lake near Gaylord, Michigan 

      

Snow Valley Ski Club-Gaylord, Mich.

 
   

Suicide Hill

    

 

 

  

Suicide Hill.  Famed ski jumping hill located between Ishpeming and Negaunee, Michigan.  Site of the Olympic tryouts.  Suicide is nestled in the hills around scenic Cliffs Drive.

      

Suicide Hill Ski Slide Ishpeming, Mich.

 
   

Sylvan Knob

    
   

   
         

Walloon Hills Ski Area  

 

 

Walloon Hills Ski Area, Walloon Lake, Michigan.  In the heart of the Hardwood Forest - Midwests Largest Pomalift - Roebling T-Bar, Certified Ski School - National Ski Patrol.

  

Walloon Hills Ski Area, Walloon Lake, Michigan.  In the heart of the Hardwood Forest - Midwests Largest Pomalift - Roebling T-Bar, Certified Ski School - National Ski Patrol.

  

Walloon Hills Ski Area, Walloon Lake, Michigan.  In the heart of the Hardwood Forest - Midwests Largest Pomalift - Roebling T-Bar, Certified Ski School - National Ski Patrol.
   

Walloon Hills Ski Area, Walloon Lake, Michigan.  In the heart of the Hardwood Forest - Midwests Largest Pomalift - Roebling T-Bar, Certified Ski School - National Ski Patrol.

  

Walloon Hills Ski Area, Walloon Lake, Michigan.  In the heart of the Hardwood Forest - Midwests Largest Pomalift - Roebling T-Bar, Certified Ski School - National Ski Patrol.

  

Walloon Hills Ski Area, Walloon Lake, Michigan.  In the heart of the Hardwood Forest - Midwests Largest Pomalift - Roebling T-Bar, Certified Ski School - National Ski Patrol.
 

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