Black Mountain Lost Ski Area

[Nathanvg]

I ran across this old brochure of a small Michigan ski area know as Black Mountain (near black lake Michigan) The ski area ran from the mid 50s to mid 70s. At only about 200 vertical feet, it's no surprise it didn't last. I was surprised that it was as big of an operation as it was considering it was remote and small. They even had night skiing. The 60s must have been a big boom for skiing.

Some other details at:

Black Mountain Ski Area – Cheboygan

In the Fri., Nov. 9, 1956 issue of The Cass City Chronicle, the “Michigan Mirror” column lists Black Mountain near Cheboygan in a list of rapidly developing ski areas in Michigan. Black…

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[Itinerant skier]

It's an ORV trail area now. Went there a few times as a kid with cousins from Alpena to ride 4 wheelers and snowmobiles. I think there's still some nordic skiing trails there that get groomed when they have enough snow.