AAA Motor News listed this as a new ski area in 1962. They placed it south and west of east Jordan.
If you have any recollections of skiing at Pleasant Valley, please post them or send them via the instructions on the About MILSAP page.
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- Al Quaal Recreation Area – Ishpeming
- Alpine Valley – White Lake
- Big Powderhorn – Bessemer
- Blackjack Resort – Bessemer
- Boyne Mountain – Boyne Falls
- Caberfae Peaks – Cadillac
- Crystella Ski Hill – Crystal Falls
- Gladstone Ski Hill – Gladstone
- Hanson Hills Recreation Area – Grayling
- Hickory Hills – Traverse City
- Indianhead Mountain – Wakefield
- Missaukee Mountain – Lake City
- Mont Ripley – Hancock
- Mt. Bohemia – Lac La Belle
- Mt. Brighton – Brighton
- Mt. Holiday – Traverse City
- Mt. Holly Ski Area — Holly
- Mt. McSauba Ski Area – Charlevoix
- Norway Mountain – Norway
- Nub’s Nob – Cross Village
- Otsego Ski Club – Gaylord
- Pando Winter Sports Park – Rockford
- Petoskey Winter Sports Park – Petoskey
- Pine Knob – Clarkston
- Pine Mountain – Iron Mountain
- Porcupine Mountains Ski Area – Ontonagon
- Shanty Creek – Bellaire
- Silver Mountain Ski Area – St. Ignace
- Ski Brule – Iron River
- Snowsnake Mountain – Harrison
- Swiss Valley – Jones
- The Homestead – Glen Arbor
- Timber Ridge – Gobles
- Treetops – Gaylord
- Firsts?
- Jumping Hills
- Alpine Valley – White Lake
- Benzie Ski Jump – Elberta
- Bloomer Ski Jump – Rochester Hills
- Briar Hill Ski Area and Jump – Mesick
- Brighton Ski Jumps – Brighton
- Copper Peak – Ironwood
- Echo Valley – Kalamazoo
- Grayling Winter Sports Park Ski Jump – Grayling
- Hotel Golfmore Ski Jump – New Buffalo
- Mt. Grampian Jump – Oxford
- Munising Ski Jump – Munising
- Northville Jump – Northville
- Pine Mountain Jump – Iron River
- Snow Valley – Gaylord
- Sugar Loaf – Cedar
- Suicide Hill – Ishpeming
- Wolverine Hill – Ironwood
- Resources
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- Northeast Lower Peninsula Ski Areas
- Alpena Ski Areas
- Cheboygan
- Gaylord
- AuSable Ski Ranch – Gaylord
- Gay-El-Rancho – Gaylord
- Lovells Winter Playland – Lovells
- Michaywe – Gaylord
- Mt. Frederic – Frederic
- Roundtops – Gaylord
- Sheridan Valley – Lewiston
- Ski Village – Waters
- Snow Valley – Gaylord
- Sylvan Knob – Gaylord
- Sylvan Resort – Gaylord
- The Pinnacles – Gaylord
- Tyrollean Hills – Gaylord
- Vanderbilt Ski Club – Vanderbilt
- Waters Ski Club – Waters
- Woodridge Ski Area – Lewiston
- Harrison
- Mio
- Tawas
- West Branch
- Northwest Lower Peninsula Ski Areas
- Boyne Falls Ski Areas
- Cadillac Ski Areas
- Bear Hills – Bear Lake
- Big-M Ski Area – Manistee National Forest
- Birch Hills Ski Area – Paris
- Briar Hill Ski Area – Mesick
- Buck Hills – Thompsonville
- Chimney Corners Resort – Frankfort
- Elberta Mountain Winter Sports Park and Ski Jump – Elberta
- Lost Pines Lodge – Harrietta
- Manistee Ski Area – Manistee
- McGuires Ski Resort – Cadillac
- Missaukee Mountain – Lake City
- Pere Marquette Ski Club – Buttersville
- Udell Hills – Manistee
- Ward Hills Winter Sports Area – Branch
- Grayling Ski Areas
- Mancelona Ski Areas
- Petoskey Ski Areas
- Traverse City Ski Areas
- Southeast Lower Peninsula Areas
- Southwest Lower Peninsula Areas
- Binder Park – Battle Creek
- Brady’s Hills – Lakeview
- Brock Park – Ionia
- Carousel Mountain – Holland
- Eskar Hills Ski Area – Middleville
- Fry’s Winter Sports Park – Comstock
- Goshorn Hills – Saugatuck
- Grand Beach Ski Club – New Buffalo
- Grand Haven Ski Bowl – Grand Haven
- Grand View Orchards – Hudsonville
- Indian Hills – Grand Rapids
- Kalamazoo Country Club – Kalamazoo
- Little Switzerland Ski Area – Three Rivers
- Middleville Ski Resort – Middleville
- Moon Ridge – Lakeview
- Newago Winter Sports Park – Newago
- Pando Ski Center – Rockford
- Royal Valley – Buchanan
- Schussaway – Lowell
- Ski World – Buchanan
- Winterskol – Lakeview
- Upper Peninsula Areas
- Adventure Mountain – Greenland
- Big Valley – Newberry
- Briar Mountain – Norway
- Bryce’s Hill – St. Ignace
- Chatham Ski Hill – Chatham
- Cliff’s Ridge – Marquette
- Iroquois Mountain Lodge – Sault Ste. Marie
- Lake Shore Ski Club – Sault Ste. Marie
- Maple Mountain Ski Area – Munising
- Mt. Joy – Ironwood?
- Norvul – Norway
- Spring Valley Ski Hill – Caspian
- Thunder Bowl Ski Area – Manistique
- Vulcan USA – Vulcan
- Northeast Lower Peninsula Ski Areas
Totally overgrown now, Pleasant Valley is in the triangle between Bellaire, Central Lake and East Jordan. We skied it often in the mid-70′s after it had closed. 2 rope tows and a log cabin lodge were all that was evident. The metal rope tow wheels are still there on log lift towers. Skiers only used the small, lower hill where the ropes were, but there is quite a large Michigan hill on either side of the road that was highly skiable and most likely climbed by many for bigger thrills. We climbed it using touring gear and 75mm boots and bindings. Should you be interested, I was the Creative Director of the Bill Jamerson film, Winter Wonderland, made for Michigan PBS in the mid-90′s. I have about 4 hours of “rushes” that we edited to 80 minutes containing a ton of the Grayling Snow Train footage that Mr. Knox mentioned in his Interlochen Public Radio interview this morning, 5 January around 9:30 am.
Ski ya later…
Scott Stillings
PO Box 9
Harbor Springs, MI 49740
231.526.6629
Scott,
We certainly miss seeing you at Nubs. I first viewed “Winter Wonderland” several years ago on CMU public television. I was able to track down Bill, where he directed me to get a copy. I would love to see the footage you have that did not make the cut. Incredible how much snow we used to get. If I hear one more person say how much they love the warm weather this winter, I will scream! My reply has been, “I hope you feel the same way about it when our average summer temps are around 110F!! Let me know if there might be a chance of getting my brothers and ski buddies together for a viewing. I hope you are getting some runs in this Winter. Most of mine have been at Caberfae. Chuck converted me to a free heeler a couple of years ago. Last season I did some trekking to the old runs on the east side of the area on crawded days. They have done a fantastic job out there cheating mother nature! I hope you are well.
Rob Yates