First of all, thank you to all the donors that have made this year’s Four- Season Expansion campaign so successful! We truly could not make the improvements to our ski area without you. We are immensely grateful that so many people put their trust in us.

This year has been quite a wild ride. Unlike last year, we were treated to lots of snow the entire season! The 200 + inches of snow provided a full season of great skiing on all our trails. It allowed many people to finally experience Crybaby and of course many days of skiing the Pines Loop. There was still plenty of skiing to be had through the end of March until the record-breaking ice storm arrived on March 28th. It rained for 60 hours straight. Trees and branches fell for three straight days and paralyzed the north. The damage was devasting to the electrical infrastructure, cell towers, radio towers and the trees. After 300 hours of trail work, we are still trying to clear and open the trails. Although there were some close calls, none of the trees fell on any of our infrastructure.

Yearly Recap:

1. Launched our $1,000,000 four season expansion capital campaign with Northbound Outfitters for a snowmaking expansion and new mountain bike trails.
2. Snowmaking expansion $600,000 - Thanks to Frank Nizio, Linda Allen and many individual donations, we were able to install an additional kilometer of snowmaking for the 24/25 season. The new expansion created a total of 3.5 KM of snowmaking with beginner sections and many options for variety when skiing.
3. Mountain bike trails $400,000 -Thanks to Northbound Outfitters, Paddlehard and many individual donations, we raised enough money to build the first mile of trail. The goal is to build 7-8 more miles and a skills park. We are continuing our fundraising efforts to make this happen.
4. Completed the purchase of the southern 80 acres of property! Yeah!
5. Michigan Department of Agricultural and Rural Development Grant- We received a $130,000 matching grant to install a two-seat vault toilet and renovations to the ski school. This grant will allow us to provide the necessary infrastructure for the four-season expansion, as well as improve our overall effectiveness during the ski season with updated infrastructure.
6. Welcomed a new director Alan Hough to replace Mario Kennedy’s vacancy.
7. Season stats –
• November 30, 2024 – March 23, 2025
• Open: 73 Days
• Skier Days: 6,351
• Average Number of skiers per day: 85

Off-season projects:

1. Continue with ice storm clean up.
2. Install a new changing area in the shop by the back bathroom.
3. Install a new wax room by the ski school.
4. Install new carpeting in the ski school.
5. Install heaters in the vault toilets.
6. Install heaters in the new pole barn to help melt the snow off the machines.
7. Finish the organization of the new pole barn and clean up of the old pole barn.
8. Hiring a forest mulcher to finish the new re-route along Townline to get the trail off the road and away from the snowmobile traffic and on Crybaby to reroute a couple of tight corners that don’t currently ski well.
9. Bulldozing on the new snowmaking expansion to smooth the trails and a to fix a couple of tricky spots out on the system.
10. Seeding the snowmaking trails.
11. Replace the refrigerator in the shop that died from the ice storm outage, as well as, the pellet stove that died the last weekend of skiing (good timing to die).
12. Replace our broken-down snowmobile to assist in snowmaking, grooming, and rescue operations.
13. Update our emergency supplies with an AED, blood clot kits and a more comprehensive first aid kit/supplies.

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Mission Statement

To promote social welfare through the enjoyment and appreciation of the natural environment and promotion of activities that emphasize healthy, family-oriented winter outdoor sporting activities.

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2024-2025 Sponsors
Gold
Frank Nizio/Linda Allen	Anonymous	Northbound Outfitters
Barb Wade	Bill Haefner	Howard/Gail Hansen
Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance Grants	Grant	Weyerhaeuser
Carole Mueller-Braumbaugh/Ernie Braumbaugh
Silver
Tom/Ivy Schwartz	Chris Fraser/Bill Halter	Paddlehard Brewing
Chris Dandeneau	Keith/Mary Frame	Sara Cockrell
Bronze
Jim Anderson	Bryce/Paula Dreeszen	Jim/Sally Pryor
Becca/Jim Beebe	Eric Scholz	Glenn Goodman
Goble Giving Fund	Vickie Putnam	Patricia/David Hubbard
Steve/Jean VanDam	Rosso Family Foundation	Bonnie/Carl Foltz
Kjell Svensson/Susan Haadsma	Khris/Allen Sorgenfrei	Dan Mullins
Cyril Grum/Cathy Strachen	Jaskowski/Carey/Brook Retirement
Sponsor
Martha/Alexis Avery	John Kruger/Mat Reeves	William Kaltz
Chad Beckett	Randall Smith	Tim/Ceri Faas
Margo/Luke Noss	Karson/Alma Carpenter	Leanne Bishop
Karen/Ken Dawson	Martha Avery	Todd Hubbard
Friend
Joe Malecki	Ken Rapport	Brian/Julie Olsen
Ann Mcbride	Linda/Gary Kaleita	Margo Pickl
Douglas Dusseau	Thomas Ramler	William Kircher
Marian Sutter	Tony Percha	Elizabeth Loesch
Andy Moore	Paul Kellerman	Gretchen Dorian
Gussie Peterson	Hagen Zein	Steve Westphal
Bob Triebold	Kazie Satoh	Robin Luce
Robert/Julie Pettibone	Jay Fozgoua	Adrian Gillissen
Doug Cornell	Leslie Maclin	Mark Stormzand
Tracey Hardin-Gravlin/John Gravlin	John Hulka	Vince Call
Shannon Issendorf	Janet Hough	Morressa Meyer
Travis Potter	Jonathon George	Dave/Amy Bowman
Larry Curriston	Stephanie/Fred Doherty	Robin Luce
Mike Appel	Wendy/Llyod Anderson	Christianna Jones
Dana Coughley	R. Stokes Schwartz	John/Denise Makranyi
Kathy Conway	Mr./Mrs. McBride	Jim Doull
Stephen/Kathatrin Biggs	Tracy/Chad Noetzel	Bill Musgrove
Douglas Goolsby	Diane Banasiak-Vego	Roberts French
Mark Smith	Christine Brown	Denise Carr
Jay Freemen	Dan/Helene Rimer