Ski Areas
Want to teach your children how to downhill ski or snowboard? Do you want to advance your skills? Our two ski resorts offer lessons, rental equipment, day and night skiing, and special events and activities that make winter a great time to visit Southwestern Michigan.
Other winter activities include ice skating, cross-country and snowshoe trails for hours of snow fun.
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Swiss Valley Ski & Snowboard Area |
13421 Mann Street
Jones, MI 49061
269.244.8016 269.244.5635 Fax: 269.244.5839
Contact: Linda G. Benthin
Hours: Dec-March. M-F 10am-10pm, Sat 9am-10pm and Sun 9am-7pm
GPS [41.9549° N, 85.8261° W] |
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Swiss Valley Ski Area: Michigan's closest ski area to Chicago and Indiana.
Facilities: 11 groomed runs, 2 quad chairs, 1 triple chair, 4 surface tows on separate beginners area. Night skiing every slope, 2 Terrain Parks, 100% Snowmaking Coverage, Shaped Ski Rental Dept., Snowboard rental, Day Lodge with Cafeteria, Chalet dining & spirits, Fireplace Lounge, Full Line Ski & Board Shop with Service Center, ASEA Certified Snowsports Schools, Children's Ski School, Race Programs for children and adults, Group Discounts, nearby lodging with Ski Packages.
Call our Snow Phone at 269.244.8016 or visit our Web site at www.SkiSwissValley.com for more information and the latest conditions.
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Directions:
Ten miles west of Three Rivers, MI on Highway M-60 to Patterson Hill Road, then north four miles to ski area. (Only 10 miles north of the Indiana border).
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07500 23-1/2 Street
Gobles, MI 49055
269.694.9449 800.253.2928
Hours: Open Monday through Friday, 10am-10pm; Saturday, 9:00am-10pm; and Sunday, 9:00am-8pm
GPS [42.3820° N, 85.7795° W] |
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Forty-eight years of providing fun in the snow to west Michigan, skiers have been enjoying an exciting variety of slopes at Timber Ridge. Children, ages 5-12, will have fun with the Timber Wolves program, a ski school for children featuring a lift ticket, 3+ hour lesson, lunch and hot chocolate break. Adults, on the other hand, will appreciate Timber Ridge's ATM Certified Ski School offering all levels of instruction, including ski racing techniques; a rental shop with 1,000 sets of equipment; night skiing; snowboarding; special activities and events; and the resort's two lounges, bar and cafeteria. Group rates available.
Other important facts included: one-hundred-percent snow making, lighted slopes, two Terrain Parks and snow tubing.
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Directions:
Take US-131 north of Kalamazoo to D Avenue, then west 6-1/2 miles or
I-94 west to M-40 Gobles, then east.
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