Learn to Ski – Discover Michigan Skiing

Want to learn to ski or snowboard? Everyone 7 years and older can during January, Discover Michigan Skiing Month!

Ski areas across the state team up with Michigan McDonald’s restaurants to offer an affordable introduction to the sports of skiing and snowboarding. This program is for people 7 years and older for skiing and 10 years and older for snowboarding.

Choose to downhill ski, cross-country ski or snowboard
The price is just $45 per beginner session. ONE SESSION PER CUSTOMER PER LESSON TYPE. (You may take one downhill ski session, one snowboard session and one cross-country session.)

Includes

Ski or snowboard rental
Beginner lesson
Beginner Area lift ticket or cross country pass

How to Register

1. Choose the ski area you want to visit from the list below.

2. Call the ski area to preregister. Or, register online. Ski areas in BLUE below allow online reservations. But please be patient! Some ski areas don’t have their dates online yet.

3. Fill Out This Voucher and bring it with you. Make sure to arrive one hour prior to lesson time to get equipment.

5. Discover Michigan Skiing!

Discover Michigan Skiing includes a beginner lesson, ski or snowboard rental equipment and a beginner-area ski lift pass or cross-country trail pass. Not sure what to wear? Check out the recommendations from REI here.

Want a to watch a video lesson before you get to the slopes? Here is a series of short videos to get you started. (We suggest skipping the ad at the start.)

Discover Michigan Skiing Participating Ski Areas

DH = Downhill Skiing, SB = Snowboarding, XC = Cross-country Skiing

Ski Area	Discover Michigan Skiing Participation
Upper Peninsula
Big Powderhorn Bessemer, 1-800-501-7669	DH
Marquette Mountain Marquette (906) 225-1155	DH/SB
Mont Ripley Hancock, (906) 487-2340	DH/SB
Pine Mountain Iron Mountain (906) 774-2747	DH/SB
Ski Brule Iron River, (906) 265-6111	DH/SB
Snowriver Mountain Resort Wakefield, 800-346-3426	DH/SB
Northwestern Lower Peninsula
The Highlands at Harbor Springs Harbor Springs, 231-526-3030	DH/SB/XC
Boyne Mountain Boyne Falls, (231) 549-7155	DH/SB/XC
Cross Country Ski Hqts. Roscommon, (989) 821-6661	XC
Bay Mtn. at The Homestead Glen Arbor, (231) 334-5249	DH
Mt. Holiday Traverse City, (231) 938-2500	DH/SB
Nub's Nob Harbor Springs, (231) 526-2131	DH/SB/XC
Shanty Creek Resorts Bellaire, (231) 533-3000 x3383	DH/SB/XC
North Central Lower Peninsula
Forbush Corner Nordic Frederic, 989-614-1955	XC
Hanson Hills Grayling, (989) 348-9266	DH/SB/XC
Treetops Resort Gaylord, 989-732-6711	DH/SB/XC
West Central Lower Peninsula
Muskegon Winter Sports Complex North Muskegon, (231) 744-9629	XC
Southwestern Lower Peninsula
Timber Ridge Ski Area Gobles, (269) 694-9449	DH/SB
Southeastern Lower Peninsula
Mt. Brighton (810) 229-9581 You can direct any questions to mtbrightonskischool@vailresorts.com	DH/SB
Mt. Holly Holly, (248) 634-3249	DH/SB
Pine Knob Clarkston, (248) 625-0800 x 4	DH/SB

If you need to cancel or change your reservation, please contact the ski area directly. If you book online, we can refund your money with 48-hour notice.

Special Bonus for Signing Up!

Everyone who completes the Discover Michigan Skiing program will receive a packet of ski information in the mail next fall, including a coupon valid for $20 off the purchase of $100 or more in ski-related merchandise at the participating MSIA retail ski shops listed below.

Bill & Paul’s Sporthaus
Grand Rapids (616) 458-1684

Boyne Country Sports
Bloomfield Hills (248) 338-0803
Boyne Mtn. Boyne Falls (231) 549-6006
Grand Rapids (616) 420-6060
Novi (248) 347-3323
Petoskey (231) 439-4906
Traverse City (231) 941-1999
Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs (231) 526-3006

Crystal Mountain Sports
Thompsonville (231) 379-2094

Don Orr Ski Haus
Traverse City, (231) 946-8810

Moosejaw Bike and Snow
Birmingham (248) 212-0565

Moosejaw
Grand Rapids (616) 570-0135

Nichol’s Ski & Snowboard
Dearborn (313) 565-0044
Waterford (248) 674-5200

Shumaker’s Ski & Snowboard
Flint (810) 239-6931

Schummer’s
Grosse Pointe Woods (313) 881-4363

Shumaker’s at The Stable
Saginaw (989) 799-0601

Sun & Snow Sports, Inc.
Ann Arbor (734) 663-9515
Plymouth (734) 927-0007

The Peak Ski and Sport
Keego Harbor (248) 594-6200

The Shop at Milham Park
Kalamazoo (269) 344-7639

Timber Ridge
Gobles (269) 694-9449

Treetops Village Ski Haus
Gaylord (989) 732-6711

Vertical Drop
Clarkston (248) 241-6509

White Birch
Gaylord (989) 732-2223

Phone: 248-620-4448
Email: info@goskimichigan.com