Private member only ski areas

ciscokid

Because of my grandson’s 5th grade free ski passport this year includes the Otsego Club (supposedly oldest ski club in country 1939) I will have the opportunity to ski the private/members only ski area.

Not that I expect to find any spectacular terrain or anything but it’s kinda like a boarder getting to ride MRG/Alta/DV(not quite) and a chance to ride some Poma/Telecar/ Car Savio/ Miner Denver lifts. We had a good thread on these lift manufacturers.

http://www.snowjournal.com/discussion/62/ciscokid-where-was-i-what-kind-of-lift-is-this-5-26-15/p1

All I can find for private-members only list is Yellowstone, Hermitage, Holimont and Greylock in the states, please correct me and add to list.

This article I found on Ontario ski clubs shows how strong they are there .

http://skicanadamag.com/features/members-only

I have had the opportunity to golf a few private courses but never a private ski area.

Who has skied a private area without being a member? ( iirc Dr Jeff skied Hermitage, anyone else?)

Wasn’t Roundtop private for a while? Sonnenburg ?

ski_it

Edited: That sounds cool. Kinda depends on how you define a private club . I’ve skied Hermitage VT a couple times, Mt Greylock MA, Pinnacle ME, Red Hill Outing Club NH. I contacted all of these ahead of time and didn’t just show up. Probably not required at Pinnacle and perhaps Red Hill. I count all these as you join as a yearly member. So I joined all but Hermitage. Lyndon, Storrs & Prospect may count too, I don’t remember their rules.

Roundtop became Bear Creek/Hawk Inn. It was closed for a while. It may have reopened last year as Plymouth Notch but I have no first nor 2nd hand reports from anyone. Sonneberg/Twinfarms is a luxury inn with private cottages. All inclusive $1450 to $3633 pp per night. They have no lifts. Only snowcat service. Not really a club. I was just this night reading a ski ad magazine and Nansen Ski Club of NH 1872 claims to be the oldest continuously operated ski club in America. Nordic. Not the first time I’ve heard the name but I’ve never been up there. http://skinansen.com/

flbski

Lakeridge? Connecticut

NewEnglandSkier13

Lyndon, Storrs, and Prospect are all open to the public daily.

ski_it

Lakeridge, CT is a residential gated community. Swimming, kayaking, tennis etc. So you need to own there or be the guest of an owner.

bubkeg

Buffalo Ski Club, Hunt Hollow Ski Cub and Cleveland Ski Club (Big Creek).

ciscokid

I know we have had several Haystack/ Hermitage threads and know Haystack was public, was lost and resurrected as a private club.

I would like to keep it to areas that offer downhill lift served( chair plus surface also ok) skiing and were started as a private club with their one and only one mountain. Ones that allow public as a guest of a member or a public weekday / limited basis ok.

I guess based on some research Otsego club was formed in 1939, was privately owned ski hill called Hidden Valley for several decades,sold to a company in 2006,(Osprey which allowed some public ski days around 5 years ago)and bought back by several members.

http://www.agnarchy.com/no-more-skiing-or-snowboarding-at-the-otsego-club/

http://articles.petoskeynews.com/2012-06-01/osprey-group_31966039

steamboat1

Windham Mountain in NY was once a private ski area.

ciscokid

I wonder if the 1965 or ’66 (50 yr old) Telecar doubles have been replaced

http://www.skilifts.org/old/install_na1965.htm

Fairly wide for Mich( nothing tall here) Hey Rick Bolger, they named a ridge after you next to the one they named for me!

http://www.otsegoclub.com/getmedia/7fa8e930-b590-4df5-93f5-5bfbc07a5019/trailmapJAN2014.aspx

For $20 my grandsons 5th grade passport gets him in free and I have to pay the members rate of $82 which was confirmed via email.( they will let my 8 year old grandson in as a guest for $5!) :)]

ski_it

It unlinked my linky, so copy & P

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_ski_area_(North_America)#Vermont</div>

NELSAP

I’m a member of Ski Venture, NY, in Glenville, private club, but very affordable and guests can check it out for free once!

joshua_segal

We had a thread on this on SJ1.0.

The general conclusion we reached was that the model seems to work for small areas, such as Ski Venture, Greylock and a bunch of others.  However, it has failed long term with larger areas with the exception of Yellowstone and perhaps now, the Hermitage.

Among the larger areas that have failed: Round Top, VT; 

Clubs that are now public areas: Windham, NY; Blandford, MA

Perhaps our SJ Community can fill in so others.

obienick

Correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t Yellowstone had pretty rough going?

joshua_segal

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“obienick”>Correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t Yellowstone had pretty rough going?</blockquote>

That’s what I heard too, but as far as I know, they are still operating.

gimme789

<font face=“Arial, Verdana”>here’s a very nice tour pf an interesting upstate NY private area (Cazenovia )</font>

http://www.skicaz.com/cazskiclub/trails/video.cfm</span><br/></div><div><font face=“Arial, Verdana”></font>

ciscokid

Excellent! I live near CaSnovia Mi

Great TBar , is that where IBrake had a wrod TBar ride last year?

Looks very private, very few skiers in 8+ mins Nice mix of bluebird and pow! Nice Christmas present, thank you and Merry Christmas to all!

bmwskier

Concord Club in WNY was owned by Kissing Bridge. It was members only and closed a while ago. Not on NELSAP. Go north on Poverty Hill Road and you can find the old trails on Google. We used to ski Holimont for a day back in the 80’s when they had their winter carnival. They were open to the public back then for that one day.  Crossed the street to pick up the chair closest to town, skied for the day and then took the power line back to the Valley once the day was over. 

IBRAKEFORTBARS

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“ciscokid”>Excellent! I live near CaSnovia Mi

Great TBar , is that where IBrake had a wrod TBar ride last year?

Looks very private, very few skiers in 8+ mins Nice mix of bluebird and pow! Nice Christmas present, thank you and Merry Christmas to all!</blockquote>

The t-bar ride I have a YouTube link to waaaaay back to at the beginning of SnowJournal 2.0 is indeed the Cazenovia Ski Club!

Another private area near Syracuse is the Skaneateles Ski Club. It’s just north of Otisco Lake, the first of the Finger Lakes, and is 350 vertical feet of solid blue square runs served by a Hall t-bar. Great little place!

IBRAKE

ski_it

Summary: This list from Wiki: Mount Greylock Ski Club—Williamstown, MA Round Top / Bear Creek Mountain Club / Plymouth Notch —Plymouth, VT Chapman Hill Ski Area—Williston, VT The Hermitage Club At Haystack Mountain—Wilmington, VT Quechee Lakes Ski Area—Quechee, VT

New York HoliMont—Ellicottville Michigan The Homestead—Glen Arbor The Otsego Club & Resort - Gaylord

Wisconsin Ausblick Ski Club—Sussex Blackhawk Ski Club—Middleton Fox Hill Ski Area—West Bend Heiliger Huegel Ski Club—Hubertus

Montana Yellowstone Club—Big Sky California Buckhorn Ski and Snowboard Club—Three Points Washington Meany Lodge—Snoqualmie Pass Sahalie Ski Club—Snoqualmie Pass

Ontario Bytown Ski Club Caledon Ski Club Osler Bluff Ski Club Mansfield Ski Club Georgian Peaks Club Craigleith Ski Club Devil’s Glen Country Club Alpine Ski & Snowboard Club Beaver Valley Ski Club The Heights of Horseshoe Ski and Country Club Toronto Ski Club (at the base of Blue Mountain)

Areas by SJers: Pinnacle – Pittsfield, ME Red Hill Outing Club – Moultonboro, NH Sonneberg/Twinfarms - Barnard , VT - luxury inn Lakeridge, CT - residential gated community Buffalo Ski Club - Colden, NY Hunt Hollow Ski Cub – Naples, NY Ski Venture - Glenville, NY Cazenovia Ski Club - Cazenovia, NY Cleveland Ski Club (Big Creek) – Concord, OH

ciscokid

Thanks for your summary Joshua…. I mean ski_it :)] ;) :D

Happy New Years Eve <:-P _O)

Only change from your list that I noticed in Mi, Homestead not private, I skied there with extended family 3 yrs ago come Feb