Holiday Hours & Rates
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We also plan to be open New Years Eve 9am-5pm and New Years Day 9am-5pm.
Look what Santa brought us, a new run!
That’s right, in the off season, Santa brought his elves to Swiss Valley for some off season training.
You see, the elves of the North Pole need materials for building all of the toys they deliver every year at Christmas. Santa knew that some of the best hardwoods come from southwestern Michigan, so he sent a few elves our way. Diligently selecting the perfect trees, these elves, got to work cutting brush and moving deadfall out of the way, sending many trees off to the North Pole for toy building material. Elf Jeff “Weezy”’drove the bulldozer and he and Elf Mike wielded chainsaws. Other elves saw what was happening and joined in, moving rocks and sticks, making it skiable. Elf Brooklynn particularly loves moving sticks (NOT).
What appeared after months of hard work was a clearing in the woods, just off the midpoint of Mountain Do. Elf Wheezy thought all the boys and girls would love to ski and snowboard through the trees and DEMANDED the area be opened for the fun of all! This new Black Diamond trail is called “Weezy’s Way” and winds through some gentle terrain, until taking a plunge out of the woods into the bottom of Mountain Do.
This new gladed ski run will operate during daylight hours and on natural snow for the 2022-23 season. Santa wants to caution all the thrill seekers that decide to play on this new run that natural obstacles exist and to take caution while enjoying themselves.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone from all of the elves at Swiss Valley! We can’t wait to ski with you on opening day!
OPERATIONS UPDATE: DECEMBER 22, 2022
OPERATIONS UPDATE:
Swiss Valley will suspend operations on December 23rd, 24th and 25th. Taking into consideration the well-being of our guests and staff, and our local emergency services, the slopes will not be open for skiing or snowboarding, this Friday, 12/23, Saurday, 12/24 and Sunday 12/25.
We will open for the season on Monday December 26th. Hours TBD.
All of Southwest Michigan is under a BLIZZARD Warning Thursday thru Sunday. This significant weather system may impact operations. Please check here, our snowphone and social media channels for updates before traveling.
SNOWMAKING HAS BEGUN!!!!!
What does it take to open a ski area? SNOW. What are we making? SNOW!!! We fired up our new and improved snowmaking system on Saturday morning at 8:30 AM. Pushing more water at a higher pressure is really paying off. Our older snow guns are doing better, and our NEW snowguns are absolutely HAMMERING it!
The weather is cooperating and it appears we will continue for at least the next 20 hours or so until we have to take a short break to wait for more cold air to work its way in.
BTW, have you seen the forecast? We are under a SEVERE WINTER WARNING with several inches to over a foot of snow expected by opening day….We couldn’t ask for anything better.
Ski you FRIDAY DECEMBER 23rd at 9:00 AM!
Job Fair – December 19th -NOW HIRING ALL DEPARTMENTS!!!!
We are accepting applicants for all positions however, we have immediate openings for Lift Operators, Rental Techs, Snowmakers, Office Staff, Ticket Staff, Weekday Shifts and also Snow Sports Instructors. Flexible schedules, ski and board benefits, ski shop discounts and Super Fun Work Environment! We will be hosting two job fairs in the weeks ahead. If you are interested in learning more, filling out an application and starting a fun seasonal job, come visit us at Swiss Valley on: December 19th, 2022 3:30 Pm – 6:30 Pm.
For more information call 269-244-5635 or visit http://www.skiswissvalley.com/employment/
Ski Shop Now Open!
Ski Shop Now Open! Have a skier or boarder on your shopping list? Getting ready for the season and need your skis tuned up, good news!
Shop will be open the following days & hours:
Tuesday, December 20th 2pm-8pm
Wednesday, December 21st 2pm-8pm
Thursday, December 22nd 2pm-8pm
Friday….we hope to open for skiing!
When the Area is open for Skiing Ski & Board Shop Hours:
M-F 10am – 8:30pm
Sat 9am – 8:30pm
Sun 9am – 4:30pm
Can’t make it in? Get a gift card for the skier on your list and give the gift of Swiss Valley. Buy Now!