Wednesday Night Racing Postponed until 1-12-22

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACE LEAGUE

Wednesday Night Racing will make its triumphant return…1/12/22

Mother Nature has brought in some natural snow and amazing snowmaking conditions. We still need to build enough base to be able to set gates, so we are postponing our start. We still expect to have 6 nights of racing action ahead of us!

Join us for gate bashing fun for just $75 in advance for the whole season or $20/night if paid day of.

Swiss Valley provides an excellent opportunity for any advanced beginner through expert skier, of all ages – male or female, to hit the gates and have some fun!  Mom, Dad, Teenager, Neighbor, Friends, Co-Workers are all invited to join our scheduled Wednesday night racing. On our race nights,  two courses will be set by 6:00PM.  Each racer is encouraged to make 4 runs with the best of two being used for the nightly awards.

Enjoy awards, food and drink specials in our Chalet or Fireside Picnic Area to celebrate your victory! Those under the age of 21 will celebrate Fireside after racing while those 21 & Up can tell gate bashing stories while enjoying food and drink specials in the Chalet!  We encourage all to participate! Join us for this family friendly competition and night out at Swiss Valley!

RACE FORMAT

We will have two divisions, Adult/Challenge & Novice/Family:

  • The Adult/Challenge Course will be for those expecting a more technically challenging race course and for those with racing experience.
  • The Novice/Family Course will be set to encourage skill development and advance your skiing technique through the challenge of competition.
  • Scoring will be points based and by division/class.

Mourning the loss of JW Wiseman, Founder of Swiss Valley

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With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Jim (‘JW’) Wiseman, owner and founder of Swiss Valley Ski & Snowboard Area. In 1968, Jim, a high school principal and former wife Sandra Wiseman, purchased a small ski area in rural Southwest Michigan with a dream and a disciplined work ethic. He devoted the rest of his life and many years of hard work to build and grow a thriving snow sports business.

For more than 5 decades, hundreds of thousands of guests have learned to ski and snowboard on the slopes of Swiss Valley, warmed up around the fireplace, and après ski with winter friends in the Chalet. He created a very special place that has been enjoyed by generations.

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Operations Update for 1/1/2022 & 1/2/2022

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We plan to delay opening until 12:00 PM on 1/1/22, New Years Day. Due to possible inclement weather Saturday morning, we will open with 2 runs, Easy over 1 and Swiss Miss at 12:00pm and  operate until 7:00pm.

Lift tickets will be $25.00 and Lift tickets + Rentals will be $35.00.

Sunday 1/2/2022 we will also delay opening until 12:00pm in order to move snow guns and groom the snow out and try to get more terrain open. Lift tickets will be $25.00 and Lift tickets + Rentals will be $35.00.

Operations Update: Wednesday, December 29

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Hooray for more Ski Days!
Open with limited terrain.
Wed., Dec 29 9am-7pm
Thurs., Dec 30 9am-7pm
Friday, Dec 31 9am-7pm
 
We plan to be open Saturday and Sunday – however we will take advantage of any snowmaking and additional grooming opportunities the new year gives us.
 
What we need … cold temps and lower humidity to make more snow and groom out what piles we have.
 
What we want… is lots of snow. ❄️ but if Mother Nature continues to be stubborn, we will take the cold temps.
Ski’ya Soon!

Operations Update

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We plan to open the slopes tomorrow, Tuesday December 28 – from 9am – 7pm. We will operate on two runs, Easy Over 1 Served by 1 rope tow, and Swiss Miss, served by the Quad 83 Chairlift, as well as a small hike park at the base of Triple chair/Mountain Do.

Lift Tickets will be $25. Lift + Rental will be $35 all day.

Winter is forecasted to return mid-week bringing us additional snowmaking temperatures and the opportunity to add more terrain.

AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE, SNOWPHONE & SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST ON OPERATING HOURS.

DO A SNOW DANCE, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

Operations Update: Slopes Closed Monday, December 27

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Slopes Closed / Ski Shop Open from 12pm-5pm

We will not be open for skiing & snowboarding today – Monday, December 27 – due to the warm wet weather. Winter is forecasted to return mid-week bringing us additional snowmaking temperatures and the opportunity to add more terrain. Please check back with us tomorrow, December 28, for the area update.

Swiss Valley Ski Area

Opening Day Announced! Dec 26th 12-7pm

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We will be opening Sunday December 26th at 12:00pm – 7pm with limited terrain available.

We will have Easy Over 1, with one rope tow, and Swiss Miss operating Quad 83 Chairlift.

Lift tickets $25

Lift + Rental $35

For Opening Day, the Chalet will be open for Bar Service and popcorn only. Cafe 225′ will be fully open. Masks are required for unvaccinated customers indoors at all times.

The Ski & Board Shop will reopen with ski area hours on Sunday December December 26th.

The forecast is not great for Monday and Tuesday with more unseasonable weather in store. Please stay tuned on operating schedule for those days. Cold weather returns Wednesday night, we will fire up the snowguns and add terrain as we can. We are doing everything we can to get as much terrain open as possible for skiing and boarding.

Stay tuned to our social media channels, our website and the snowphone. We can’t wait to see everyone. Happy Holidays from all of us at Swiss Valley.

DO A SNOW DANCE, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

Ski Shop – Holiday Hours

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Need to do a little last minute Holiday Shopping or need some gear for the trip up North, out East or out West? Visit the Ski Shop this week by appointment Wednesday, Dec 22 and Thursday, Dec 23 by emailing brett@skiswissvalley.com or 269-244-5635.
If we are not able to open for skiing …
The Ski Shop will be open for walk-in shoppers Christmas Eve Friday, December 24 10am-5pm and Sunday, December 26 12pm-7pm.
Closed Christmas Day. Unless we open for skiing … 🤞🤞🤞 then the shop will be open with regular hours.

HIRING – Office Staff, Ticket Staff, Weekday Shifts & Instructors

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We are accepting applicants for all positions however, we have immediate openings for 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! For more information call 269-244-5635 or visit http://www.skiswissvalley.com/employment/

Join our Instructing Team – No teaching experience necessary – We will teach you how to teach!

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Instructors Wanted!

Looking to add fun friendly skiers and snowboarders to our team of instructors that want to further their snow sport skills, get paid to help other people learn & enjoy the sport we all already love, and to ski and snowboard for free in their spare time.  No teaching experience needed.

Those interested can directly email Sarah for questions and an application Sarah@SkiSwissValley.com