And, if conditions aren't good, you can expect an honest answer from the Youngs. They've built a reputation on reporting accurate conditions. No price and few details were given. Reportedly two local men and a downstate investor have purchased it. The sale is pending on the small group being able to obtain complete financing.
Plans call for it to be reopened for the summer season and be ready to go for next ski season.
The resort was closed after new owners, who purchased it in 1997, apparently panicked with the warm winters they were experiencing and bailed out. They had never owned or run a ski resort before. It's good news for this little UP town, which was devastated by the closing. The resort is important to its winter economy. Riding the giant pine Despite combating 63-degree temperatures, organizers were able to successfully complete the World Cup Ski Flying event held at the Pine Mountain Ski Jump Hill, located in Iron Mountain, last weekend.