Where Apple Mountain’s numbers come from
8 observations from 2 publishers behind 3 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Advertised vertical drop200 ft3 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Michigan lost ski areas: Apple Mountain — Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“v: 200 ft. o: 1961; c: 2018”
Apple Mountain – Freeland — Michigan Lost Ski Areas ProjectOct 2026Differs: 220 ft “At its close, Apple Mountain boasted a 220′ vertical drop, with 12 slopes, 1 quad Chairlift and 4 tows.”
Bintz Apple Mountain — Michigan Lost Ski Areas ProjectOct 2026Differs: 30 ft “Bintz Apple Mountain opened for the 1961-62 season with a whopping 30′ vertical drop.”Also said 150 ft (Oct 2026)Also said 201 ft (Oct 2026)
Named trails121 source1 of 1 agreefrom Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
Apple Mountain – Freeland — Michigan Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“At its close, Apple Mountain boasted a 220′ vertical drop, with 12 slopes, 1 quad Chairlift and 4 tows.”
Total lifts52 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project
Apple Mountain – Freeland — Michigan Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“At its close, Apple Mountain boasted a 220′ vertical drop, with 12 slopes, 1 quad Chairlift and 4 tows.”
Michigan lost ski areas: Apple Mountain — Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectOct 2026Differs: 10 “In 1978 (Skalka):10 rope tows”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Apple Mountain – Freeland — Michigan Lost Ski Areas ProjectSki history · Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project · milsap.wordpress.com
- Bintz Apple Mountain — Michigan Lost Ski Areas ProjectSki history · Michigan Lost Ski Areas Project · milsap.wordpress.com
- Michigan lost ski areas: Apple Mountain — Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectSki history · Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · mwlsap.org
- OpenSkiMap — Apple MountainCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Apple Mountain
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Apple Mountain — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 7;