Where Spring Valley’s numbers come from
7 observations from 3 publishers behind 4 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 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Michigan lost ski areas: Apple Mountain — Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“v: 200 ft.”
Spring Valley/Caspian Ski Hill — panel from the History of UP Skiing exhibit, NMU Beaumier Heritage Center (photo on MWLSAP)Oct 2026“Had 15 acres, 5 runs, 1 tow and 200 vertical feet.”
Skiable acres15 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, Northern Michigan University
Spring Valley/Caspian Ski Hill — panel from the History of UP Skiing exhibit, NMU Beaumier Heritage Center (photo on MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“Had 15 acres, 5 runs, 1 tow and 200 vertical feet.”
Named trails52 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, Northern Michigan University
Spring Valley/Caspian Ski Hill — panel from the History of UP Skiing exhibit, NMU Beaumier Heritage Center (photo on MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“Had 15 acres, 5 runs, 1 tow and 200 vertical feet.”
Caspian Ski Hill (ski listing, The Bay City Times, January 24, 1996; scan on MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 3 “Caspian's hill has three runs, a tow rope and a chalet, all managed by the local Progressive Men's Club.”
Total lifts12 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, Northern Michigan University
Spring Valley/Caspian Ski Hill — panel from the History of UP Skiing exhibit, NMU Beaumier Heritage Center (photo on MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“Had 15 acres, 5 runs, 1 tow and 200 vertical feet.”
Caspian Ski Hill (ski listing, The Bay City Times, January 24, 1996; scan on MWLSAP)Oct 2026“Caspian's hill has three runs, a tow rope and a chalet, all managed by the local Progressive Men's Club.”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Michigan lost ski areas: Apple Mountain — Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectSki history · Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · mwlsap.org
- Spring Valley/Caspian Ski Hill — panel from the History of UP Skiing exhibit, NMU Beaumier Heritage Center (photo on MWLSAP)Other site · Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, Northern Michigan University · mwlsap.org
- OpenSkiMap — Spring Valley (also known as Caspian Ski Hill)Community map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- Caspian Ski Hill (ski listing, The Bay City Times, January 24, 1996; scan on MWLSAP)Other site · The Bay City Times · mwlsap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Spring Valley (also known as Caspian Ski Hill) — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Iron River