TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A ski club in northern Michigan is banking on marijuana funds to give its city-owned slopes a little lift.

The Grand Traverse Ski Club is asking for $61,500 to make improvements at the Traverse City-owned Hickory Hills Ski Area. The improvements would center around the “Investing in Youth Mental Health and Community Resilience Through Winter Recreation” project.

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Officials say the investment would help make equipment and safety upgrades like adding an additional snowmaker, increasing the amount of on-hill radios for increased communication between volunteers and coaches, and replacing the race timing system.

The next Hickory Hills Advisory Commission meeting is Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Hickory Hills Lodge in Traverse City.