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McDonald’s teams up with Discover Michigan Skiing

December 20, 2010

Michigan McDonald’s restaurants are encouraging its customers to hit the slopes this winter. Twenty-three ski facilities in the Wolverine State have teamed up with McDonald’s to offer an introduction to skiing and snowboarding for a Discover Michigan Skiing promotion.

The program, now in its 17th year, includes:

• A beginner lesson
• Ski or snowboard rental equipment
• A beginner-area ski lift pass or cross-country trail pass

Lessons cover basic maneuvering on skis or snowboards, including stopping, turning, riding the lifts and getting up from a fall.

The promotion is part of the national Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month campaign, which runs from Jan. 3-31.

To sign up, participants must have a Discover Michigan Skiing Value Voucher, available at Michigan McDonald’s units and MSIA retail ski stores. A printable voucher also is available online.

The program is $20 for Discover Michigan Cross-Country Skiing; $30 for Discover Michigan Downhill Skiing; and $40 for Discover Michigan Snowboarding. It is open to everyone 7 years and older.

Participating ski areas include:

• Apple Mountain in Freeland;
• Big Powderhorn in Bessemer;
• Blackjack Ski Resort also in Bessemer;
• Bittersweet in Otsego;
• Boyne Highlands of Harbor Springs;
• Boyne Mountain of Boyne Falls;
• Caberfae Peaks of Cadillac;
• Cannonsburg Ski Area in Cannonsburg;
• Cross Country Ski Headquarters of Roscommon;
• Hanson Hills of Grayling;
• Mt. Brighton of Brighton;
• Mt. Holly in Holly;
• Mt. Zion in Ironwood;
• Norway Mountain in Norway;
• Nubs Nob in Harbor Springs;
• Pine Knob in Clarkston;
• Shanty Creek of Bellaire;
• Swiss Valley Ski Area of Jones;
• The Homestead of Glen Arbor;
• Timber Ridge Ski Area of Gobles;
• Treetops Resort of Gaylord.