In the mid-1950s Norman and Dorie Sarns, residents of Cross Village on the coast of Lake Michigan, built a small ski hill to entertain their friends and family.

[2][3] By 1977, the resort had expanded to fourteen trails serviced by four chairlifts, including two new double chairs and a Pomalift.

That year Dorie Sarns sold the resort to the present owners, The Pleasantview Ski Corporation (Walter and Alfred Fisher).

Pintail Peak, about a half-mile (0.8 km) south of the main hill, opened for skiing in 1997, adding twelve trails and a quad chairlift.

[1] In 2020, the blue chairlift closed and in 2021, a covered magic carpet was added to the free beginner area, keeping the total number of lifts at 10.