Frustrated by the lack of skiing options in Michigan, which then had just one private and one public ski hill, in the mid-1940s he and two partners put up $5,000 each to create a ski area of their own. He received his first set of skis at nine, and later took ski trips to Lake Placid, New York, and Sun Valley, Idaho, where he became an accomplished downhill skier.Īfter briefly attending the University of Michigan, Kircher began working at his family's Studebaker car dealership in the Detroit suburb of Rochester. Louis, Kircher had moved as an infant with his family to Detroit. Beginningsīoyne USA Resorts traces its roots to the year 1947, and a Michigan skiing fan named Everett Kircher. The company is owned and run by the family of founder Everett Kircher. Boyne also operates a Michigan-based chain of ski and golf shops, a sightseeing chairlift in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and a golf course in Naples, Florida. The firm's properties include Big Sky Resort in Montana, Crystal Mountain in Washington State, Brighton Ski Bowl in Utah, Cypress Mountain in British Columbia, and Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands, and the Inn at Bay Harbor in Michigan. Employees: 1,200 Sales: $316 million (2004 est.) NAIC: 721110 Hotels (Except Casino Hotels) and Motels 713920 Skiing Facilities 713910 Golf Courses and Country Clubs 451110 Sporting Goods Storesīoyne USA Resorts is one of the leading operators of ski and golf resorts in North America.

Private Company Incorporated: 1947 as Boyne Ski Lodge, Inc.

1 Boyne Mountain Road Boyne Falls, Michigan 49713 U.S.A.

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