THis is where I learned to ski:  Emery ParkWinter:
Warm up to the cozy fireplaces at the ski lodge after the 2-mile X-country skiing run or snowshoeing through the trails. Snowmobile trails are marked. The Judge Strohrer`s Lodge offers a lighted natural ice skating rink.
NO SNOWBOARDING!
At least 100 feet of verticle and 2 Tbars.  THis has got to be the shittiest place ever. 2 runs, 2 t-bars.  Well, they say three runs because there's a few feet that go around a tree.  The only thing going for it is it's free.