Midwest Skiing Company, LLC, operating as Whitecap Mountains Resort, filed a bankruptcy petition last week in the Wisconsin Western Bankruptcy Court. The Wisconsin resort cited mounting financial challenges as the reason for the filing.
Midwest Skiing Company, LLC Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Midwest Skiing Company, LLC voluntarily made a Chapter 11 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on November 19.
The 400-acre Whitecap Mountains Resort sits in the Penokee Mountains of northern Wisconsin. The Northern Wisconsin-based resort offers snow sports, long trails, waterfall/lake tours, and more options. The resort also hosts mountaintop weddings, weekend getaways, and corporate events.
Recent Filings and Court Activity
According to Pacer, Nicholas Kerkman and Evan P. Schmit from Kerkman & Dunn S.C. are legally representing the winter holiday resort from Wisconsin in court.
Here are further details regarding the bankruptcy filing:
- Filing Date: November 19, 2025
- Court and Jurisdiction: U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- Type of Filing: Active, Voluntary Petition under Subchapter V
- Chapter: 11
- Case Number: 1:25-bk-12543
- Estimated Assets: $1,000,001 to $10 million
- Estimated Liabilities: $1,000,001 to $10 million
- Reason for Filing: Increasing financial troubles requiring court supervision
Pacer data shows the company has roughly 49 creditors. It adds that the court has asked the Wisconsin-based ski resort to submit its Chapter 11 Plan by February 17, 2026.
On November 19, Evan P. Schmit submitted a list of the 20 largest unsecured creditors of Midwest Skiing Company, LLC. Several first-day motions, a Corporate Ownership Statement, a Disclosure of Compensation, and other financial documents were submitted by the ski resort’s legal representative on the same day.
Schmit also asked the court to authorize prepetition wage payments and allow the resort to use its lender’s cash to maintain operations.
On November 20, the Wisconsin-based ski resort was instructed to submit its SB Statement of Operations, SB Balance Sheet, SB Federal Income Tax Return, and SB Cash Flow Statement by November 26. Attorneys representing Brighton Asset Management LLC, one of its creditors, submitted multiple Notices of Appearance and Request on the same day.
The court then directed the company to file its creditor mailing matrix by November 19. Other incomplete filings, including Summary of Assets and Liabilities, Statement of Financial Affairs, and List of Equity Security Holders, must be submitted by December 3, 2025. Schedules A/B, E/F, D, G, and H are due by the same date as well.
While representing the U.S. Trustee’s Office, attorney Tiffany Emrick Rodriguez submitted a Notice of Appearance and Request on November 20. Attorney Nicholas Kerkman further submitted a list of creditors to supplement the voluntary petition by Midwest Skiing Company, LLC.
On November 21, attorney Tiffany Emrick Rodriguez filed a Notice of Appointment of Trustee on behalf of the U.S. Trustee’s office. The court approved, and Trustee William E. Wallo was added to the Wisconsin ski resort’s case.
A preliminary hearing took place on November 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Zoom video conference regarding Motions to expedite hearing, use cash collateral, pay prepetition wages, maintain season pass program, and more.
On November 21, the Wisconsin Western Bankruptcy Court issued a Chapter 11 Subchapter V Small Business Procedural Order in the latest case. The order setting deadlines for the ski resort facility’s Proofs of Claim or Interest and Filing Proofs of Claim was signed on the same day. A status hearing will take place on January 20, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. using a telephone conference.
Attorney Nicholas Kerkman submitted the Proof of Service for Midwest Skiing Company, LLC on November 21.
On November 23, the court stated that the BNC had mailed different documents to different parties in the case of Midwest Skiing Company, LLC.
On November 24, the trustee stated that the original meeting of creditors had been amended to December 19 at 09:30 a.m. through telephone conference.
The company now moves toward its reorganization plan, with additional hearings and creditor meetings scheduled in the coming weeks.
