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^ i have a friend who grew up in metro detroit who had good things to say about Boyne, but i don't know if he was talking about boyne mountian or boyne highlands. is one of them considered to be better than the other? i've never done any skiing in LP michigan, but i'm curious about boyne highlands and boyne mountain.
Boyne Mountain is the bigger resort with the better lodges and the stupid waterparks and all of that kind of junk. It has a 500 ft Vert. drop with 60 runs,10 lifts. Boyne Highlands has a slightly bigger drop at 552 ft., so not much bigger, with 54 runs and 8 lifts. They both avg. 140 inches of snow a year.
My brother is so mad we're not getting any snow this year. Many friends are canceling snowmobile and ski trips. I've been up to the UP a few times this season and there is hardly any snow on the ground and the little towns are really hurting for the lack of tourism.
When I was a kid, me and my family had tons of fun at Crystal Mountain. It's only 375' of vertical, so it's probably not someplace you'd go out of your way to experience, but it was fun for a young family. We also did Caberfae near Cadillac with about 500' of vertical, but that place can get crowded.
This winter has been really disappointing for outdoor sports enthusiasts, or "OSEs". () It's looking like ski hills on the north shore will be wrapping up operations before March Break. Even though it was really cold today, I've noticed that much of the snow in the city that hasn't been piled up is gone. There is bare grass all over the place.
Believe it or not we have some ski "resorts" in St. Louis County, but this year all there really is are some tube runs down some ice. Granted, the "ski slopes" are generally just ice anyway.
I guess it's a good thing that flights are cheap from the midwest to Colorado, I can be there in 2.0 hours (well, it's 3.0 hours but traveling west you know) counting getting through STL. Unfortunately you have to get from DIA to the mountains, then. Basically outdoors in the winter here means poisonous-snake free hiking in the Ozarks, along snowless horsepaths.
My brother is so mad we're not getting any snow this year. Many friends are canceling snowmobile and ski trips. I've been up to the UP a few times this season and there is hardly any snow on the ground and the little towns are really hurting for the lack of tourism.
When I was a kid, me and my family had tons of fun at Crystal Mountain. It's only 375' of vertical, so it's probably not someplace you'd go out of your way to experience, but it was fun for a young family. We also did Caberfae near Cadillac with about 500' of vertical, but that place can get crowded.
I was wondering about snow cover in the UP. A couple coworkers/friends and I do a few snowboard trips every year, but we only managed to one since the snow has been lousy.
well despite the snow concerns expressed in this thread, i just got back from my trip up to granite peak and they had PLENTY of snow for skiing. they have snow-making capacity there to cover 100% of the mountain.
and next weekend i'm headed on another ski trip up to cascade mountain near portage wisconsin.
For any serious Midwestern rider, worthy ski areas should start and end with Mount Bohemia. After spending years out west, frequenting places like Whistler, Alta, Silverton, Vail, Loveland, A-Basin... it is the only place between Colorado and New York to do any real skiing. Even then, I would claim that some of its terrain surpasses many East Coast ski areas.
I realize that it is a total PITA to access, but the snow and terrain cannot be found anywhere else int he region... and its a cheap, super isolated winter getaway... really a beautiful area.
But yeah... if you arent up for the 9-10 hour drive from Chicago, I would recommend Granite as a decent 2nd option.
Mt. bohemia certainly looks like the realest deal in the midwest, bar-none, but for a weekend getaway from chicago, 10 hours is just too much driving. i can get to granite peak in 5 hours. that's a HUGE difference. i can leave after work friday, ski all day sat. & sun., and drive home sunday night. and while mt. bohemia certainly looks to have the more rugged, aggressive terrain, and FAR "superior" snow (hello lake superior), granite peak's 700' vertical vs. mt. bohemia's 820' isn't a gigantic difference.
mt. bohemia would mean taking some time off work, in which case i'd start thinking about heading out west.
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) It's looking like ski hills on the north shore will be wrapping up operations before March Break. Even though it was really cold today, I've noticed that much of the snow in the city that hasn't been piled up is gone. There is bare grass all over the place.
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