Mountains to Shred
In Michigan
By Jordon Selva
Mt. Brighton
• Located in Brighton, this hill offers 130 skiable
acres, 26 trails, 7 chairlifts, and 11 surface lifts
• Also features a 15 acre terrain park with
boxes, rails, and jumps
Alpine Mountain
• Features 25 trails, 9 chairlifts, 4 tow ropes,
and one magic carpet
• Located in White Lake
• South East Michigan’s largest resort
Bittersweet
• Located in Otsego
• 350’ vertical with a total of 20 runs
• Features 6 chairlifts, 6 tow ropes, 2 magic
carpets for beginners, and a Sweet Express
quad chairlift
Crystal Mountain
• Much larger than the previous three
mountains
• Features 45 slopes, 3 terrain parks, and a
super-cross course
• Located in Northern Michigan near
Thompsonville
Shanty
Creek
• Even larger than Crystal mountain, Shanty
Creek offers two mountains; Schuss and
Summit
• Containing a total of 53 runs and 4 terrain
parks
• Located in Bellaire
Caberfae Peaks
• Largest day resort in Northern Michigan
• Features 34 ski runs with a 485’ drop
• Has 2 double chairlifts, 1 triple chairlift, 1
quad chairlift, and 2 surface tows
• Located in Cadillac
Boyne Mountains & Boyne Highland
• Two mountains located 27 miles apart feature
115 runs and over 850 acres
• Contains 8 terrain parks of various difficulty
• Highest vertical in lower Michigan
• Features first high speed 6 person chairlift
along with 18 other chairlifts
Big Powderhorn
• Contains 253 acres with 33 trails and 3 terrain
parks
• Features a mile long run
• 9 double chairlifts and two beginner handle
tows
• Located in the Upper Peninsula in Bessemer,
Michigan
Indian Head Mountain
• Has a 638’ vertical with 29 runs covering 220
acres
• Features 9 chairlifts
• 2 Terrain parks
• Also located in the Upper Peninsula near
Wakefield, Michigan