Michiganders where you at-

So I am seeing all these other states in our area making posts but no one from our state,  Im pretty sure we have the highest amount of resorts here.  So if youre from michigan its time to sound off and tell what your hometown resort is!

wow I am the only one, this is depressing lol

where you ride at?

Bittersweet, and Ive been to swiss valley once. Im going to crystal over new years, and i would really like to make it out to boyne and alpine valley this year

WHATTTT If i can get some friends together i might go friday then. Do you have to have exactly 6 people or can you bring 4 or 5 and just get 4/5 for 1?

That would be dope. Im just not sure if i want to drive all the way up there and then drive back the same night. normally I would just sleep in the car, but 4+ guys in a car loaded w/ gear after riding all day?? not so sure about that one. on the other hand it is Boyne and would definitely beat bittersweet.

Grew up riding Alpine Valley in White Lake Cause that's where I lived, then I moved on to Mt. Holly, but I have ridden most mountains in michigan

yo its kinda unusual to say this but swiss valley's park is going to be very good.
marks gone alittle overboard and created a 14, 30 and 45ft jump thats huge and the rails are really nicely built this year.

I'm from Grand Rapids and ride Caberfae and Boyne Mt.... and subject myself to Cannonsburg a few times a year to torture myself (for some reason). I'm going to Crystal Mt and Nubs Nob a few times this year.  I got a season pass for Mt. Bohemia.. to do some real ridin' a few time this year.

icechickay,
 I haven't been there since my skiing days.  I've definatley been thinking about it w/ all the snow bands setting up in that area.  U are correct.. the drive is shorter.  But I use my stufdent ID to get discount lift tix at Caberfae on mondays, wend and Fri.. so it's worth it.. most of the time
    The Gnar-v is pretty sweet!!! I wanted to talk to the owner.. but didn't see them.

I'm from Lansing. Regularly I go to the closet resorts around me like the modest hills Mt. Holly and Cannonsburg. I went to Boyne for the 6 for 1 deal on the 19th.

Mt. Holly is almost not worth going to. It's too easy to sneak in, and the runs are short. It's a good place if you get in for free, but I would rather go to Boyne. I am from Michigan, but I don't live there anymore. I was in the military, and it dragged me away from the state. I will be coming back there to visit next year, so if anyone is up for it, we can plan a trip somewhere in MI and meet up.

hey. going to boyne later in feb. for a week with my gf. first time going there. any pointers?

Anyone else making the trip to Boyne for Crazy Daze/Carnival?

I went two years ago. The day was just ridiculous from the moment we packed the truck up and left Flint.

We ended up getting up there around 2 pm Saturday cause of severe car problems (a tire decided it didn't want to make the trip with us and busted off around Grayling) so we didn't get to do much riding since they close down the lifts at 4:30. But that's ok cause we weren't really there to ride.
We were greeted in the parking lot by two State Cops who seemed a bit buzzed up... and they encouraged us to shotgun beers for their entertainment. I thought it was a trick to hand out tickets, but no, they were just the coolest cops I've ever encountered.
It was pretty packed all around, everyone was blasted. The village area was shoulder to shoulder crowds, but not much of a wait to get on the lift. More shotgunning beers with random folks. The area under the Mountain Express lift looked like it was paved over with beer cans. Everyone's super friendly... more than a few people let me take drags from their camelbacks. Mmmm cheap whiskey and flat Coke!
There's a huge party at the Halfway House on-hill. You'll likely see a fair amount of female nudity there. You'll also find the scent of strong bud in the air. By 3pm, everyone's so wasted that you can get away with almost anything.

If you haven't figured out, it's BYOB and I strongly encourage you to bring a backpack and at least a dirty 30 of your favorite beer and a few flasks.

I had a few friends that stayed at Boyne in the condos while my group stayed at their house in Boyne Falls. Apparently the condos are ridiculous, but we found the bars downtown to be pretty rowdy... and $1 PBR!

I'm a big fan of drinking in excess so that week is sure to be epic.

Are you planning on staying at Boyne?

What part of Ontario? Which border crossing would you be using?

FYI - Everything decent in MI is up toward the northwest portion of the LP or in the UP.

I stayed at a friend's house downtown Boyne Falls 2 years ago... but we will definitely be staying in Petoskey this year. The Econolodge is the place to be. Usually around $50 a night, right across the street from the Odawa casino, indoor pool/hot tub, outside facing rooms (don't want to be stankin up any hallways), plus they give out 1/2 off casino buffet coupons and $5 free money per person/per day. The casino shuttle will take you just about anywhere in town, although I'm not sure if they'll be doing Boyne runs this particular weekend. It's about a 20 minute drive from the hotel to Boyne's parking lot.

We haven't booked a room yet, so I really hope they're not full. I'll call and get the scoop tomorrow.

We'll definitely have to exchange info and meet up. It really is crazy up there. You never hear of a resort telling you to BYOB!

Ski Michigan
Give that site a look... for anything decent and not made on top of garbage, you need to look west of I-75. More specifically, either Boyne Mt. or Highlands and Shanty Creek.

Once you cross the border at Port Huron/Sarnia, you're looking at about 4 hours of driving to get to any of those places.

There's also Mt. Bohemia way up in the UP and I hear that's pretty intense. A few members here just had a meet up there last month. You'd be looking at one hell of a drive though. About 10 1/2 hours from Port Huron if you drive through Michigan.

Dang, some friends and I are heading to highlands next weekend. Sounds like we should've waited another week. Oh well, time to try out the new gear I got on sale and use my free burton lift ticket.

Hopefully they still have some snow up there in a week with the way the weather's been going.

I just had to cancel reservations. My buddy backed out after some things came up, but the weather played a factor to. With it already spring now my season has started up and I have to get equip. and trucks ready for work. When I was up there the first week in March the conditions were horrible. It was more like ice boarding. I am really bummed about winter ending early here. Even if it gets cold again I doubt will have the snow along with it. I'll have to wait for next year to experience crazy dayz.

Anyone that makes it up to Boyne this weekend, I'm sooooo jealous. Post up any good pics and/or stories if and when you make it back. Now it is official my season is over.

Boyne Mountain is still open. 6 lifts, 20 trails. I checked out the webcam and it looks pretty sparse, but they've been blowing snow every night.

You can check out current conditions here.

They're doing reduced spring prices so you can get a pass from 9 am til 4:30 for $25.

SWEET! Since Nubs is still open I'm gonna make the trip up there. Probably on Wednesday. Thanks for the info, Shock!

I wouldn't go if I had to pay for a lift ticket though. Still have the Nubs ticket on my WhiteGold card.

I go to Otsego Club in homosexual

Boyne Mtn and Highlands.