Michiganders where you at-

definatly check out nubs nob for some of the best snow in the lower pensula

Originally posted by Longboarderdude i go to bittersweet mostly with some trips up to boyne and nubs and for michigan pow caberafe.

caberfae has pow?! were...I ride there a lot cause i get 5 dollar lift tickets through school ski club ...anybody heard of a small place called mulligans hollow its like pando and its in GH solid park...pretty good but i hate/can't do towropes

mt. holly and pine knob are pretty cool.  alpine valley is ok.   brighton sucks.  the boynes and nubs (nubs has the longest season downstate) are super cool.  caberfea peaks isn't too bad (cheap lift deals).  shanty is ok.  bittersweet had a nice setup.  the O park in homosexual has a sick sick sick park and 22' half (also had cheap lift $6.50), heard mt. bohemia was some real crap as close to out west as the mid-west gets.  indianhead and the big powederhorn are supposed to be pretty sweet.    anyone remember the riverview highlands (it's no more) about 20 minutes south of detroit?

For people going to bittersweet already got my season pass it is the best place in lower michigan if you are looking for a sweet terrain park to ride and hang out with your friends at western michigan

Michigan, the home of ski/snowboard hills named mountains...  

   Mt Bohemia is the spot to go!  It's totally worth the trip!!!  We had a 1 ft and a 2ft powder day... back to back!!
   Bohemia has some gnarly terrain.  Advanced riders will love it.  Intermediate riders will do fine there and will probably learn a thing or 2 while riding there.  All but one run are black diamond runs , with a bunch of double blacks and a few triple blacks (steep tree runs w/ cliffs).  Tons of snow up there.  Cheap lodging right at the base of the Mt which is the highest vertical in the midwest (900ft+) to make it even more gnarly the Mt is a prehistoric volcano.

wisco beasts michigan, no doubt.

Hometown Flint, unfortunately have to go to Mt. Holly which isnt bad to work on ur tricks with their small course. Favorite is definitely nubs nob where i will ride atleast 3 times this year.

I come over from Windsor and rode Pine Knob and Holly last year, obviously nothing great but there's nothing that's better unless I wanna drive 3 or 4 hours (correct me if I'm wrong) . Going to make a couple trips up to Boyne & Shanty this winter

already commented but mostly bittersweet with a few trips up to nubs which is going to have a jump line this year!!! the boynes, and caberafe

Unfortunately I'm usually at holly or Pine Knob...but I take a trip or 2 to Caberfae every year and Shanty Creek. I'm hoping to make it up to Boyne and/or Nubs at some point this year too

Originally posted by snowj420 Originally posted by Codeman I come over from Windsor and rode Pine Knob and Holly last year, obviously nothing great but there's nothing that's better unless I wanna drive 3 or 4 hours (correct me if I'm wrong) . Going to make a couple trips up to Boyne & Shanty this winter wouldn't it be easier (and more rewarding) to hit Blue Mt.?  for us (i'm south of Detroit) it's like a 4 hour drive (at least an hour of that is just for us to get over the bridge).   I've never been to Blue, but heard it's nice.  web site makes it look that way too.   Is blue a hike for you then?  Am I really looking at more like 5-6 hours to Blue from my area?

Blue is about a 6 hour drive from my place compared to Boyne which is 4 and a bit. Also most of my friends tell me that Boyne is a bit better (both are good for the area). With the dollar near par, its also cheaper to go to Boyne.

Also was randomly checking local sites today, Pine Knob and Holly opened and Alpine Valley is opening tomorrow. I'm sure the snow is absolutely terrible but I'm thinking of going for a bit tomorrow just cause I've been itching to ride since the end of summer lol

what type of machine do you use for making snow?

i forgot to mention, you will also need lots of patience as it can be hard to get the mix just right.  it seemed to help last season when we had a valve for both the water and air lines, but i was still able to get it right working the water valve  a hair at a time. 

What do you mean it's all man-made? the snow isn't...those two are the only places I ride unless I go up north somewhere and if there's real snow they use it I mean, how couldn't they? and unless it's 100% synthetic snow it's fine. They have decent parks but the free runs aren't so great. Pine Knob has a better park usually but I don't know how either of them will be this early in the season. I'd still guess that Pine Knob has a better one

i'm from Michigan. i'm at college now but i go to Nubs and Boyne Mtn usually. i'm pretty much a local up there. love it. where do you go?

Another question for you guys, I got my best friend to start boarding this year. He needs snow pants and a new jacket, but we don't have time to order online (plus he doesnt like buying stuff he hasnt tried on lol) Any stores in the detroit area that would have that stuff for decent prices? We usually go to Somerset and twelve oaks to shop so anywhere in those areas really

im from battle creek mi, and mainly go to bittersweet. might venture over to timber ridge maybe once this year

Im from south of Detroit and Holly is my favorite within a 2 hour drive. But my real favorite is in New York. It's the same distance as Boyne or Crystal and all them but it has more elevation and runs. I learned to ski at crystal when I was like 8 and it was amazing, but it got old. I've been wanting to go back up there but never actually went.

Originally posted by snowj420 hey joey, you should hit the ridge more.  my little bro lives in k-zoo and won't stop talking about their park.   it's like all park, good for park rats.  much like the "o" park, only the O is ridiculous.   oh, and Shayan, didja post just to make us flat-landers jealous?

Bittersweet has a bigger jumps than timber ridge.  Right now they have about a 60 ft step down that is perfect.

okay, just had to let everyone know-  you have to go to Mt. Bohemia in the U.P.

haven't gotten to either of those.  i've heard they're nice.  more geared towards families than Bohemia for sure.  my bro-in-law said he really dug Indianhead.  Next trip i'd like to hit a few places while we're up there.  I was whipped good after the day on Bohemia, so that one would be last on the tour. the pic i posted of bohemia is just a very small part of the hill at the front, so much is unseen until you are in it.

haven't gotten to either of those.  i've heard they're nice.  more geared towards families than Bohemia for sure.  my bro-in-law said he really dug Indianhead.  Next trip i'd like to hit a few places while we're up there.  I was whipped good after the day on Bohemia, so that one would be last on the tour.

I want to go to bohemia soo bad!  It looks super sick but its a 10 hour drive.

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