Snowmaking Improvements

17 new low energy air/water snowmakers that can make snow in temps that are 5 to 6 degrees warmer and require 63% less energy than the snowmakers they are replacing
4 new portable snowmaking fan guns
12 new fan gun snowmaking towers on Charlie, Liberty, Canyon & Easy Street
Several snowmaking pipe installations and various [...]

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(1) Overlook on Pierce Stocking Loop - Sleeping Bear Dunes - February 12, 2011
(2) View of Lake Michigan from the Overlook
(3) View from the North Bar Overlook
(4) Ski trail leading back from North Bar Overlook
Although the main loop follows the summer road, smaller trails wind through the wooded hills offering [...]

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(1) On Top of the Bluff - Treat Farm Trail - Sleeping Bear Dunes - February 12, 2011
(2) Climbing the bluff
(3) Crossing the fields
(4) Interpretive Hike with ranger at Treat Farm Trail
(5) Homestead Barn
(6) Ski / Snowshoe Trail
Tweddle/Treat Farm at Sleeping Bear Dunes via NPS
Now for a “Treat” you’ll have [...]

Pierce Stocking Loop - Sleeping Bear Dunes - February 12, 2011
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(1) Overlook on Pierce Stocking Loop - Sleeping Bear Dunes - February 12, 2011
(2) View of Lake Michigan from the Overlook
(3) View from the North Bar Overlook
(4) Ski trail leading back from North Bar Overlook
Although the main loop follows the [...]

This weekend - February 12 & 13 - you’ll find superb snow pack in most backcountry trails of Northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. It’s a great time to cross-country ski or snowshoe. Here are some photos from 2 weeks ago. You’ll find similar conditions this weekend. Click on photos for slideshow view…

A Sleeping Bear Snowshoe Rhyme!
We break away from daily captivity to enjoy our favorite winter activity. We like to call it trailblazing, the experience is always amazing. Come along and see, why snowshoeing has a way of setting us free! - Photo Story Courtesy of Honor Motel - Click on photos for slide-show view with [...]

Snows storms last week and lake effect snow this weekend freshened up ski slopes and hills of Northern Michigan with up to 6 inches of soft powder on Saturday and Sunday. Click on the photos below for a slide show of some of the great skiing this weekend….

Ivan ripping through the pow on Basin Street today. - Photo courtesy of Crystal Mountain

‎8″ of new snow fell overnight, turning the slopes of Crystal Mountain into a powder playground - and there’s more snow in the forecast! Here are a few photos from the Crystal Mountain page on Facebook.

Powder Day! - January 15, 2011
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