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Crystal Mountain ~ Holiday Trail Celebration ~ November 29, 2024

Crystal Mountain - Holiday Trail Celebration

Enjoy a festive tour through Crystal’s quaint resort village. Each trail stop offers unique activities, plus food & beverage and retail sales, including Black Friday specials!

Pick up your Holiday Trails Guide from one of the following locations: Front Desk, Park at Water’s Edge and the Mountain Market. Please limit guides to one per family.

On the back of your Holiday Trails Guide, write your name, address and phone number and return to the Park at Water’s Edge by 7:55pm for a chance to win. Prize drawing held at 8pm. Guests must be 18+ to be eligible to win prizes; need not be present to win. Please, one entry per family.

5 – 5:30pm: First Light Celebration with Santa

Holiday Trails will kick-off with Santa making his way through the resort core beginning at 5pm from Kinlochen to the Crystal Center on a Horse Drawn Surrey. He’ll use his holiday magic to help light Crystal Mountain’s holiday tree at 5:30pm during our First Light Celebration. Plus, we’ll sing along to holiday favorites with Izzy Wallace.

5:30 – 8pm: Holiday Trail Stops

Trail Stop: Park at Water’s Edge

Outdoor Laser Tag – Sessions at 5:30pm, 6:15pm, 7pm, 7:45pm and 8:30pm. $18 per person. Online Waiver Required. Advanced reservations required, call the Park at Water’s Edge at 231-378-2238 or book online and save .
Ice Skate Rentals – $12 per person, per hour (weather permitting)
Build-A-Buddy Kits with holiday outfit – $40
Raffle Entry Location – Turn in your Holiday Trail Map with your 5 trail stop stamps and be entered to win a prize!

Trail Stop: Barr Park Lawn

Visit with Santa
Meet Santa’s Reindeer!
Warm up at our fire pit.
Get a hot chocolate or hot cider at the Barr Park Shack

Trail Stop: Bru Bar

Drink Specials

Trail Stop: Mountain Market

Create Your Own Hot Cocoa Station
Black Friday Retail specials
Black Friday Gift Card Special

Trail Stop: Peak Fitness Center

Glitter Tattoos – $10 each
Black Friday Retail specials at Peak Boutique
DIY Spa Gift Making Station

Trail Stop: Crystal Spa

Black Friday Gift Card Special
Black Friday Retail specials

Trail Stop: Kinlochen

Black Friday Retail specials

Trail Stop: Mountain Sports

Black Friday Gift Card Special
Black Friday Retail specials

Trail Stop: Tickets and Rental

Buy a season pass or Crystal Flex on November 29 and get a FREE tune
Check out the new ski and snowboard rental fleet

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Ski Michigan Photos – November 2013

Here’s a collection of photos from November and October 2013 of skiing and snowboarding on the slopes of Michigan ski areas:

Ski Area Updates – November 12, 2013

Post by Caberfae Peaks.

Post by Boyne Mountain Resort.

Post by Crystal Mountain.

Post by Shanty Creek Resorts.

Ski Area Updates – November 11, 2013

Post by Boyne Highlands Resort.

Post by Caberfae Peaks.

Post by Boyne Highlands Resort.

Post by Crystal Mountain.

Post by Boyne Mountain Resort.

Post by Ski Michigan.

Post by Caberfae Peaks.

Post by Official Blackjack Resort Group.

Ski Area Updates – November 6, 2013

Indianhead Mountain Resort – November 6, 2013
4 inches of new snow here at Indianhead!

Ski Area Updates – November 5, 2013

Post by Crystal Mountain.

Ski Area Updates – October 29, 2013

Post by Boyne Mountain Resort.

Ski Area Updates – October 24, 2013

Post by Crystal Mountain.

Post by Official Indianhead Mountain Resort Group.

Ski Area Updates – October 23, 2013

Post by Caberfae Peaks.

Crystal Mountain Resort – October 23, 2013
Good morning to the first snow of the season! Are you as excited for winter as we are?

Ski Area Updates – October 22, 2013

Boyne Mountain Resort – October 22, 2013
First snowfall of the season on October 22! More please.

Boyne Highlands Resort – October 22, 2013
We’re extending a warm welcome to winter this morning – the first snow of the season has fallen!

Indianhead Mountain Resort – October 21, 2013
This is what we call a great view. First snowfall of the season and we start with about 3 inches. Hoping the snow comes early and often and we have another great season here at Indianhead Mountain.

Crystal Mountain ~ First Light Celebration ~ November 29, 2024

Crystal Mountain - First Light Celebration

Our First Light Celebration will kick off our Holiday Trail Celebration!

Santa will start the festivities at 5pm with a Horse Drawn Surrey Ride down Crystal Mountain Drive starting from Kinlochen. He’ll hop off at the Crystal Center and use his holiday magic to help us light our tree at 5:30pm sharp!

Plus, we’ll sing along to holiday favorites with Izzy Wallace.

Learn more about our Holiday Trail Celebration »

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XC Ski Headquarters – Ski Clinic, Fast Wax Clinic, & Team Dinner – December 6, 2014

Our annual season kick off ski clinic takes place from 10:00am – 12:00pm (skate), and 1:00pm – 3:00pm (classic). If there is no snow, we will run a dryland clinic, so either way, snow or not, be sure to attend and receive undoubtedly some of the best technique training available from Amy Powell, former MI Cup Champion, Vasa 50km champion, Level 3 PSIA certified ski instructor, .and all around great skier and coach. The cost of the clinic is $25/session or both for $40. Pre-register by emailing info@crosscountryski.com

After the ski clinic is our annual wax clinic at 4PM. This year, Fast Wax founder Dan Meyer will be giving the clinic, which will be highly informative and of interest to both racers and recreational skiers. He will go over waxing technique for skating and classic, and will also highlight some key products from increasingly popular, USA-based wax company. There is no charge for this clinic.

The XC SKI HQ Team dinner follows the wax clinic, beginning at 6pm. Come join the 2004, ’07, ’08, ‘09, ’10 ’13, and 2014 Michigan Cup Champions (also the ’10, ’11 and 2013 Brumbaugh Cup Champions) in our annual kick-off potluck dinner, where we’ll introduce new team members, review last year’s performance, and strategize on how to bring home the MI and Brumbaugh Cups in 2015. Other topics will include technique, team training dates, and upcoming race info, and we will also unveil our new team uniforms!

This event always ends up being a lot of fun, so even if you think you might only do one race this season, come and enjoy this annual gathering of the most fun-loving skiers in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Don’t forget, we are very welcoming to new team members! Our team spans a wide range of age and ability, and members are always willing to help out fellow skiers. To find out more, join us on Team Night, or call or email Devan Thielfoldt at 248-740-8825 or dthielfoldt@omniurce.com, or Mariah Frye at mariah@crosscountryski.com.

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