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Holiday Photos From Big Powderhorn Mountain

Good Conditions For The Holidays…
This past week we picked-up over 20 inches of new snow. It took a lot of work to get it all groomed and all of the parking lots plowed but now everything is in great shape. There is plenty of snow for all winter activities and the forecast is for daytime temps. in the 20’s – perfect weather!


12/23 – This snow was on everyone’s wish list!
12/23 – We can only see about half-way up the hill.

12/23 – The snow is starting to pile-up around the ski racks. Need to get a groomer in there pretty soon.
12/23 – There will be some buried cars in the parking lots this evening.

12/24 – Enjoying the new snow on Christmas Eve.
12/25 – The Terrain Park crew is building some more rhythm jumps in Powderkeg Park.

12/25 – Powderkeg has a couple of bigger jumps in it too. This step-up has been popular.
12/27 – Spending vacation cruisin’ down Ricochet.

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Crystal Mountain Photos and Slope Report


Catching BIG AIR on the 480 ft. Halfpipe on Basin Street!!
Photo taken 12.28.07.

FRIDAY’S FORECAST: 6-10″ OF SNOW!

Celebrate the season at Crystal Mountain with events on and off the slopes everyday thru New Year’s Eve including holiday buffets, surrey rides, snowman search, snow disc golf, snowshoe tours, moonlight hikes, family bonfires and so much more! New Year’s Eve events for the entire family include a MAGNIFICANT FIREWORKS SHOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN AT MIDNIGHT – Free to all! For more information view our Holiday Week and New Year’s Eve flyers.

We are skiing & riding on 44 slopes with a 480 ft. halfpipe on Basin Street! That’s 99% of our skiable terrain. Schelburg’s Chute is currently closed.

The slopes are in great shape – we had tremendous weather for making snow this past month. Mother Nature has helped some herself. In the words of our Snowmaking/Grooming Manager, “I haven’t seen this much snow in my 17 years here.” And he ought to know. Come hit the slopes and see what we mean.

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Boyne Highlands Tubing

The most fun you can have sitting down! BOYNE houseguests on select package plans tube FREE! Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands are the only resorts in the area to offer this thrilling activity for ages 5 & up.

Winter fun at its finest. Cruise down prepared lanes on an inflated tube that twists and turns. BOYNE provides a hill just for tubing and is the highlight for many of the younger visitors to or just the young at heart. Once at the bottom of the tube hill, take the conveyor back up to the top! And new this year, Unlimited and Gold season pass holders get unlimited tubing at both resorts.

2012 Rates
1-Hour 2-Hour All Day
All Ages* $11 $16 $22

Boyne Highlands Tubing

Boyne Highlands’ tubing park has an 800-foot long lane. The park is located near the Camelot Lift and is serviced by a rope-tow for convenient loading.

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