Michigan Ski Areas

Big Powderhorn Mountain – Opening December 23, 2015

We are very excited to get to opening day! Snowmaking continues so stay clear of any snowmaking equipment. Please stay off all closed terrain.

Runs open tomorrow, December 23rd:
Learning Area
Big Bird
Musket
Upper Double Barrel
Ricochet

Lifts open:
#6, #7 and Paddle Tow. Lift #5 is ready if needed.

More terrain opening soon! Watch for updates.

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December 22, 2015

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Opening on Wednesday, Dec. 23 for the season!! The snowmaking crew got some great production last night!

December 16, 2015

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Marquette Mountain Newsletter – December 14, 2011

Mining Journal Ski School

With winter here, well it was here, we will again be hosting the Mining Journal Ski and Snowboard School. This program will begin January 9th and runs for 6 consective weeks. You chose your session and ski that evening for 6 weeks. This program is open to anyone over the age of 6 with any ability. We offer this lesson package on Monday thru Friday and Sundays, there are even a few sessions during the week which are open to adults only!!! This lesson program is $145 if you need lift, lesson and rental or $88 for lift and lesson only. When you take part in the Mining Journal Ski School, you are also added to our Night Club which will allow you to ski additional nights throughout the winter at $13 a night. This package would make a great Christmas Gift!!! Please feel free to call us for more information. The Mining Journal Program can be purchased by stopping by the Mountain, visiting our website or faxing in your registration form

Wendy’s Ski School Program

But wait a great gift for the smaller skiier or boarder that might be to young for the Mining Journal Ski School, is the Wendy’s Ski School. This 3 week program is open to children ages 3 to 10. It runs on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays or Sundays. You chose one time and one day and then your child will receive their lesson at that time for 3 consecutive weeks. If you need rentals this program will cost $63 and if no rentals are needed then it will be $40. What a great way to give your child a lifetime skill and healthy winter activity! The next Wendy’s Session II begins the week January 7th and Session III will begin on the week of February 4th. Please feel free to stop in to the Mountain, visit our website or fax in your child’s registration!

Text Message Club

NEW NEW NEW ~ Marquette Mountain now has a Text Club!!! Join our text club and receive up to the minute updates, specials, special text coupons and deals. To join: send the message: txtclb mm (make sure you put the space) to the number: 368266 By signing up for our Text Club you will be entered in our $300 Mountain Money Giveaway! Drawing details will be announced by text!

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Treetops Resort – Twelve Days of Christmas

The following items will be available on any given weekday commencing December 5th and wrapping up just before Christmas. A perfect opportunity to do your Christmas Shopping.

An item will be announced daily via an e-blast and will be available for sale beginning at 12:00am on the morning it is announced and available until 11:59pm the day after it is announced. Some items have a limit on the number we will sell, so act quickly!

Please Like us on Facebook as we will tip our facebook fans off as to the following days item the evening before so you’ll have first crack at purchasing.

Here are the items in no particular order:

1. Season Ski Pass at Fill A Triple Pricing ($177) without having to Fill A Triple (save up to $22 per skier/rider)

2. Lift Ticket and Lesson for $79 (save up to $29 per skier/rider)

3. Weekend Lift Ticket at the Midweek rate of $29 (save up to $20 per skier/rider) – limit first 20 sold.

4. New and Improved Ladies Golf School during the 2013 season at the 2012 price – $599 (save up to $50) – limit first 10 sold and this package is based on double occupancy.

5. Spectacular Ski Package including one night lodging (based on double occupancy) in the best available hotel room, day of arrival lift ticket and the full following day lift ticket, one hour ski clinic, one breakfast and a commemorative Treetops Cup – $79 – limited to the first 20 sold (must buy this package in groups of two as it is for double occupancy. Cannot be used on New Years Eve 2012 or the nights of February 15 and 16, 2013.

6. Golf Academy Specials – Including winter programs in our state of the art Academy Building and Summer 2013 programs. Perfect for the golfer on your Christmas list.

7. Round of Golf on the world famous Threetops – $35 (save up to $14 per round).

8. Golf Apparel and Accessories Blowout – check out our online store and we’ll blow out some of our golf apparel and accessories with discounts up to 60% off. Limited merchandise available.

9. Unbelievable Ski Package for two – $99 includes overnight lodging for two in the Inn or Chalets, 1 day lift ticket for 2 and a 1 hour clinic. One low price for two people sharing a room. Date restrictions apply for this package (value of over $200).

10. Couples Spa Package – $200 (save $42) includes Couples Massage and Couples Pedicure (fellas it’s awesome!). limit to the first 10 sold.

11. Memberships – Golf Memberships of all kinds for the 2013 season for less. Many options to choose from.

12. Purchase a Gift Certificate for $100 and receive $125 in value – Treetops Gift Certificates can be used for any amenity at Treetops. As an added bonus, one lucky purchaser of this special will receive a $200 gift certificate for their $100 purchase.

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Boyne Highlands Resort Celebrates 50 Years – January 31 – February 2, 2014

The 1963/64 Season – Today

Since opening for the 1963/64 winter season Boyne Highlands Resort has maintained a rich tradition of providing guests with a timeless retreat, to which they are warmly welcomed to an uncomplicated and positive sporty experience.

Join us for a full season of special events and treats including our 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend, January 31-February 2, 2014. The weekend begins on Friday with a special welcome, night skiing, classic movie, horse-drawn wagon rides, and musical entertainment. Saturday evening highlights include a tribute dinner party, live music, fireworks, and much more.
A special lodging package with a commemorative gift will
be available.

The Story of Boyne Highlands Resort

With skiing on the upswing and Boyne Mountain doing well, Everett Kircher, founder of Boyne Resorts, figured it was time for another move.

The Harbor Highlands ski area in Harbor Spring was founded by 27 stockholders from Petoskey, Harbor Springs, and area resorters, and started in 1955 with an expansion in 1958/59. A total of five runs had been cut which extended less than halfway to the top of the ridge and uphill transportation consisted of a pomalift and four rope tows. A small day lodge with a bar and restaurant had been built at the base of the hill. But soon the owners ran out of money, amassed considerable debt and were forced to close down. After being closed for two seasons, the ski area went up for sale. When Kircher decided to buy the property, he insisted on paying off the creditors as well as making sure that all the shareholders recovered their full investments. He said at the time, “I’d like to go into the area with everybody feeling happy about the deal and about Boyne.”

Kircher committed the next year to planning and went on to purchase and additional 2,900 acres of land adjacent to the Harbor Highlands ski area in order to create his vision of a large year-round ski and summer resort. During planning, Kircher, his wife, and six-year-old son, John were squeezed together on a double-place chairlift at Boyne Mountain when Kircher thought, “Wouldn’t it be great to have a three-passanger chairlift instead of just a two? A triple?” And so the phone call was made to chairlift manufacture, Riblet, and they agreed it could be done. When Boyne Highlands opened in the winter season of 1963/64, guest were greeted to not one, but two, of the first triple chairlifts ever built.

Boyne Highlands was instantly praised. The New York Times said, “The new development underscores the fact that Northern Michigan, once known only as a summer resort area, now attracts sports enthusiasts and vacationists on a year-round basis. Winter sports, in fact, have grown phenomenally in this region.”

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