Indianhead is our preferred resort in the U.P. There is nothing better than to make first tracks without having to have ridden a lift first. The region is known for its abundant snowfall and the hill is generally in good condition. We ski on weekdays and rarely encounter lift lines.

I have had the opportunity to ski at Indianhead many times throughut my life and going back almost fifty years, the place doesn't change...the lodge is pretty much the same, the lifts are the same and the friendly personnel are still very friendly. Some years have been great and others so so because of the weather. Indianhead is dependable...it has the highest elevation in the Midwest..next to Lutz..and it is never croweded. I am sure they would like to have the volume of guests they had in the "old" days when busses filled the parking lot and skiers were everywhere...but competition being what it is, people now stop at Cascade and Granite Peak rather than driving further to reach the UP...they might have to rethink the UP...they have the terrain and the snow..maybe they do need waterparks and upgrades to the facilities..Indianhead is still the greatest place to ski in the midwest!

Was at Indianhead last year and had great weather, with lots of snow. But was always looking for some more advanced, glade/tree skiing. Are there any hidden runs, that I should know about?

Indianhead has wonderful trails. However their snow condition report is misleading. We have skiied Indianhead 7 times this past winter (2007 season) and everytime have checked their website condition report, and everytime they have said they are "100 percent open."

However all seven times, although the "trails" were open, the lifts to get to all the trails were not open so you could not ski them. Their quad lift never was open thus 6 runs were never accessible to us.

Powderhorn Mountain and Whitecap Mountain always have lifts available so you can ski the entire mountain - midweek or weekends. I would appreciate it if Indianhead was more honest on their website so a skier could make a decision if they want to spend the money to ski only 3/4 of their mountain.

March 17th, 2007
The skiing was great for springtime. The snow was in fantastic shape and the hill well groomed. The Bikini Race was also very well done although our group watched very little (as mentioned, the skiing was great). We had an overall super day on the slopes. We were also very glad to see you were staying open till 5 pm after Daylight Savings Time started. This was severly hampered when the triple and quad lifts were closed at 3:45 and everyone who was at the bottome of the hill had to stand in what can only be called the longest lift lines I have seen in 35yrs of skiing. Unfortunately, my last ski experience till next year was waiting to get to the top of the hill. Even though we have heard rumblings of a high speed lift at Indianhead for the last several years, this may have been the best reason to get one installed. Even without a high speed, none of us can understand why only the doubles were working for the last hour. Hope to see you again next year.