We went for the first time 2/24. It is the 2nd place I have been in southern MI (though I have been all across the country). It is a great place to take the kids to learn as our 5 yr old son loved the "magic carpet" over the tow rope at the previous place. I liked the magic carpet also as I didn't have to hold him as I do on the tow ropes. BIG plus. The facilities are clean and lifts are modern with a high speed lift. One request I would make is that they designate one of the green runs as a "slow" or "family" ski zone as I felt like my son and I were going to be run over several times while I tried to teach him. That is the reason for the 4 out of 5 on the family friendly scale. Overall rating and downhill terrain is based on Southern Michigan and we will definitely go back.

I have skiied in Michigan (and out west) for over 35 years. This is the first year I've had the pleasure to ski at Bittersweet. I arrived here as part of my daughter's school ski club, and am very impressed by everything Bittersweet has to offer.
The snow is great, and given that they suffered 60 degree temperatures followed by rain the first week of January, I was surprised how quickly their snow-making rebounded.
The number of "kids" that ski here is amazing, and it makes me feel good to them exercising and enjoying winter, instead of hanging around at the mall, or playing video games. The number of lifts provided by Bittersweet offsets the crowds and makes a day of skiing just that; skiing, not waiting in a lift line!
The lifts all work, the attendants are cheerful and helpful, the lodge is clean and comfortable, parking is close to the lifts and there is night skiing. If anything could be improved, it would be the amount of lighting at night. Some areas of the trails are rather dark.
The hills aren't as long as the mountains up north, but then the gas bill to get there isn't as big either!
I think Bittersweet is great.

For Southern Michigan/Indiana, this is by far the best resort in the area.  I took my daughter as a beginner and we were able to progress from their small carpet-lift beginner runs through more advanced runs which I could enjoy.  If you're looking for a Colorado resort, go to Colorado.  But in this area, there is nothing that is better. 

You guys really dissapoint me. I thought bittersweet was going to be up and coming a few years ago but now i can see that it's gone down hill. The terrain park is never open on time. They need to get terrain park builders that know what the riders want. It says that the resort opens at ten but the park is never open until the afternoon.

Bittersweet is my home resort and I have been snowboarding their for about seven years. Its one of the better resorts in the lower part of Michigan but it seems to be losing some of its "charm," so to speak. It just does not seem like their in it for the riders anymore. They are slow on opening terrian, which is part to hiring so few employees. Their terrian park is alright, but they never spend enough time on grooming and maintaining anything. It's still a decent resort but it is just not the same as it was years ago.