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Overview

Boasting the highest vertical and most skier and rider-accessible acreage in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, The Highlands is known for its hospitality and family friendliness. The Highlands Ski Resort is home to an extensive trail system that provides terrain for all ability types. Beyond skiing and riding, The Highlands offers tubing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fat tire biking, ziplining, and more, including 4 golf courses, making it a year-round destination.

Inside Scoop

The Highlands offers equipment rental and repair, lockers, retail shops, and ski valet. Other services and activities include private and group lessons, kids and teen camps, tubing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, zipline, horseback trail riding, mountaintop dining, and appetizing eateries.

Best Time for Snow

Average Snowfall

57"
35"
24"
12"
3"
19"
Nov
30"
Dec
47"
Jan
30"
Feb
10"
Mar
3"
Apr
Beginners Runs
37%
Intermediate Runs
33%
Advanced Runs
28%
Expert Runs
2%
Runs in Total
54
Longest Run
1.2 mi
Skiable Terrain
435 ac
Night Skiing
150 ac
Snow Making
400 ac

Total Lifts: 8

High Speed Sixes
1
High Speed Quads
1
Quad Chairs
3
Triple Chairs
1
Surface Lifts
2

Elevation

Base
745'
Summit
1290'
Vertical Drop
552'

Important Dates

November 29, 20242024/11/29
Projected Opening
March 16, 20252025/03/16
Projected Closing
133
Projected Days Open
97
Days Open Last Year
61
Years Open
140"
Average Snowfall
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