Treetops Launches Lift And Lodging Packages

Treetops Resort, located in an area of normally abundant snowfall near Gaylord, Mich., is nearly fully open despite this winter’s challenging weather, and is offering a slew of attractive lift and lodging packages to entice snowsports enthusiasts.

Packages start from $72 per person, based on double occupancy for a night’s lodging, breakfast and skiing/riding from the evening you arrive through the next day.  Kids 8 and under stay, ski and eat breakfast for free.  Reduced rates are available for children ages 9-17.  Winter weekends start at $368 for a family of four for a two-day lift and lodging package including breakfast two mornings and pizza one evening.

I was just there over this past weekend and enjoyed some downhill skiing and getting in a few kilometers of cross-country skiing.  There wasn’t a lot of snow for this time of year in northern Michigan, but Treetops has done a good job making plenty of snow for downhill slopes and grooming for limited Nordic skiing.   Colorado blue skies for a while on Sunday made me forget what a wimpy winter it has been so far.  Skiing was great.

The resort offers 23 runs, The Yard Terrain Park, four chairlifts and a couple of surface tows.  There’s also the Extreme Tubing Park with its own lift.  The Yard features 10- to 20-foot rails, a 16-foot battle ship kinked rail, a 16-foot rainbow rail, and numerous tabletops and natural jib features. 

The resort’s high elevation and scenic beauty provide a perfect location for skiing and riding.  It’s located just east of the village along a ridge overlooking the Pigeon River valley.  Gaylord all decked out in an Alpine motif, offers visitors a quaint experience, whether shopping, dining, or sightseeing. It’s known as Michigan’s Alpine Village.