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Best Skiing and Snowboarding in and Around Southeast Michigan
You don't need to drive far to find a great ski resort. Southeast Michigan has plenty of ski resorts where you can spend a day – or more! – swooshing down the slopes.
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Alpine Valley
Address: 6775 E. Highland Road, White Lake
Phone: 248-887-4183
2012-2013 hours and costs:
- Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $32
- Sunday-Thursday evening 3-10 p.m. $33
- Sunday-Thursday night 6-10 p.m. $32
- Ski and snowboard rental $25
- Weekends and holidays (day) 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $40
- Weekends and holidays (all day and evening) 9 a.m.-11 p.m. $50
- Ski and snowboard rental $25
- See website for additional pricing information and late ski times and costs
The half pipe and a mini board park – popular with the kids for snowboarders. Strap on your helmet and wax your skis to swoosh down 25 tree-lined slopes at southeast Michigan's largest ski and snowboard area. There are nine chair lifts and four rope tows to help you make your way to the top of the slopes.
Mount Brighton Ski Resort
Address: 4141 Bauer Road, Brighton
Phone: 810-229-9581, ext. 212
2012-2013 hours and costs:
- Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $32
- Monday-Thursday 3-10 p.m. $32
- Fridays 5:30-10 p.m. $32
- Saturday, Sunday and holidays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $37, ski 1-5 p.m. for $34, 3 p.m.-close $37
- Ski or snowboard rental $28
- See website for additional pricing information and late ski times and costs
This extensive Livingston County ski resort includes 130 skiable acres – along with 26 trails. Seven chair lifts and 11 surface lifts zip you to the slopes. For night owls, try skiing through the chilly dark air: Some slopes don't close until 2 a.m. on Saturday. New this year, the resort is opening progression parks within their 15-acre terrain park. Get ready to jump!
Pine Knob Ski & Snowboard Resort
Address: 7778 Pine Knob, Clarkston
Phone: 248-625-0800
2012-2013 hours and costs:
- Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $33
- Saturday, Sunday and holidays 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $41
- Sunday-Thursday (evening) 3-10 p.m. $33
- Friday, Saturday and holidays (evening) 3-11 p.m. $41
Just 42 minutes northeast of Detroit, you can get to this resort in a flash. Once here, you'll have plenty of time to ski through the 17 runs, with six chairlifts and four towropes to get you to them – whether you're looking for an easy trail or a double black diamond. All-day weekend passes are also available. You might notice more snow when you visit this year: The resort has increased its number of snow guns by 20 percent!
Bittersweet Ski Resort
Address: 600 River Road, Otsego
Phone: 269-694-2032, ext. 23
2012-2013 hours and costs:
- Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. $31
- Saturday and holidays 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. $39
- Sunday 9 a.m.-10 p.m. $39
- Sunday-Thursday (evenings) 5 p.m.-close $28
- Friday (evenings) 5 p.m.-close $31
- Saturday (evenings) 5 p.m.-close $31
- Skis and snowboards $24 (skis are $22 evenings)
Once the weather turns cold, it's time to head to the slopes at Bittersweet Ski Resort just north of Kalamazoo. With a quad chairlift to complement six other chairlifts and six towropes, you can make your way across the resort's 20 runs for a full day of fun. For kids 6 years and under, rates are 50-percent off!
