Michigan — While ski season is winding down for most ski resorts in the Midwest, two ski resorts in the region are far from finished.
Thanks to natural snowfall on one mountain and an impressive snowmaking buildout on another, it appears that some of the last mountains standing in North America will be in Michigan. Also, there are a few Michigan ski resorts that haven’t closed yet and could make it to next month.
The first is Boyne Mountain, which began its late spring operations last winter. Snowmakers have piled on layers onto the Victor trail, as was the case last winter. In a social media post last week, they shared that parts of the trail still have over 200 inches of snow.
Boyne Mountain has shifted to weekend-only operations until April 19th. From there, they will be open on weekends until they can no longer create a skiable surface.
Up in the Upper Peninsula, Mount Bohemia also hopes to stay open into May. The Michigan ski resort, which doesn’t have snowmaking or grooming, has received 350 inches of natural snowfall so far this season. It intends to be open on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) until Mother’s Day (May 10th).
Two others are also aiming for late closings. Norway Mountain, which made it to May for one day last season, plans to keep open as late as possible. Ski Brule also plans to stay open on weekends, as long as the snow lasts. Their latest ever closing date is May 15th.
While the two will be competing to be the last to close, it’s clearly friendly. Boyne will be treating Bohemia and their own passholders to a day at the ski resort on May 19th, which will likely cap off a great season of skiing for The Wolverine State.
Image/Video Credits: Boyne Mountain Resort, Mount Bohemia
