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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
31"
Dec
47"
Jan
30"
Feb
10"
Mar
3"
Apr
Terrain Overview
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
December 05, 20242024/12/05
Projected Opening
March 16, 20252025/03/16
Projected Closing
133
Projected Days Open
97
Days Open Last Year
61
Years Open
140"
Average Snowfall
Contact Information
The Highlands
600 Highlands Drive
49740 Harbor Springs, Michigan
United States
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