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Porcupine Mountain
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| | Porcupine Mountain has a very beautiful view of Lake Superior. says Sally.
This ski resort has an average fraction of black and red slopes and an average ratio of beginner and intermediate trails. A 641 foot elevation difference is unsurprisingly not that much, but Porcupine Mountain compensates for it with other things. The 15 ski trails at this ski area are totally enjoyable. This is a conventional size ski mountain featuring a great vertical drop when |
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compared to other mid west ski hills. Porcupine Mountain has the biggest elevation difference for 84 miles. This ski resort has 100 acres of skiable land, and all of it makes for magnificent skiing. You may have to settle for a hotel
| | a bit far away from the base zone if you want to stay for a few days, but you'd better reserve before heading out because these places to stay fill up fast. This ski hill gets blanketed by an average amount of snow every season. All of the 4 different ski lifts will get you up the slope efficiently. The incredible annual snowfall of 17 feet is one of the reasons this is such a great ski hill. The winter in Michigan is truly a good time of year for snowboarding | |
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or skiing. Heaps of skiers journey up here from Merrill, specially on the weekends. Porcupine Mountain has a fairly modest collection of trails and a fairly modest sum of ski lifts. Snowboarding and skiing in this region is so much
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fun the whole winter season. A nice workout and getting out of the house for a while will have you returning. Some people prefer skiing and some snowboarding, either way, there are a lot of nice places for that in the neighborhood.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Porcupine Mountain ski area. |
| | Ski Areas Near Porcupine Mountain ski area:
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Indianhead, Michigan
, 27 miles away 638 foot drop, 9 lifts, 23 runs 42% Expert & Adv. 37% Intermediate 21% Beginner |
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Blackjack, Michigan
, 28 miles away 465 foot drop, 6 lifts, 20 runs 40% Expert & Adv. 40% Intermediate 20% Beginner |
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Big Powderhorn Mountain, Michigan
, 34 miles away 600 foot drop, 10 lifts, 33 runs 30% Expert & Adv. 35% Intermediate 35% Beginner |
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Whitecap Mountain, Wisconsin
, 55 miles away 400 foot drop, 8 lifts, 43 runs 37% Expert & Adv. 28% Intermediate 35% Beginner |
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Loch Lomond, Ontario
, 73 miles away 750 foot drop, 3 lifts, 14 runs 0% Expert & Adv. 0% Intermediate 0% Beginner |
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Ski Brule, Michigan
, 76 miles away 500 foot drop, 11 lifts, 17 runs 36% Expert & Adv. 35% Intermediate 29% Beginner |
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Lutsen, Minnesota
, 84 miles away 1088 foot drop, 10 lifts, 92 runs 35% Expert & Adv. 47% Intermediate 18% Beginner |
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Granite Peak, Wisconsin
, 89 miles away 700 foot drop, 8 lifts, 74 runs 35% Expert & Adv. 35% Intermediate 30% Beginner |
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| | Whitewater Near Porcupine Mountain ski area:
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Union River, Ontonagon
County
, 2 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 1.3 miles long (Union River cabin to campground) |
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Little Iron River, Ontonagon
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 7.5 miles long (Nonesuch Falls to Highway 107) |
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Big Iron River, Ontonagon
County
, 5 miles away, Class II-III - 4.3 miles long (White Pine to Silver City) |
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