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Boyne Highlands Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Boyne Highlands Resort is a ski area in Pleasantview, Michigan, United States with 22 km of mapped downhill runs and 7 lifts, between 240 m and 400 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
22 km
Lifts
7
Top elevation
400 m
Vertical drop
160 m
Cross-country
19 km
Nearest airport
PLN · 15 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy10 km
  • Other0.4 km
  • Beginner0.2 km
  • Advanced4.0 km
  • Intermediate6.6 km

48 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Boyne Highlands Resort is a ski area in Pleasantview, Michigan, the United States. Its 48 mapped downhill runs add up to 22 km, which ranks it #137 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 448 m long.

Slopes at Boyne Highlands Resort

About 49% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 30% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Boyne Highlands Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 240 m up to 400 m, a vertical drop of 160 m — typical of a local ski hill. Cross-country skiers get 18.7 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Boyne Highlands Resort

The nearest airport is Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN), about 15 km away in a straight line — roughly 20 minutes by car; Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) is 93 km away. Nearby ski areas include Nub's Nob (15.1 km), Petoskey Winter Sports Park (0.2 km), Mt. McSauba (1.1 km) and Boyne Mountain (25.3 km), which together add 48 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Boyne Highlands Resort

  1. 1
    Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport Flag of United StatesPellston, United States Airports in United States
    PLN15 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Chippewa County International Airport Flag of United StatesKincheloe, United States Airports in United States
    CIU93 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Cherry Capital Airport Flag of United StatesTraverse City, United States Airports in United States
    TVC96 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Alpena County Regional Airport Flag of United StatesAlpena, United States Airports in United States
    APN117 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Boyne Highlands Resort have?

22 km of downhill runs (48 runs): 10 km easy, 0.4 km other, 0.2 km beginner, 4.0 km advanced, 6.6 km intermediate. It is #137 in United States by piste length.

How high is Boyne Highlands Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 400 m (1,312 ft); the lowest point is 240 m, a vertical drop of 160 m.

What is the nearest airport to Boyne Highlands Resort?

Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN), about 15 km away in a straight line; Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) is 93 km away.

How many ski lifts does Boyne Highlands Resort have?

7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.