Crystal Mountain, Michigan · United States · ski area
Crystal Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Crystal Mountain is a ski area in Crystal Mountain, Michigan, United States with 16 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 242 m and 344 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 344 m
- Vertical drop
- 102 m
- Nearest airport
- TVC · 41 km
Slopes by difficulty
55 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 6 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
Crystal Mountain is a ski area in Crystal Mountain, Michigan, the United States. Its 55 mapped downhill runs add up to 16 km, which ranks it #172 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 282 m long.
Slopes at Crystal Mountain
About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 43% intermediate and 14% advanced or expert, which makes Crystal Mountain a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 242 m up to 344 m, a vertical drop of 102 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Crystal Mountain
The nearest airport is Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), about 41 km away in a straight line — roughly 53 minutes by car; Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN) is 150 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mackenzie Cross-Country Trail, Hickory Hills (2.3 km), Caberfae Peaks (6.6 km) and The Homestead (2.8 km), which together add 12 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Crystal Mountain
- 1 TVC41 kmstraight line
- 2 PLN150 kmstraight line
- 3 MKG152 kmstraight line
- 4 ESC159 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Crystal Mountain
- 38 kmMackenzie Cross-Country Trailup to 364 m
- 38 kmHickory Hills2.3 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 299 m
- 38 kmCaberfae Peaks6.6 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 465 m
- 44 kmThe Homestead2.8 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 274 m
- 45 kmMt. Holiday4 lifts · up to 265 m
- 48 kmVasa Pathwayup to 298 m
- 63 kmMissaukee Mountain0.9 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 439 m
- 79 kmSummit Mountain2.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 299 m
- 80 kmShanty Creek ResortsSmall ski area
- 82 kmSchuss Mountain8.9 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 356 m
- 99 kmHanson HillsSmall ski area
- 106 kmForbush Corner Nordic Cross Country Skiing Centerup to 405 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.