Carp Lake, Michigan · United States · ski area
Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex is a ski area in Carp Lake, Michigan, United States with 11 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 224 m and 415 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 11 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 415 m
- Vertical drop
- 191 m
- Nearest airport
- CMX · 97 km
Slopes by difficulty
23 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex is a ski area in Carp Lake, Michigan, the United States. Its 23 mapped downhill runs add up to 11 km, which ranks it #212 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 472 m long.
Slopes at Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex
About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 rope tows, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 224 m up to 415 m, a vertical drop of 191 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex
The nearest airport is Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX), about 97 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 6 min by car; Rhinelander Oneida County Airport (RHI) is 132 km away. Nearby ski areas include Jackson Creek Summit (14.9 km), Adventure Mountain, Black River Basin (10.5 km) and Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort (13.5 km), which together add 42 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex
- 1 CMX97 kmstraight line
- 2 RHI132 kmstraight line
- 3 IMT162 kmstraight line
- 4 YQT175 kmstraight line
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Ski resorts near Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex
- 42 kmJackson Creek Summit15 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 530 m
- 43 kmAdventure Mountain1 lift · up to 411 m
- 43 kmBlack River Basin10 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 493 m
- 48 kmBig Powderhorn Mountain Resort13 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 497 m
- 50 kmWolverine Ski Trailsup to 538 m
- 54 kmMount Zion Ski Area3.4 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 524 m
- 59 kmActive Backwoods Retreat Ski Trailsup to 500 m
- 72 kmWinMan Trailsup to 540 m
- 73 kmWhitecap Mountain19 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 541 m
- 82 kmMECCA Trailsup to 495 m
- 89 kmCovington Ski Hill1 lift · up to 510 m
- 89 kmTolkien Trailsup to 298 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.