Custer, Michigan · United States · ski area
Schuss Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Schuss Mountain is a ski area in Custer, Michigan, United States with 8.9 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 252 m and 356 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 8.9 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 356 m
- Vertical drop
- 104 m
- Nearest airport
- TVC · 42 km
Slopes by difficulty
38 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 Chairlifts
- 2 Rope tows
- 1 Magic carpets
Schuss Mountain is a ski area in Custer, Michigan, the United States. Its 38 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.9 km, which ranks it #236 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 234 m long.
Slopes at Schuss Mountain
About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 28% intermediate and 35% advanced or expert, which makes Schuss Mountain best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 2 rope tows, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 252 m up to 356 m, a vertical drop of 104 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Schuss Mountain
The nearest airport is Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), about 42 km away in a straight line — roughly 54 minutes by car; Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include Shanty Creek Resorts, Summit Mountain (2.9 km), Boyne Mountain (25.3 km) and Vasa Pathway, which together add 28 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Schuss Mountain
- 1 TVC42 kmstraight line
- 2 PLN75 kmstraight line
- 3 APN125 kmstraight line
- 4 CIU154 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Schuss Mountain
- 4 kmShanty Creek ResortsSmall ski area
- 4 kmSummit Mountain2.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 299 m
- 29 kmBoyne Mountain25 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 351 m
- 35 kmVasa Pathwayup to 298 m
- 38 kmMt. Holiday4 lifts · up to 265 m
- 38 kmMichayweup to 435 m
- 38 kmForbush Corner Nordic Cross Country Skiing Centerup to 405 m
- 39 kmOtsego Club6.8 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 425 m
- 44 kmTreetops Sylvan Resort5.3 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 407 m
- 44 kmMt. McSauba1.1 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 228 m
- 45 kmHanson HillsSmall ski area
- 46 kmHickory Hills2.3 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 299 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.