NickNorth11

Hey guys. You have a very nice site here, with loads of good info. I'm from MI and have snowboarded about 10 years now, although I've only been able to hit the slopes 3-4 times a year for the past several years due to moving south. I usually mind my own and stick to actually boarding instead of talking about it, but I figured I'd see what's up with the boarding scene. You'll undoubtedly notice my lack of knowledge when it comes to boarder lingo, but that doesn't mean I can't board, so don't hate.

berg

welcome to the forum nick! where abouts in michigan are you? i live in grand rapids...so i feel your pain on the lack of mountains nearby.

NickNorth11

Well, I used to live in Mancelona, which is kinda between Gaylord and Traverse City. I lived within an hour to 4 or 5 resorts, but typically went to Schuss Mountain, which was about 10-15 minutes away. I moved to kentucky to go to college about 5 years ago (I live in southern Indiana now), and haven't been able to board very much since then. In fact, I think I've gotten quite a bit worse since then. Are there any places to board in Michigan that are that far south?

berg

the only one i can think of is bittersweet. it's in otsego michigan. it's the epitome of a small michigan hill trying to be a resort, so there's no vertical. i don't think full price lift tickets are worth it, but they have a 2 for 1 deal on tuesdays. you can usually hang around the ticket window and wait for another single to show up if you're riding solo.

NickNorth11

I've never heard of that one. I've been to tree-tops and hidden valley (h.v. is private), but I've never heard of bittersweet. Is it better than tree-tops?