Best Resorts in Michigan...mainly based off their parks.

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KalCobra

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Im planning on going up to MI this winter and I have been to Boyne in the past but I was wanting to know where the best places to go are for park riding. I heard Marquette is good, but let me know.
 
Nubs Nob has a lot of features (rails). Their superpipe has its own tow rope. They have no jump line though. Go to Boyne if you want to hit jumps.

Crystal is the closest resort to southern michigan that has its own pipe, and a medicore terrain park.
 
Marquette Mountain has the best jump line/Jumps in Michigan. They also have a pretty good selection of rail features. It is a long drive but it is definitely worth it. Other than that Nubs and Boyne are pretty good.

If you live downstate you should go to Cannonsburg, they usually have 1 decent jump and a handful of rails set up.
 
if you're gonna go a ways don't rule out schuss, its rails and shit were sick last year, plus a few cool jumps. plus its usually cheap
 
nubs has some sick rails. And the superpipe is as good and brekinridges. Its my home mountian and i love it
 
sick. It sounds like ill at least go as far north as boyne highlands and nubs...it would be nice to make it to marquette.
 
I don't know anything about the downstate parks, but up north, these are my thoughts

Boyne Mt- park is getting better now, new crew, new ideas,.. superpipe, lots iof rails, a beginner park and a boardercross.

boyne Highlands- 13' pipe, wallrrides, lots of rails/boxes, well maintained, 4 parks with a long boardercross

Crystal- never been there

Schuss/Shanty- 13' pipe, 3 parks at Schuss, 1 large, 1 small/med, and a area that changes though out the year, well maintained, good setups, a 3 sometimes 4 tabletop jump line, a variety or rails, dedicated park crew, on duty everyday . Summit will have one top to bottom run, with several rails and jumps this year. cheap- $5 wed nights, 4 for $40 Mondays, $10 at the Summit (Shanty) everyday its open(fri, sat, sun only)

Otsego- better know some one $$$$- heard its badass. late in the season they offer public night skiing one or two night a week on 50% of their terrain

Nubs- perfect superpipe, plenty rails and boxes, lacking in a jump line. Plus a small boardercross. Nice park sometimes the approches are hard to use.

I think all the areas are stepping up their parks again this year, and all offer different ideas and the way the parks feel.
 
Marquette fucking sick, my home mountain. I'm gonna go check out Brule on the 13th, opening day, free lift tickets. So legit. And if anyone is gonna be hitting up brule this season, shoot me a pm, I just one a 2 for 1 ticket thing for brule in a raffle, so half of ticket + gas money for a ride.
 
This is where your wrong. its mah home mtn. and they pipe is ONLY GOOD WHEN IT IS MAINTAINTEd, which is like, once a month.it blows otherwise.
 
there's NO way brule can actually open on friday. I'm up in Houghton and its like 55 outside today, unless it gets mad cold like, now, brule will have either the shittiest opening day ever. or they'll have to delay the opener.
 
with this weather we're having up here they better learn how to make some crazy warm weather snow or something. or else its not happenin' for a little while.
 
Brule had some huge jumps like... maybe 40-50 foot tables which is big for the midwest last year but their rails are terrible. so if you like all around park go to MM but short lift lines and nice jumps then brules the spot
 
I still like Boyne.

Its the best deal in Michigan. Highlands and Mountain for $249 if you are a college student, and between those 2 ski hills you ought to find enough park to wet your appetite.

I still like skiing at Nubs Nob though myself. My first "powder day" in Michigan was at Nubs Nob and it had dumped probably like 7-8 inches. The whole place had tons of untracked snow, and more gladed runs than anywhere else. Tons of space to find your own place and ski. And everything wasn't all tracked out in like 2 hours except for runs under the orange chairs and I forgot what else.

I thought the park had a shitload of rails and other features. No jumps, and I never tried the pipe at Nubs.
 
I admit i have been out of the michigan park scene for a while but i hope boyne has turned their act around because as of a couple years ago they seemed to have their heads on backwards and their parks really sucked. I did make it to spring board meeting at highlands 2 winters ago and they had stepped it up a bit with a fun jump and a couple rails. Im anticipating improvement all around...hopefully
 
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