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Big Powderhorn

Michigan, US

13 kmStrails
128 mvertical
10lifts
❄︎light snow
177 cma season, measured

Open it on the map 3D trail map bigpowderhorn.net Webcams ↗

North America
New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452Big PowderhornNew York CityLos AngelesTorontoChicago
Michigan
Duluth — town, pop. 86,110Wausau — town, pop. 39,094Camp 10 Ski AreaChristie MountainGranite Peak ResortLutsen MountainsMont Ripley Ski AreaNorway MountainPaul Bunyan Ski HillPine MountainSnowriver Mountain ResortSpirit MountainWhitecap Mountains ResortGiants Ridge Recreation AreaBig PowderhornDuluthWausau
Within 30 km
Ironwood — town, pop. 5,002Bessemer — town, pop. 1,770Wakefield — town, pop. 1,725Whitecap Mountains ResortBig PowderhornBig PowderhornWhitecap Mountains R…Ironwood

Closed today

Season: usually early December - early April.

Webcamson bigpowderhorn.net

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Indy Pass2 daysblackout calendar not published
Indy+ Pass2 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

498 msummit
128 mvertical
370 mbase
Region
Bessemer, Michigan, United States

Where it stands

trails
13 kmmedian 19 km
41%
vertical
128 mmedian 324 m
22%
advanced or harder
24%median 26%
41%
novice or easy
39%median 30%
81%
snowfall
177 cmmedian 207 cm · model here 218 cm
54%

this resort middle half median model

The Season

32%of Dec–Mar days it snows
5days, longest snowy stretch
model
Snow on the ground
20406080 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date
200400600 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

middle half of winterstypical2025/26

Snow on the ground: measured at IRONWOOD (GHCN station), 8.7 km away; 15 winters · Snowfall: measured at IRONWOOD (GHCN station), 8.7 km away; 12 winters · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper

Terrain

above: this resort · below: typical of the 90 North American resorts of 10 km to 25 km

  • novicegreen circle0.1 km · 1 run
  • easygreen circle5.1 km · 12 runs
  • intermediateblue square5 km · 16 runs
  • advancedblack diamond3.3 km · 17 runs

North American grading.

Trail map

Learning Area — green circle (novice)Alpen — green circle (easy)Flintlock — green circle (easy)Sly Fox — green circle (easy)Trigger — green circle (easy)Buckshot — green circle (easy)Back Bowl East — green circle (easy)unnamed run — green circle (easy)Oxbow — green circle (easy)Shotgun — green circle (easy)Passenthru — green circle (easy)Big Bird — green circle (easy)Reindeer — green circle (easy)Tamarou West — blue square (intermediate)Ricochet — blue square (intermediate)Ramrod — blue square (intermediate)Upper Double Barrel — blue square (intermediate)Vertical Drop — blue square (intermediate)Caribou — blue square (intermediate)Musket — blue square (intermediate)Back Bowl East — blue square (intermediate)Bovidae West — blue square (intermediate)Lower Tamarou — blue square (intermediate)Firecracker — blue square (intermediate)Lower Smoke — blue square (intermediate)Tamarou East — blue square (intermediate)Dynamite — blue square (intermediate)Bovidae — blue square (intermediate)Powderkeg — blue square (intermediate)Thunder — black diamond (advanced)Louie's Chute — black diamond (advanced)Half Choke Chute — black diamond (advanced)Vertical Drop — black diamond (advanced)Bullet — black diamond (advanced)Glen's Trail — black diamond (advanced)Double Barrel — black diamond (advanced)Cannonball — black diamond (advanced)Double Barrel West — black diamond (advanced)Upper Smoke — black diamond (advanced)Full Choke Chute — black diamond (advanced)Don't Chute — black diamond (advanced)Crosshair Chute — black diamond (advanced)Blunder — black diamond (advanced)4 Bovidae — chairlift — 372 m to 490 m4 Bovidae — chairlift — 372 m to 490 m8 Tamarou — chairlift — 376 m to 482 m8 Tamarou — chairlift — 376 m to 482 m6 Ricochet — chairlift — 371 m to 496 m6 Ricochet — chairlift — 371 m to 496 m2 Flintlock — chairlift — 379 m to 480 m2 Flintlock — chairlift — 379 m to 480 m7 Big Bird — chairlift — 374 m to 425 m7 Big Bird — chairlift — 374 m to 425 mlift — rope tow — 370 m to 373 mlift — rope tow — 370 m to 373 m1 Alpen — chairlift — 406 m to 479 m1 Alpen — chairlift — 406 m to 479 m3 Buckshot — chairlift — 372 m to 485 m3 Buckshot — chairlift — 372 m to 485 m5 Smoke — chairlift — 374 m to 499 m5 Smoke — chairlift — 374 m to 499 m9 Shotgun — chairlift — 377 m to 483 m9 Shotgun — chairlift — 377 m to 483 m200 m
lift9 chairlifts1 rope towruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMapFull screen ↗
Lifts and runs by name
Lifts
4 Bovidae, 8 Tamarou, 6 Ricochet, 2 Flintlock, 7 Big Bird, 1 Alpen, 3 Buckshot, 5 Smoke, 9 Shotgun
Green circle
Learning Area, Alpen, Flintlock, Sly Fox, Trigger, Buckshot, Back Bowl East, Oxbow, Shotgun, Passenthru, Big Bird, Reindeer
Blue square
Tamarou West, Ricochet, Ramrod, Upper Double Barrel, Vertical Drop, Caribou, Musket, Back Bowl East, Bovidae West, Lower Tamarou, Firecracker, Lower Smoke, Tamarou East, Dynamite, Bovidae, Powderkeg
Black diamond
Thunder, Louie's Chute, Half Choke Chute, Vertical Drop, Bullet, Glen's Trail, Double Barrel, Cannonball, Double Barrel West, Upper Smoke, Full Choke Chute, Don't Chute, Crosshair Chute, Blunder

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPassesCompare
Big Powderhorn—13 km❄︎
Whitecap Mountains Resort26 km19 km❄︎
Snowriver Mountain Resort49 km—❄︎
Camp 10 Ski Area116 km4 km❄︎
Mont Ripley Ski Area136 km5 km❄︎
Lutsen Mountains137 km27 km❄︎
Christie Mountain149 km6 km❄︎
FAQ
Is Big Powderhorn on the Indy Pass?
Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Big Powderhorn for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published.
Is Big Powderhorn on the Indy+ Pass?
Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Big Powderhorn for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Big Powderhorn get?
Big Powderhorn has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 177 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Whitecap Mountains Resort (26 km), Camp 10 Ski Area (116 km), Mont Ripley Ski Area (136 km)
Sources
Pass terms
Indy
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
Open-Meteo
Webcams
the resort's own webcam page; the imagery remains the operator's
Snowfall, measured
OnTheSnow, 10-season mean
Snowfall, model
ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain

Data (ODbL) · Method

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