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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.
Oct 18 2009 1:50PM
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dlilly
Posts: 241 - Karma: 10
Marquette is killer, but its one hell of a long drive.
Oct 18 2009 2:38PM
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factory81
Posts: 3967 - Karma: 63
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.
Oct 18 2009 5:38PM
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KalCobra
Posts: 68 - Karma: 25
isnt nubs nob real close to boyne?
Oct 18 2009 6:22PM
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soulskier
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boyne has two resorts, mountain and highlands
nubs nob is right across the road from boyne highlands
Oct 18 2009 6:29PM
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Wrkn4ThaWeekend
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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.
Oct 18 2009 7:16PM
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nick_GAPER
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bittersweet has some sick skiers and there park has potetial. the jumps mostly suck but the rails are dope.
Oct 18 2009 8:02PM
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s.miller
Posts: 268 - Karma: 95
yep
Oct 18 2009 9:04PM
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factory81
Posts: 3967 - Karma: 63
cannonsburg is awesome for offering enough for people to progress on that is for sure.
Oct 18 2009 10:31PM
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zylstra
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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
Oct 19 2009 10:53AM
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Chompo.
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nubs has some sick rails. And the superpipe is as good and brekinridges. Its my home mountian and i love it
Oct 19 2009 3:19PM
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KalCobra
Posts: 68 - Karma: 25
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.
Oct 20 2009 12:04AM
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JPSchuss
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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. 

Oct 20 2009 12:40PM
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Pinguu
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downstate: Cannonsburg

U.P.-- Marquette Mountain fer sure
Oct 20 2009 1:08PM
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armadaman09
Posts: 35 - Karma: 10
marquette fo sho or brule, everything in the lower penninsula blows. stay in the upper
Nov 3 2009 8:45PM
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
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.
Nov 5 2009 10:27PM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
the 13th holy shit. if it wasn't a 7 (ish) hour drive i would be there
Nov 6 2009 10:58AM
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averyshyra
Posts: 1184 - Karma: 731
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.
Nov 6 2009 5:09PM
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IRockLizzys
Posts: 391 - Karma: 11
Marquette and Boyne are sick, but Otsego takes the cake as far as park goes
Nov 9 2009 2:32PM
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WILLFRO07
Posts: 392 - Karma: 15
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.
Nov 9 2009 4:08PM
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
It better open. All i can say.
Nov 9 2009 5:40PM
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WILLFRO07
Posts: 392 - Karma: 15
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.
Nov 9 2009 5:59PM
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DJCrazyA
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jumps def suck, thats what happens when theres no park crew and gapers run down the lips
Nov 9 2009 7:11PM
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ESKIMOshred09
Posts: 148 - Karma: 9
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
Nov 9 2009 9:50PM
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factory81
Posts: 3967 - Karma: 63
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.
Nov 10 2009 2:36PM
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s.miller
Posts: 268 - Karma: 95
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
Nov 10 2009 3:45PM
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tramdockwobbler
Posts: 106 - Karma: 43
Stephan you are a meat, and perhaps boyne won't S a big D this winter. They had a sick setup for spring board last season.
Nov 19 2009 8:37AM
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tramdockwobbler
Posts: 106 - Karma: 43
and Otsego club is the best
Nov 19 2009 8:38AM
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snowking249
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yeah if ur willing to pay 5 grand a year, straight bullshit if you ask me
Dec 5 2009 9:11PM
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Railyard_rails
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Marquette is the jam! RailYard Rails is building a sick wall ride for the MM Park!

Dec 8 2009 4:41PM
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s.miller
Posts: 268 - Karma: 95
nah, hes got connections
Dec 8 2009 4:56PM
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
Hell yeah!
Dec 8 2009 7:06PM
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