Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort — Attraction in Ironwood Township

Big Powderhorn Mountain is a great, family ski area. The lodge is beautiful, our servers were so friendly and accommodating, the upstairs food menu is awesome and actually provides good value as far as ski food, and you can walk around with your boots off without feeling gross, because it's very clean and well-kept.

We stayed at a cabin right across from the lodge with the Big Powderhorn Lodging Association (seemingly not affiliated with the resort) and they were SPECTACULAR hosts. I highly recommend staying with BPLA.

The gift shop was closed the day we visited, but we've found very nice items there in the past; spending over $300 in there last year.

We tried renting a Wine Hut, but they were sold out that day. We'll ask earlier next year.

The lift operators are very nice, and respectful to the kids. But, the chairlift chairs are WAY too high. The loading height, and center-post layout makes it difficult to help a small child. Snowriver's chairs are probably 4-inches lower, which the kids can handle.

The layout of the hill is a challenge for us because we get separated easily, but still offers a...

Big Powderhorn Mountain was my first UP of Michigan ski experience. I must say, it truly is lived up to its slogan, "Real memories are created Up North". In the two days of skiing the famous Lake Superior Lake Effect snowfall, we truly made some real memories.

What they do well:

1. Snow! Not a snowmaking gun in site, all natural snow, great texture with both powder and groomed runs
2. Customer service! Front desk staff, lift operators, servers, we didn't run into anyone who wasn't friendly and good at their job.
3. Facilities! The chalet is a welcomed upgrade from my normal Twin Cities depilated chalets. Modern, clean, warm.
4. Lots of variety and nice vertical drop. It's vertical is a 2x to 2.5x most Midwest ski hills.
5. Views!

What needs some help:

1. Around 1/3 of the mountain was closed
2. Check in for lite tickets is a little strange. Tip: Make sure to sign up on line beforehand.
3. Size. It definitely beats anything near me, but if it were to expand to the 300-400 acre range, I would venture a guest it would start to rival as the best on the Midwest.

Overall, lovely...

We stayed at Base Camp 1 first week of January 2023. Beautiful slopes, with combination of groomed and powder, great lift service, lifts a bit outdated but well-maintained and well-run. The cabin is in a great location (truly ski-in/ski-out) and a picturesque view from the living room facing the slopes. We have had some pretty serious housekeeping issues on the night we moved in, but they were promptly and completely resolved the following morning, going beyond what was necessary to do. Our car would not start when we were about to check out, we parked it the most inconvenient way in the driveway for jump starting, and did not have the cables on top of it. Mary in lodging got one of their people to come out and jump the car for us, even though he needed two trips for that to get the extra long cables. This was really great considering that our geico road side assistance did not have any services contracted in that area. Despite the issues with the move-in, really great experience and would certainly...