Porcupine Mountain State Park (Porkies) Mi 3/18/22

[ciscokid]

Well we’re over to ski by the big big Lake and we are at Porcupine and conditions are fast and firm and the views are stupendous.

I figured I’d have a quick lunch and hopefully the rope toe will open soon because I have a 350 mile drive back to the Mackinac bridge tonight seven hours or so

 

[ciscokid]

They finally opened the rope till to get over to the other side of the mountain so we did superior view and checked out the old lift that was taken down there

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Excellent, this looks exactly like a road trip that I'd go on. What these ski areas lack in vertical, they compensate with old-school atmosphere.

Is there any chance you could post a map that shows the various stops, like this one from my recent visit? They only take a couple minutes to make.

 

[ciscokid]

James I’m quite a simpleton when it comes to doing that kind of map making but essentially just north from greater Grand Rapids Mi to the Mackinac bridge, west on M 2 to Iron Mountain,( Pine Mtn) continue west to Ski Brule, west on 2 past Ironwood to Duluth, up to Lutsen and reversed. From Porcupine east on 28 to Marquette, Munising and back down to 2 east.

Al Quall, Marquette mtn

 

[Harvey]

I can't believe I never heard of this place. I'm certainly no midwest ski mountain expert, but 650 feet of vert has it up there with the tallest after Bohemia?

Looks cool:

Did you split the post in two because of pic limits?

 

[tirolski]

It’s also affiliated with the only college that has a ski resort.
Ya can major in Ski Area Management.
Wonder if their mascot is a porcupine?

Ski Area Management

www.gogebic.edu

 

[ciscokid]

Harv, Bohemia 900, Lutsen 825, Indianhead 638. Porkies 650

Telefest at Porcupine you would love. The Gogebic college does a good job here and Zion

Split for time not limits

Zion- Jaytrem hiked, I shuttled, was closed . Bottom few pics a few days earlier

 

[D.B. Cooper]

That's a cool base lodge. I especially like the outdoor fireplace. That thing is something.

 

[Brownski]

Is that a half pipe maker there? I can’t remember the last t8me I saw a half pipe. Does anybody still make them?

 

[tirolski]

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park news.

New services coming to Porcupine Mountains park

By John Pepin Michigan Department of Natural Resources ONTONAGON — At the conclusion of a cooperative and productive partnership with Gogebic Community College that spanned 10 years, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will now again operate the popular downhill winter sports complex at...

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