Michigan Has More Ski Resorts Than Colorado, Most of America

When I was in middle school, I was given a snowboard for Christmas and I was thrilled. I had never expressed interest in snowboarding, so what possessed my grandma to get me one is beyond me, but I loved it. I was convinced I was going to be the next Shaun White. To no one's surprise, that never happened, but it wasn't because of a lack of places to snowboard.

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As it turns out, Michigan has a lot of ski resorts around the state. More than almost every state in the entire country, and it isn't even close. So, how many ski resorts are in Michigan, and who has more than us?

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Michigan Ski Resorts

When I think of skiing, I think of places with many mountains like Colorado and its Rocky Mountains. But Colorado isn't even in the top 3. I was surprised to learn that Michigan does have quite a few mountains of its own like The Huron Mountains or the Porcupine Mountains in the Upper Peninsula

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Michigan has 40+ ski resorts, the second most in the US. Being in a State where the UP can average 200+ inches of snow a year and areas of the Lower Peninsula can average over 100 inches makes for great skiing conditions. Only New York has more, with around 50 ski resorts. You can view a list of ski resorts around Michigan here.

Ski Resort Woes

It's been a tough couple years for ski resorts in Michigan and around the country. The pandemic left resorts empty, then El Nino brought an unseasonably warm 2023-2024 winter with record-low snowfall numbers. In some spots, ski resorts didn't have enough snow to function, a trend that has seen ski season getting shorter and shorter over the years.

This year is expecting to be business as usual and will hopefully be a good bounce back year for the skiing industry.