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MEDIA GUIDE SUMMER 2016
MEDI A GUIDE
S U M M E R 2 0 1 6
WELCOME TO THE INN AT BAY HARBOR 3
INN AT BAY HARBOR JOINS AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION 4
SIGNATURE MOMENTS 5
RESORT AMENITIES 7
GOLF COURSES: THE LINKS 10
GOLF COURSES: THE PRESERVE 11
GOLF COURSES: THE QUARRY 12
GOLF COURSES: CROOKED TREE GOLF CLUB 13
ACCOLADES 14
THE STORY OF BAY HARBOR 16
SISTER RESORTS 17
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME TO THE NEWINN AT BAY HARBOR
FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES
Erin ErnstDirector of CommunicationsOffice: [email protected]/press
For over 100 years vacationers have traveled to Petoskey, located on northern Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay. They came to escape the heat of summer, the commotion of big cities and rekindle the romance. They found a natural paradise replete with numerous pastimes and were treated every evening to million dollar sunsets on “America’s Third Coast”.
The Inn at Bay Harbor takes you back to a time when elegance reigned supreme, service was an art form and serene surroundings were all that was needed to make grand ideas flourish. Whether coming for a romantic getaway, family vacation, business meeting, golf or ski trip, the one thing you are always sure to depart with are memories that last a lifetime. From spring to winter, a myriad of sports, recreation, dining, spa, shopping and local activities are abound, filling your days with rich moments, morning to night.
In June of 2016, Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International’s distinctive portfolio of independent hotels recognized for celebrating individuality, welcomed the Inn at Bay Harbor to its collection. The Inn becomes only the second Autograph Collection Hotel in Michigan, following The Henry in Dearborn.
Launched in 2010, Autograph Collection Hotels is an evolving ensemble of strikingly independent hotels located in desirable destinations around the world. Exactly like nothing else, each destination, including the Inn at Bay Harbor, has been thoughtfully selected for its bold originality, rich character and uncommon details. From near to far, iconic to historic, the result is a unique array of properties that is nothing less than completely unique, nothing short of collectively exceptional.
Designed in the tradition of turn-of-the-century grand hotels, the Inn evokes levels of service, romance and elegance rarely experienced in Michigan — or anywhere else. From fine dining to spa treatments to intricate details that make each stay special, the Inn’s amenities are curated to provide each guest with an unparalleled, unforgettable experience.
In preparation for the conversion from Marriott’s Renaissance Hotels & Resorts to the Autograph Collection Hotels brand, the Inn has completed a $2 million dollar renovation. The lobby — centered on a spectacular Schonbek chandelier with more than
INN AT BAY HARBOR JOINS MARRIOT INTERNATIONAL’S AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION HOTELS
34,000 gem-cut crystals and nearly 200 lights — has been modernized with a warm ambiance to settle in from a day’s travels. Deep blue wingback chairs, rich leathers, marble tabletops, decorative lighting and a cozy fireplace flanked with bookshelves of northern Michigan memorabilia encourages guests to linger. Off the lobby, intimate alcoves and a gathering table provide the perfect settings to savor a classic cocktail and catch up on conversations with loved ones. Lakeside dining at its finest is served up in the all-new Vintage Chophouse | Wine Bar where guests can indulge, unwind, and soak in refreshing lake breezes and famed ‘million dollar sunsets’ in this classic all-American steakhouse.
Among the first phase of guest room renovations are 35 newly redesigned Master Suites featuring classic elements with contemporary twists. Calming hues and nautically-inspired patterns, textures and art provide a relaxing state of mind while enjoying the comforts of these one-bedroom suites with full kitchens, living areas with Travertine stone fireplaces, marble baths, and breathtaking balcony views.
Learn more about the Autograph Collection by visiting www.autographhotels.com.
TRADITION. OUR WAY.As a remnant of British high society, the concept of high tea suggests something a bit elite, rarefied and exclusive. At the Inn, we’ve stripped away the airs, and recast the tradition as an all-inclusive afternoon event, where guests meet, mingle, and share stories of their travels. With a lively menu of tea, spirits and snacks, our High Tea has earned its place as a guest favorite – and a hallmark of every satisfying stay.
SIGNATURE MOMENTS
PIECES OF THE PASTAs souvenirs go, few treasures are as beautiful – or as interesting – as Petoskey Stones. Found almost exclusively in and around Little Traverse Bay, these pieces of fossilized coral are regularly revealed in the waters along the Inn’s shoreline. Requiring a sharp eye and a touch of dedication, stone hunters are often rewarded, and both the keepsakes and the memories are sure to last a lifetime.
SIGNATURE MOMENTS
KIDDING AROUNDWhen summer arrives, our under-18 population shows a marked increase. And for kids of a certain age, our Kids’ Club is enough justification to book a return trip. With regularly-scheduled events every day of the week, and our always-popular Saturday movie nights, the younger set will have plenty of distractions – while giving parents some free time to enjoy theirs.
SWEET SPOT.Northern Michigan grows more than 50% of the annual U.S. cherry crop. It’s a sweet statistic that’s not well known - but one we’re proud to celebrate. That’s why we welcome each guest with a gift of chocolate-covered cherries, handcrafted in Petoskey’s very own Kilwins Chocolate Kitchens. It’s our way of sharing the flavor of the region, and making your stay just a little bit sweeter.
ACCOMMODATIONS • Inn at Bay Harbor
› 123 guest rooms, including 84 suites
• Lakeside Cottages › 22 two- and three-bedroom cottages
• Crooked Tree Cottages › 13 cottages
FOOD & BEVERAGE FACILITIES • Vintage Chophouse | Wine Bar• The Sagamore Room • The Inn Café • The Cabana Bar (summer)• Arthur’s 27
(Bay Harbor Golf Club — summer)• The Links Gri l le
(Bay Harbor Golf Club — summer)
CONVENTION FACILITIES • 6,600 sq. feet of convention space• Seven meeting and board rooms • Audio visual , sound and
l ighting equipment • Professional group sales
and event management
RESORT AMENITIES
RESORT AMENITIES
GOLF FACILITIES • 27-hole Bay Harbor Golf Club
(Arthur Hil ls) › The Links › The Quarry › The Preserve
• 18-hole Crooked Tree Golf Club (Harry Bowers)
• Full service clubhouse at Bay Harbor Golf Club
• Two golf shops offering apparel and equipment
• Private and group instruction
SPA FACILITIES • The Spa at the Inn at Bay Harbor
› Extensive spa menu › Salon and make-up services › Private manicure/pedicure suite › Private couples massage suite › Spa boutique › Yoga by the Bay › Numerous events and retreats
RESORT FACILITIES & AMENITIES
• Business center • Bicycl ing trai ls
• Outdoor heated swimming pool and whir lpool
• Pool cabanas • Terrace dining • Exercise room • Beach area with chaise lounges • Lawn chess and croquet • In-room dining • Concierge services • Complimentary valet parking • Souvenir shop • Complimentary wireless Internet
AREA ATTACTIONS • Four championship golf courses
at Boyne Highlands • Two championship golf courses
at Boyne Mountain • Ski ing, snowboarding, tubing
at nearby Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands
• Avalanche Bay Indoor Waterpark at Boyne Mountain
• Vil lage at Bay Harbor• Petoskey Historic Gasl ight Distr ict • Odawa Casino• Headlands International Dark Sky Park• Mackinac Island
RESORT AMENITIES
AIRPORT FACILITIES • Harbor Springs Municipal Airport —
15 minutes• Charlevoix Municipal Airport —
20 minutes• Boyne Mountain private jet str ip —
30 minutes• Pellston Regional Airport —
30 minutes• Cherry Capital Airport —
1 hour, 15 minutes
MILEAGE FROM MAJOR CITIES:
• 185 miles north of Grand Rapids, MI• 210 miles north of Lansing, MI• 270 miles north of Detroit , MI• 365 miles north of Chicago, IL
5800 Coastal Ridge Drive • Bay Harbor, Michigan 49770
Architect: Arthur Hills in collaboration with Stephen KircherOpened: 1997Tee Times: 866.759.3427
Reminiscent of great Irish seaside courses, The Links sprawls along the shore of Lake Michigan, forming a backdrop of incomparable beauty, accented with towering bluffs and dunes. A stunning achievement in the sport of golf.
Signature: No. 7. Par 5 — 500 yardsThe 7th hole on The Links is arguably one of the most photographed holes in the Midwest. This beauty of a par 5 is perched high on a cliff with expansive views of Lake Michigan as the backdrop. The tee shot offers plenty of fairway but moguls and bunkering are present up the left side. The second shot lulls big hitters into taking a run at reaching the green, but a considerable uphill shot and a typical wind makes this a stretch. Played as a true three shot hole will afford many players a viable run at birdie - if the breathtaking views do not distract.
AMENITIESLaser Link facility including short game areas Award-winning Golf ShopPGA professional instructionBest Approach yardage and course appDrive-up bag dropNike rental clubsThe Links GrilleClubhouse dining On-course food and beverage service
Juniors ages 17 and under play free after 5 p.m. and any other time for only $25 when accompanied by a paying adult.
GOLF CONTACTSSteve Niezgoda, head golf professionalJosh Richter, director of golfTodd Kauffman, superintendent
BAY HARBOR GOLF CLUB:THE LINKS
13 9 11 17 7 5 1 15 3HANDICAP
BLACK
BLUE
WHITE
GOLD
OUT987654321RATINGS COURSE/SLOPE
73.0/145
71.2/141
66.2/119
69.8/132
442
405
323
375 351
437
420
323
383 351
380
368
309
346
178
151
105
127
351
332
275
319 297
418
388
310
360
500
490
470 448
482
225
206
142 122175 160
510
465
404 370456 425
3432
3225
2661 25853023 2899
HOLE
HANDICAP 13 7 9 17 15 1 3 11 5
WHITE
RED
71.3/140
67.4/117
323
251
323
323
309
281
105
105
275
222
310
236
448
392
122
122
370
315
2585
2247
PAR 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 5 36
5800 Coastal Ridge Drive • Bay Harbor, Michigan 49770
Architect: Arthur Hills in collaboration with Stephen KircherOpened: 1997Tee Times: 866.759.3427
This natural beauty is a haven for wildlife and golfers alike. Stately hardwoods tower over lush grasses, wildflowers and wetlands - all within an earshot of Lake Michigan’s shore. The final hole opens up to a breathtaking shoreline view.
Signature: No. 4. Par 5 — 577 yardsThere are a few different routes to the 4th hole. A large fairway bunker splits the fairway, providing area that is high to the left and low to the right. If you play to the left, you will have a much better look at where you are going to play to next. Playing to the right will create a blind second shot. It is very important to set up a short iron or wedge third shot as the green has a pond in front and falls away to the back. Reaching this green in two is out of the question for a vast majority of all players, with disaster awaiting shots coming up short.
AMENITIESLaser Link facility including short game areasAward-winning Golf ShopPGA professional instructionBest Approach yardage and course appDrive-up bag dropNike rental clubsThe Links GrilleClubhouse dining On-course food and beverage service
Juniors ages 17 and under play free after 5 p.m. and any other time for only $25 when accompanied by a paying adult.
GOLF CONTACTSSteve Niezgoda, head golf professionalJosh Richter, director of golfTodd Kauffman, superintendent
BAY HARBOR GOLF CLUB:THE PRESERVE
11 15 7 1 13 3 9 5 17HANDICAP
BLACK
BLUE
WHITE
GOLD
OUT987654321RATINGS COURSE/SLOPE
72.9/142
70.9/141
64.0/111
68.2/125
391
352
262
316
341
322
250
293
423
403
318
363
577
542
402
505
191
169
133
145
467
432
349
404
404
381
267
303
372
343
244
291
186
171
119
144
3352
3115
2344
2764
HOLE
HANDICAP 7 11 5 1 13 3 9 15 17
WHITE
RED
69.3/124
65.5/113
262
233
250
209
318
241
402
329
133
93
349
291
267
239
244
238
119
95
2344
1968
PAR 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 35
5800 Coastal Ridge Drive • Bay Harbor, Michigan 49770
Architect: Arthur Hills in collaboration with Stephen KircherOpened: 1997Tee Times: 866.759.3427
On the short list of the world’s most unique golf courses. The Quarry winds its way around and through an immense shale quarry, complete with 40-foot gorges surrounded by stone cliffs, natural ponds and a gentle waterfall. The course finishes with dramatic flair along the shore of Lake Michigan.
Signature: No. 8. Par 3 — 205 yards A downhill par 3 guarded by a rock faced pond and Lake Michigan shoreline in the backdrop. Once again, the sheer beauty offers up a considerable distraction if you aren’t careful. The key to playing this hole successfully is your club selection. Depending on the day, this may change by three or four clubs depending on the strength of the wind.
AMENITIESLaser Link facility including short game areasAward-winning Golf ShopPGA professional instructionBest Approach yardage and course appDrive-up bag dropNike rental clubsThe Links GrilleClubhouse dining On-course food and beverage service
Juniors ages 17 and under play free after 5 p.m. and any other time for only $25 when accompanied by a paying adult.
GOLF CONTACTSSteve Niezgoda, head golf professionalJosh Richter, director of golfTodd Kauffman, superintendent
BAY HARBOR GOLF CLUB:THE QUARRY
11 15 1 7 3 9 13 17 5HANDICAP
BLACK
BLUE
WHITE
GOLD
OUT987654321RATINGS COURSE/SLOPE
73.1/146
71.1/143
65.0/116
68.8/125
368
353
274
311
202
173
123
146
561
523
475
498
435
412
316
372
495
468
357
472
332
312
275
300
406
392
295
366
205
161
117
139
391
370
282
358
3395
3164
2514
2913
HOLE
HANDICAP 17 13 1 5 3 11 7 15 9
WHITE
RED
69.8/131
65.1/116
274
225
123
109
475
375
316
301
357
300
275
191
295
217
117
82
282
272
2514
2072
PAR 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 36
600 Crooked Tree Drive • Petoskey, Michigan 49770
Architect: Harry BowersOpened: 1991Tee Times: 866.759.3427
Crooked Tree Golf Club is perched on bluffs high above Bay Harbor near Petoskey. The course was sculpted through century-old hardwoods and the back nine opens to breathtaking views of Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan.
Signature: No. 8. Par 3 — 181 yardsA beautiful downhill par 3 with extensive Lake Michigan views in the background. The green is fronted with a wetland gorge making laying up not an option. Long here will not hurt, but a carefully played chip will be necessary with a sloping green. A par here is a good score heading into the home hole of the outward nine.
AMENITIESBest Approach yardage and course app Laser Link facilityCrooked Tree Grill with outdoor seatingPGA professional instructionNike rental clubsOn-course cottage accommodationsDrive-up bag drop
Juniors ages 17 and under play free after 2 p.m. and any other time for only $25 when accompanied by a paying adult.
GOLF CONTACTSSteve Good, head golf professionalJosh Richter, director of golfMatt Novenske, superintendent
CROOKED TREE GOLF CLUB
BROWN
PURPLE
ORANGE
GREEN
SILVER
TOTALIN181716151413121110OUT987654321RATINGS COURSE/SLOPE
72.8/136
71.1/133
69.9/125
66.5/120
67.0/114
381
376
338
292
221
173
166
151
135
85
426
403
383
350
234
417
388
381
348
253
189
166
160
132
101
537
532
492
448
414
394
388
368
350
314
181
160
143
123
126 94
478
470
449
423
383
3176
3049
2865
2601
2099
472
431
398
360
308
183
170
165
126
84
413
405
384
353
311
557
551
516
472
399
392
377
372
301
273
180
173
147
110
90
389
376
343
343
310
510
474
428
404
379
431
390
360
328
272
3536
3335
3128
2799
2426
6712
6384
5993
5400
4525
HOLE
PAR
HANDICAP MEN/WOMEN
4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 5
11/15 17/17 3/9 9/7 13/13 1/1 5/5 15/11 7/3
4 3 4 5 4 3 4 5 4
6/8 16/18 12/10 2/6 14/12 18/16 10/4 4/2 8/14
35 36 71
Certificate of Excellence TripAdvisor 2016-2011
Best in State Golf Digest 2015/16, 2013/14
100 Greatest Public Courses Golf Digest, ranked since 2003
Premier Golf Resorts: Silver Award GOLF Magazine 2015, 2014, and 2012
Named a Family Vacation Critic Favorite 2016, 2015, 2014
Top 100 Courses You Can Play Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#87)
GOLF Magazine 2014
Best Courses You Can Play Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#12)
Golfweek 2014 & 2013
Top 500 World’s Best Hotels Travel + Leisure 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008
Best Resort Courses Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#88)
Golfweek 2014
America’s Greatest Public Golf Courses Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#65)
Golf Digest 2014
10 Most Unusual U.S. Golf Courses Bay Harbor Golf Club The Quarry
Forbes.com 2013
Top 25 Golf Resorts Golf Resorts & Meeting Destinations 2013
ACCOLADES
Top 100 Courses You Can Play Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#49)
GOLF Magazine 2012
Meetings Focus MidAmerica Magazine Best of MidAmerica Award 2012
Best Courses State by State Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#13)
Golfweek 2012
Best Public Golf Courses in Michigan Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#3)
GOLF Magazine 2012
Top Resort Conde Nast Traveler 2011 & 2010
Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Courses You Can Play Bay Harbor Golf Club The Links/The Quarry (#12)
Golfweek 2011
Best Resort Courses (#94) Golfweek 2011
Top 100 Resort Spas in the U.S. Conde Nast Traveler 2011 Readers’ Spa Poll
Top 125 Golf Resorts Conde Nast Traveler 2011 Readers’ Golf Poll
Gold Award Premier Resort GOLF Magazine 2010
Best Lodging in the Midwest GOLF Magazine
Best Golf in the Midwest GOLF Magazine
ACCOLADES
Best for Massage, Winter Sports and Meetings Spa Finder Readers’ Choice Awards
“Customer Service Overall,” “Savvy Service Award” and “General Manager of the Year”
Marriott International and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts
Best Midwest Golf Resorts (#3) Travel + Leisure GOLF
Best Resorts for Buddy Trips (#3) Travel + Leisure GOLF
Best Resort Courses (#3) Travel + Leisure GOLF
Best Restaurants (#2) Travel + Leisure GOLF
America’s Top 75 Golf Resorts (#20) Golf Digest
Pinnacle Award, Outstanding Meeting Facilities Successful Meetings
Most Spectacular Condo Hotel Michigan Book of Bests
Favorite Place on Google.com
Top 75 Golf Resorts in North America (#41) Golf Digest
Best Michigan Hotel (#3) The Oakland Press
Best Wedding Receptions (#3) The Graphic Best of the Northwest
Best Spa (#1) The Graphic Best of the Northwest
Best Hotel/Motel (#3) The Graphic Best of the Northwest
Best Golf Course, Bay Harbor Golf Club (#3) The Graphic Best of the Northwest
Best Hotel with Meeting Space (200 guest rooms or less)
Michigan Meetings + Events Annual Readers’ Poll
Award of Excellence Wine Spectator
Most Underrated Resort in the Midwest Travel + Leisure GOLF
Great Golf Resorts of the World PGA magazine
Michigan Course of the Year National Golf Course Owners Association 2008
Top 100 Golf Resorts (#8) Conde Nast Traveler annual reader survey
10 Best Family-Boating Resorts Boating Life magazine
BAY HARBOR: THEN AND NOW
For more than a century, Petoskey — and the shoreline of Little Traverse Bay — has been revered for its natural beauty. As early as the late 1800s, well-heeled urbanites laid claim to the area as their own rural playground. During the summer months, wealthy weekenders brought their families and friends to northern Michigan, establishing communities of lakefront “cottages” where socialites could play, relax and recharge after long, cold urban winters.
Arriving by steamships from the east and west, and by land from the south, travelers beat a path to Petoskey at the first sign of warm weather. In 1898, Ernest Hemingway’s parents joined the summer throng, building a cottage on the shore of nearby Walloon Lake. Hemingway, who spent his formative summers exploring northern Michigan, went on to immortalize the area with his series of Nick Adams short stories and his first novel, The Torrents of Spring, which was set in Petoskey.
Concurrent with the rise of the area’s popularity as a summertime destination, Little Traverse Bay was also prized by industrialists eager to capitalize on the area’s rich limestone deposits. During the late 1800s, a quarry took form on the land now known as Bay Harbor. Over the course of the next 100 years, the quarry operation would grow, ultimately occupying more than 1200 acres, spanning more than five miles of the Little Traverse Bay shorefront. The site’s last industrial use — as a cement plant — ceased operations in the 1980s, and despite its enviable location, the site, left bleak after decades of resource extraction, would remain untouched for more than a decade.
In 1993, a group of developers saw the property’s enormous potential. Working with a grand vision — and the resources to see it through — the team embarked on the largest land reclamation project ever undertaken in North America. Over the course of the next several years, Bay Harbor took shape, with nearly three dozen neighborhoods arranged around a village center — all situated to capture the beauty of the both the lake and the natural northern Michigan surroundings. Bay Harbor was designed to make the most of the area’s native appeal, with a deep marina, yacht club, equestrian center, public parks and more than five miles of nature trails.
In 1998, while the community’s redevelopment was in full swing, the Inn at Bay Harbor took shape. Designed to honor the architecture of the area’s century-old grand cottages, the Inn immediately fit both the community and its history, welcoming
guests to acres of carefully landscaped grounds, an exhaustive list of amenities, and the area’s most luxurious accommodations.
In the mid 90s, Boyne worked with legendary golf course designer Arthur Hills to develop the Bay Harbor Golf Club — named the “Pebble Beach of the Midwest” by Golf Digest — leveraging the spectacular lakeside setting, and Inn’s commitment to luxury.
Today, two decades since the area’s reclamation began, Inn at Bay Harbor fits like a natural part of the northern Michigan fabric. Located in easy walking distance to boutique shopping, boating, and a long list of other year-round amenities, the Inn welcomes an entirely new generation of northern Michigan travelers — merging the essence contemporary luxury and more than 100 years of tradition.
Boyne Falls, Michigan
The place that started it all — Everett Kircher’s first ski operation. Founded in 1947 and originally called the Boyne Ski Club, the first 40 acres offered the Midwest’s first chairlift, two ski runs and a lodge. The resort now
boasts over 5,000 acres, 10 chairlifts and two surface lifts, 60 ski runs, an impressive array of snowsports, over 420 accommodations, and year-round amenities including the largest spa and waterpark facilities in the state, plus two golf courses, beach activities, scenic chairlift rides, tennis, and more.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Located in the heart of America’s Summer Golf Capital, Boyne Highlands offers 81 holes of golf, plus spa, lift-serviced mountain biking and Bike Park, kids programs, a wide range of lodging, meeting and wedding facilities, and real estate. As the largest ski area in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, snowsports
enthusiasts will discover 435 skiable acres and the highest vertical terrain, as well as cross country skiing, snowshoeing, fat tire snow biking, tubing, Zipline Adventures, horseback trial rides, and more.
UTAH
SISTER RESORTS
Carrabassett Valley, Maine • The largest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains and home to the only lift-serviced above tree line skiing and riding in the East. As one of New England’s top year-round destinations, Sugarloaf boasts 1,230 acres of developed skiable acreage, 13 lifts, a wide array of slopeside accommodations, as well as one of Maine’s premier golf courses according to Golf Digest, scenic lift rides, ziplines, off-road Segway tours, and more.
Newry, Maine • A four-season destination, Sunday River Resort is home to eight interconnected mountain peaks of world-class skiing and snowboarding. The resort includes 135 trails and six terrain parks on 870 skiable acres, plus an extensive snowmaking system that provides the most dependable snow in New England. Sunday River also offers year-round accommodations and amenities, over 20 miles of mountain biking, scenic chairlift rides, zip line tours, and more.
Lincoln, New Hampshire • Loon Mountain, New England’s most-accessible mountain resort destination, is located in New Hampshire’s White Mountains just two hours north of Boston. Loon offers skiers and snowboarders 61 trails, 2,100 feet of vertical, and a full progression of award-winning terrain parks. Loon also offers plenty of exciting year-round activities, including scenic gondola rides, summit glacial caves, Aerial Forest Adventure Park, ziplines, rock wall climbing, and more.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee • A scenic year-round chairlift ride offering beautiful views of the majestic Smoky Mountains and surrounding Gatlinburg.
Brighton, Utah • One of America’s oldest alpine ski areas founded in 1936 and purchased by Boyne Resorts in 1986.
Big Sky, Montana • The resort is located in Montana’s southwest corner in Madison County just 18 miles north of Yellowstone National Park and 43 miles south of Bozeman’s Gallatin Field. Skiers and snowboarders have access to 5,800 acres and 4 ,350 vertical feet. Summer vacationers now have the Big Sky Resort Basecamp to Yellowstone activity center from which to launch unique adventures such as the Lone Peak Expedition, numerous ziplines, ropes courses, shooting sports, and children’s activities.
Crystal Mountain, Washington • This Northwest jewel, which first opened in 1962, is located on the Northeast corner of Mt. Rainier National park in Washington State.
Snoqualmie Pass, Washington • Less than an hour from Seattle, The Summit at Snoqualmie including Alpental Ski Area, has possibly the best access in the nation with an interstate right to the resort, and less than an hour from downtown Seattle.
West Vancouver, British Columbia • Cypress is only 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver and continues to provide skiers, riders and sliders with the most vertical drop, most terrain, most lifts, and best snow conditions on the highest skiing and riding peak of Vancouver’s legendary North Shore Mountains.
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