Michigan Ski Blog – Skiing and Snowboarding in Michigan

Inn at Bay Harbor & Spa

The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort, is the centerpiece of Bay Harbor Development, which is set along 5 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline.The Inn at Bay Harbor affords owners and guests the finest accommodations services available in the center of northern Michigan’s most renowned 4 season resort area. The Inn features 152 luxurious rooms and suites, outdoor pool complex, sandy beach access, nationally recognized The Spa at the Inn at Bay Harbor full service spa, conference facilities accommodating groups from 12-200, preferred access to 162 of the areas most spectacular golf holes plus two unique lakefront restaurants.

The Inn At Bay Harbor & Spa
3600 Village Harbor Dr.
Bay Harbor, MI 49770-8577
800-362-6963

The Inn At Bay Harbor & Spa Website >>>

 
 

Honor Motel – Benzie County

Our classic “Mom & Pop” establishment offers traditional Motel lodging with a personal touch. You will find 16 clean, comfortable and modern rooms with all the amenities in a beautiful small town country setting. All rooms include: * Air Conditioning * Smoke – FREE * Cable TV w/remote * In-Room Coffee * Refrigerator and Microwave * Pet friendly *limited rooms * Wi-Fi Internet Access. We are less than 30 min from Traverse city and only 15 min from Interlochen, Frankfort, Empire and the Sleeping Bear Dunes area.

Honor Motel
10800 Main St. (US-31)
Honor, MI 49640
231-325-3471

<>

Visit the Honor Motel Website >>>

<>

Honor Motel On Facebook

Below are the latest postings from the Honor Motel Page On Facebook.

<>

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

This message is only visible to site admins
Problem displaying Facebook posts.

PPCA Error: Due to Facebook API changes it is no longer possible to display a feed from a Facebook Page you are not an admin of. The Facebook feed below is not using a valid Access Token for this Facebook page and so has stopped updating.

<>

Visit the Honor Motel Facebook Page >>>

<>

<>

Visit the Honor Motel Website >>>

<>

 
 

Boyne Snowmaking: Making Winter When Mother Nature Fails

Boyne Snowmaking

Sure, Mother Nature can make beautiful stuff.

She’ll wow you when you wake up to a lovely few inches of glittering flakes as rare and precious as diamonds. But Mother Nature is an unpredictable and sometimes temperamental creature. She’ll tease you and taunt you with a mid-October four inches of surprise powder that will urge you to trade your shorts and t-shirts for snow scrapers and ice melt. And then she’ll follow up with a November that feels a little more like a June, leaving you sweating in your preemptively-donned snowsuit.

But, when Mother Nature fails to provide, it is mankind that steps in.

Man, coupled with machine, tames and harnesses Mother Nature’s processes to create winter. He utilizes the same raw ingredients as Mother Nature–water, air, and energy–to produce a winter that he can rely on. After years of growing frustration with Mother Nature’s untimeliness, a tool was invented to control what no man previously could.

Invented in 1950, the snow cannon could blast a mid-February sized supply of man-made snow. Soon after, Boyne Mountain began experimenting with the snowmaking process, even patenting their own Boyne Snowmaker which was six times more energy-efficient than most systems. While other snow guns could make snow at 28°F degrees, Boyne could make snow at 30°F.

Like mathematicians correcting a difficult equation, the Boyne Mountain Snowmaking Crew has perfected the process of snowmaking over many years to reach more complex, precise and efficient capacities. Boyne recently unveiled a new and improved snow gun called the Boyne Low-E Fan, which makes better snow, is easier and less expensive to use, and makes more snow faster with little water wasted in the process. The crew starts the process with a reservoir of water which is then forced through a pipeline up the mountain. The water is allotted to a series of valves and pipes to the areas where snow is needed.

Next, the Boyne Mountain crew adds air. In the old days, Boyne added air to their snow guns with a huge, military-grade compressor, affectionately known as “Big Bertha,” that could be heard all over Boyne City. However, today the Boyne Low-E Fan Guns take air from twin screw style compressors which save energy and completes the perfect formula at a much quieter level. Now that the process is complete, the Boyne Mountain Snowmaking Crew steps back to let the magic happen. Heavy duty snow flies through the air and falls to the ground, piling up on those dainty little flakes that Mother Nature left.

While Mother Nature can gift us with unique, magical flecks that float down from the sky, she does not always supply enough to feed the hunger for hefty loads of snow that winter-lovers require. It is then that the Boyne Mountain crew steps in heroically to rescue the season. Thank you, Boyne Mountain Snowmaking Crew!

<>

Visit Boyne Mountain Website >>>>

<>

Snowmaking at Boyne Mountain – Photos – 2018

<>

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

Tuesday October 15th, 2024 - 9:21 am

Ski Michigan

FROM Boyne Mountain Resort >> Snow day, every day? We’re ready to make it happen. 🤝❄️ #boynemountain #snowphotos #boynemountainsnow #SkiMichigan ... See MoreSee Less

Sunday April 21st, 2024 - 8:53 am

Ski Michigan

FROM Boyne Mountain Resort >> We went out swinging today. ⛷️🏌️
The Hemlock Open champs skied AND golfed their way to victory! Congrats to the winners and everyone who enjoyed the last day on the slopes. ❄️🏆 #boynemountain #snowphotos #boynemountainsnow #SkiMichigan
... See MoreSee Less

Wednesday March 20th, 2024 - 9:07 pm

Ski Michigan

FROM Boyne Mountain Resort >> In between the lake effect. ❄🌤 #boynemountain #snowphotos #boynemountainsnow #SkiMichigan ... See MoreSee Less

Tuesday March 19th, 2024 - 7:11 pm

Ski Michigan

FROM Boyne Mountain Resort >> Spring has sprung, but we're not ready to give up winter just yet! ❄️
We're firing up the snow guns and keeping Hemlock blanketed in snow to extend your season. ⛷ #boynemountain #snowphotos #boynemountainsnow #SkiMichigan
... See MoreSee Less

FROM Boyne Mountain Resort >> Spring has sprung, but were not ready to give up winter just yet! ❄️ 
Were firing up the snow guns and keeping Hemlock blanketed in snow to extend your season. ⛷ #boynemountain #snowphotos #boynemountainsnow #SkiMichiganImage attachment
Load more

<>

Snowmaking at Boyne Highlands – Photos – 2018

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons
Load more

<>

Visit Boyne Mountain Website >>>>

<>

 
 

XC Ski Headquarters Snow Report

<>

Visit XC Ski Headquarters Website >>>>

<>

XC Ski Headquarters On Facebook

Below are the latest postings from the XC Ski Headquarters Page On Facebook.

<>

Comments Box SVG iconsUsed for the like, share, comment, and reaction icons

This message is only visible to site admins
Problem displaying Facebook posts.

PPCA Error: Due to Facebook API changes it is no longer possible to display a feed from a Facebook Page you are not an admin of. The Facebook feed below is not using a valid Access Token for this Facebook page and so has stopped updating.

<>

Visit XC Ski Headquarters Website >>>>

<>

 
 
Michigan Ski Blog - Skiing and Snowboarding in Michigan - produced by Ski Michigan.