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Porcupine Mountains Ski Area

Coordinates: 46°48′N 89°40′W / 46.8°N 89.67°W / 46.8; -89.67
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Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area is located in Michigan
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Location within Michigan
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area is located in the United States
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Porcupine Mountains Ski Area (the United States)
LocationMichigan, United States
Nearest major citySilver City, Michigan
Coordinates46°48′N 89°40′W / 46.8°N 89.67°W / 46.8; -89.67
Vertical560 ft (170 m)[1]
Top elevation1,338 ft (408 m)
Base elevation911 ft (278 m)
Skiable area250 acres (1.0 km2)
Trails20
Longest run1 mile (1.6 km)
Lift system1 triple chairlifts,
1 rope tow,
1 paddle tow[2]
Snowfall200 inches (510 cm)
SnowmakingNo
Night skiingNo
Websitehttps://porkies.ski/

The Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, also known as Ski the Porkies is a ski area located in the Porcupine Mountains State Park in Carp Lake Township near Silver City, Michigan, United States.[3][4][5][6] Clearing of the area began on October 18, 1940, on Weather Horn Peak and finished by January 11, 1941. After being abandoned during World War II it was reopened in December 1949.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Porcupine Mountains, MI". May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mountain Stats". Ski The Porkies. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ski The Porkies! Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, Upper Peninsula, Michigan". Ski The Porkies. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "DNR - Porcupine Mountains Ski Area". www.michigan.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  5. ^ hostmaster (December 29, 2016). "Porcupine Mountains Ski Area". Michigan. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "HuffPost Guides: Porcupine Mountains". HuffPost. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "History". Ski The Porkies. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
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