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Shanty Creek Ski Resort
Michigan, USA

Resort Statistics
vertical drop:450 feet
summit:1,125 feet
base:675 feet
lifts:11
trails:46
longest run:5,280 feet

Snowboarding
permitted:Yes
terrain park:Yes
half-pipe:No
Snow and Terrain
annual snowfall:200 inches
snowmaking:100%
skiable area:400 acres
easiest: 30%
more difficult: 33%
most difficult: 37%

Other Activities
x-country:30 km
snow tubing:Yes
Contact Information
information:231 533-8621
conditions:800 678-4111
web site:shantycreek.com
e-mail:info@shantycreek.com
location:Michigan, USA
area ski conditions:Michigan Ski Report



Shanty Creek Snow Report
Shanty Creek Conditions & Weather

Wednesday
Sunny
85° / 55°
Sunny
Thursday
Mostly Sunny
91° / 66°
Mostly Sunny
Friday
Scattered T-Storms
90° / 70°
Scattered T-Storms
Saturday
Scattered T-Storms
87° / 61°
Scattered T-Storms
Sunday
Partly Cloudy
76° / 54°
Partly Cloudy


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Shanty Creek Ski Resort News

Brad Day celebrated at Schuss Mountain
March 03, 2008 - By Greg Angel Posted: Friday, February 29, 2008 at 7:28 p.m. MANCELONA -- The search has ended for a man named Brad. Friday, there were plenty of Brads at Shanty Creek Resort at Schuss Mountain, but why?  read more

Groomed for success
January 10, 2007 - BELLAIRE -- At the top of Schuss Mountain, skiers have a choice. Do they go down Chicken's Choice or Mellow Yellow? Pink Schussycat or Kingdom Come? The hard way or the easy way? The snowy hills glitter. They all promise thrills. And just like those skiers, Shanty Creek is plunging forward and hoping to stay upright on the ride.  read more

Cold March saves the day for area ski resorts
March 29, 2005 - Skiers enjoy spring skiing at Schuss Mountain at Shanty Creek Resort. TRAVERSE CITY - Area ski resorts are summing up their 2004-05 season this way: Better late than never.  read more

Popular state resort put up for sale
September 07, 2004 - Adrian Daily Telegram, MI - BELLAIRE -- A bank is foreclosing on the Shanty Creek-Schuss Mountain resort, and it is going up for auction later this month. Some local residents are convinced the sprawling recreation area will survive, while others hope it will. ... Shanty Creek opened in 1962, Schuss Mountain in 1968. They merged in 1986, creating a 4,500-acre ''destination property'' consisting of 47 ski slopes, four 18-hole golf courses, miles of cross-country ski and mountain biking trails and hundreds of rooms.  read more

Comerica Bank foreclosing on Shanty Creek Resort
August 23, 2004 - Detroit Free Press, MI - BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) -- Comerica Bank says Shanty Creek Resort & Club has defaulted on a $20.35 million mortgage and has begun foreclosing on several of its properties. Resort co-owner LaVanway Capital and Trade Corp. said in a news release that the foreclosure "does not change operations or ownership of the resort." Among the affected properties are the Cedar River, Summit Village and Schuss Mountain golf courses, the Summit and Cedar River Village lodges, the Schuss restaurant and ski slopes, and numerous individual condominium units throughout the resort, which is between Bellaire and Mancelona in the northwestern Lower Peninsula.  read more




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