As a season pass holder who skis here at least once a week, I can honestly say I love this hill. It's my first pick in the area every time. The atmosphere is fantastic -- it truly feels like you're up north in the Northwoods. It has that cozy, laid-back ski vibe that makes you want to hang out after your runs. The food is reasonably priced and always hits the spot. Drinks at the bar are a little on the expensive side, but that's pretty typical for ski hills. I've never had an issue with any staff members -- everyone has always been friendly and helpful. Service upstairs in The Hideout can be a bit slow at times, especially during busy hours, but it's nothing that ruins the experience. Overall, it's a great place to ski, relax, and spend the day. Highly recommend -- especially if you're looking for that true Northwoods feel. read more

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What a ripoff for what you get. Place use to be great. New lodge area is brutal. Everyone working there is rude. Terrible service. Just awful service. Will never return. read more

My family and I came for some family fun in December. My two sons were beginners so my wife & I were hoping for some guidance. After a 1/2 hour on the bunny hill we tried a lift at #6 around 10am. I told the man at the lift ahead of time that my 9 year old was new and I needed some help getting him on with me. The man indicated he was "slowing down" the lift, but he did not. As my son & I were having trouble getting to the lift he quickly threw him on without me and my terrified son started moving without me. I assumed they would immediately stop the lift but they continued. I institutionally yelled stop and grabbed the chair he was on and asked to stop. I acknowledge I shouldn't have grabbed it as it pulled my son off and it nearly hit him in the head but my wife and I were flabbergasted at the fact they didn't stop the lift when they saw what happened. What happened afterwards was even worse. Right after both men, instead of apologizing, started berating me in front of our two sons. Considering I didn't want to cause anymore of a scene I let it go. After I went on the lift my wife witnessed the men continuing to insult my family in front of my other son and people surrounding me. She asked them to stop but they continued on. Considering the fact you are charging over $500 for a family of four to ski with rentals I would think you would at least train your workers to be professional, especially with families. I hope your management would at least consider talking to these two individuals. Everyone else was helpful and considerate other than these two which nearly ruined our day. We were so upset with these two we were considering other ski resorts in the future. I tried to keep this between myself & management to see if they would address this issue. Considering they didn't even respond when I reached out to them I can only interpret they do not care. read more

Loved our visit to Big Powderhorn. Lots of lifts running and almost no crowds. Nice variety of runs to challenge everyone. Great dining in the lodge and the facilities are nicer than nearby resorts. My favorite hill this year read more

I've been going here for the past 12 years and it's been fantastic every time!! Last year I got one of the sun decks for a day, it was only $80! They brought all of my stuff up and gave me a ride to it. (I'd recommend the one on top of big bird, it's the best one) staff is always nice except for the cafeteria. The hideout is a sweet sweet place to go for food and lunch. The caribou is more of a local older bar but still really nice to hang out in. The gift shop has all sorts of goodies! I love their wear. The skiing is a decent price compared to others. I stayed in Shannon and it was AMAZING! Totally recommend read more

This is a terrific place to go for skiing. They also have a nice bar and some good food to refuel your body.

Great skiing for the Midwest. We had an issue, not Big Powderhorn's fault, but the staff stepped up and helped it greatly! Very much appreciate their treatment of this customer! Highly recommend this hill in the Western Great Lakes region. read more

I just got back from my 6th annual long weekend at Big Powderhorn - but we haven't snowboarded there since year 1. The best part about BP is the lodging available - dozens of houses for rent at reasonable rates (especially if you pack 10 guys in). Every year, we stay at BP and snowboard at Whitecap in Hurley, WI and usually at Indianhead in nearby Ironwood, MI. This year, we decided to try Blackjack - while smaller than Indianhead, we really enjoyed the variety of groomed and ungroomed runs. We don't snowboard at Big Powderhorn because there are too many flat spots that require you to "skate" on a snowboard to get around. Not as big of a deal on skis with poles, but it was too much for us. Another great thing about staying at Big Powderhorn is the nightlife. The Caribou lodge usually has a decent band and there's a good crowd there dancing and having fun. The Pub & Grub is another good option - you can call the free resort shuttle for a ride to either of these and not worry about drinking & driving... read more

I learned to ski here on the eve of a blizzard, then came the blizzard...and the mountain was practically empty. Then I broke my foot. What a weekend! The on site lodge was a good deal and the lift tickets were reasonable. The restaurant was above average for a ski area.. The place isn't huge but it gets the job done I suppose! It makes for a good weekend trip, and there are 2 Indian casinos fairly close to keep you entertained at night. read more

Living in Minneapolis we not only have few ski hills but the ones we have are overpopulated with brats from the suburbs that don't know what they're doing yet think they ski like Lindsey Vonn. Powerhorn has great rates. Near perfict hills. trail side acomidations and friendly staff and people on the hill who know what they're doing (or at least stay out of your way if they dont!) in the words of Kathy Griffin MN NICE CAN SUCK IT! DOOOOOOOO visit Big Powderhorn Mountain read more

I skiied here the first day Powderhorn opened in December 1964 and I have been skiing here ever since. My wife and I are originally from Bessemer so we grew up skiing at Powderhorn and so have all of our 5 children. Our family loves Powderhorn! There are too many great memories to count with many more to come. I am writing this from a trailside chalet and we will be hitting the hill tomorrow. read more

This is the best hill in the Midwest. Lots of runs with lots of opportunity for variation in path on the way down, friendly staff, and their facilities are being rebuilt after a fire a year ago or so. Well worth the trip. My uncle, cousin and I take at least one skiing/snowboarding trip a year. If we don't get out west, this is where we will go. read more

Big Powderhorn Mountain - Main lodge - Ski Resorts Near Me - Bessemer, Michigan

This is for Feb 2017 review. We're talking of the annual trip again and I realized I forgot to Yelp last year's trip. So, going to Powderhorn 21/23 annual yearly trips. Was good until about five years ago. Then a few years ago the lift stopped midway. I checked my phone and we sat there over 25 minutes. Wouldn't have minded but as others note you get zero discount no matter how much or little you ski. So sitting 25 minutes is costing you $. I wrote a letter about this and the reply was they checked the lift that day and there was no delay listed. Ugh sure... So I felt jipped. So last year with the crazy weather we hear they got a big storm and we see they're open and ready for skiing. We get to the hill and there's few lifts going but the worst part was even though there was snow they blocked off the one run that ran sideways that you could connect to and finish where you wanted to regardless where you started. So we'd start on an easy or medium difficulty run but had to finish on a diamond run because we couldn't cut thru the middle one that was roped off preventing us from getting to where we wanted to finish. Since we didn't want to break a leg, we paid all that $ to do the easy one over and over. I kindly mentioned it again in a letter how bad this made the skiing but zero response. So disappointed that for all the $ we spent they could care less. Moral of the story is I called Indianhead the next day and they had all their runs open. From now on it's Indianhead. read more

It's pretty obvious these other reviews are a few years old. Been skiing here for more than 20 years and it keeps getting worse. From the terrible wait staff to the other employees that display the couldn't care less attitude, there's simply nothing here to make me want to come back. Just terribly managed. Only 3 lifts and a handful of runs open on your busiest week of the year? "Oh, we're making snow and expect to have most runs open by the weekend." Really? You do realize that 95% of your customers will be leaving before they can take advantage of that because they were here for the holiday week right? And why are you still charging full price for lift tickets with only 3 running? Sadly, when the old lodge burned down, it should have been this resort's swan song. read more

This is a nice resort. We stayed in a 10 person chalet and it was perfect for us. The new lodge is fantastic and the caribou bar is great as well. As far as the skiing goes it is very good but not as good as Indian Head. If you have a weekend try and do both. read more

Great place for snowboarding and skiing!!! However, BEWARE! They don't list their hours on their website...so they closed at 4:00 and we had no clue! I would have planned on being here earlier...they told me (when I talked to management) that everything closes early. When you depend on tourism you need to list your hours!! We called, looked online and checked in ( the convinced me to wait for their half day...which saved $6????). NOWHERE was this listed....it's an expensive recreational sport to not know to this!! Disappointed after we we so impressed with the establishment! read more

We were lucky enough to have Kevin Maki and the staff of the Caribou Lodge on Big Powderhorn host our wedding on July 21st. I cannot recommend this location or the staff of this resort more for your next special event. Our ceremony took place in the grassy field behind the reception site with the mountain and ski lifts as the backdrop. Kevin took care of everything including ordering and setting up chairs for the ceremony. He made recommendations that made the ceremony run smoothly from start to finish, I can't imagine how we would have functioned without him! The staff during our meal and afterwards were friendly and professional. Huge shout out to our #1 bartender Tracey who managed our silly group with a smile throughout the night, you are amazing! The food was delish and we so appreciate all the work you put into it. My new husband and I are at that point in our lives where it seems we are attending a wedding once a month. So often we go to these events and the food tastes mass produced with boxed potatoes or over-cooked chicken. I'm happy to report that Kevin and the staff at Big Powderhorn provided us with a meal we were proud to serve our guests. If you're looking for a site for your next event in the western UP look no further than the Caribou, I promise you won't be disappointed. read more

The area and skiing were good but the staff and service were crap. We're went in to the Bar for lunch ordering grilled chicken. Almost an hour later still no lunch and no offer to make it right. Asked for the manager and never saw him or her. My suggestion. Find a different place to ski. read more

Literally my favorite place on Earth! My family and I have been going to Powderhorn for the last 20 years! We spend every Christmas at Snowflake on Big Powderhorn Mountain. It's super cool when you spend so many years up there that the chairlift workers begin to ember you! It makes the trip so special! Also its a great place to go in the summer too! There are so many things to do and see. I would completely recommend visiting Big Powderhorn! read more

The Powderhorn Mountain resort is great for skiing for WI, but here why I would not recommend this place: There is no hourly ticket offered, so if you want to ski say 2-5 PM after you got here you still have to pay 50$ ticket. There is only 5$ discount a day when you are purchasing weekly pass. (about 8% off) They did not have enough people for kids skiing lessons, so there was a long wait list. Rentals are for "day" (28$) that is not a 24 hours, but only 9-4:30 PM. Swimming pool is terribly cold and overly chlorinated. Few people of our group got rash, when I reported it they told me that they "checked it and found nothing wrong with water." That was it for our swimming :( There is no hair dryer in the lockers. Lockers are small with one shower, frankly it looks like time stopped here sometimes in 1970's. We rented Hugel House condo. Condo was not very clean, old carpet and poorly washed dishes in cabinets. Most of the channels on TV you have to pay extra if you want to watch them. It was fairly equipped, but I do not believe it was worth 210$/night. No daily maid service, malfunctioning exhaust and dripping shower head. When I reported I was told that that they will "let the private owner know about the issues." No discount offered. Snow was not removed outside the condo building, nor stairs and porch swept. Over all, they can only ask that amount of money because it is close to the "resort," Badgastein Alpine resort in Austrian Alps (3287' elevation) is about half cheaper. Staff is friendly and doing what they can. I think it is a matter of management who is ranking up the prices to make as much as possible for in the short winter period. read more

I went skiing here with a group of friends. It was a great road trip from Chicago and we had a blast. Not the crazy skiing of out west, but much easier for a quick road trip. Big Powderhorn had tons of snow when we were there. The nightlife at the Caribou across from where we stayed was good fun, as were a couple spots in town. We were only there two nights, it's probably worth staying a bit longer. There were a lot of lodging options - we stayed in condos near the bottom of the hill that were a great deal and really convenient, and we had two units that connected together. Their website is http://www.rent2ski.com/ski/hugelhaus - we booked it through Big Powderhorn Lodging. The hill is great for a trip with friends or family if you have kids. I'm sure we'll go back. read more