Nub's Nob, United States

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About Nub's Nob

Village 352 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 352 m and its top at 403 m. It has 15 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 123 m, from 403 m to 280 m. For beginners and families: 89% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 2 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.4 m at the top (403 m). The town to stay in is Harbor Springs. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.

Nub's Nob is a ski area in Pleasantview Township, Michigan, United States. It is near Harbor Springs. Opened by Norman and Dorie Sarns in 1958 as a small ski hill, it has sprawled out to a fairly large ski destination with nine lifts. The area gets its name from the nickname of founder Norman "Nubby" Sarns.

From the Wikipedia article Nub's Nob, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 280 m to 403 m: 123 m of vertical. 15 km of runs and 9 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Nub's Nob.

Runs
Beginner	0.8 km
Easy	5.0 km
Intermediate	7.7 km
Advanced	1.6 km

Lifts
Chairlifts	8
Drag lifts	1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

89% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

a ski school: Boyne Highlands SnowSports Academy, 2.5 km

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From Chicago: about 3 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Nub's Nob.
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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Forecast and score for each day at Nub's Nob
Day	Score	Depthtop, mid, base	Coldestat top	Windat top
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	8°C	wind, 15 knots
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	11°C	wind, 5 knots
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	5°C	wind, 8 knots
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	7°C	wind, 6 knots
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	5°C	wind, 4 knots
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	7°C	wind, 6 knots
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	10°C	wind, 9 knots
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	12°C	wind, 7 knots

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
Month	Base352 m	Mid378 m	Top403 m	Coldestat the top
Dec	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	-3°C
Jan	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	-6°C
Feb	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	-8°C
Mar	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	-4°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Lifts closed
Travel out: Direct flight ORD to PLN, then 40 min by road. About 3h 55 door to door. Out of season.
Tue 20 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Wed 21 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Thu 22 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Fri 23 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Sat 24 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Sun 25 Oct
Lifts closed
Travel home: Direct flight ORD to PLN, then 40 min by road. About 3h 55 door to door. Out of season.

Rough cost

About £1,845–£2,855 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to PLN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£100–£205
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Transfer	shared airport transfer, return	£70–£120
Stay	6 nights, a mid-range double, shared	£215–£360
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Lift pass	5 days	£1,000–£1,350
Ski hire	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£165–£275
Total		£1,845–£2,855

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Nub's Nob, United States

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