Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, United States

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About Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort

Village 369 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 369 m and its top at 498 m. It has 13 km of runs and 10 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 129 m, from 498 m to 369 m. For beginners and families: 76% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 3 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.5 m at the top (498 m). The town to stay in is Bessemer.

Big Powderhorn Mountain is a 250-acre (1.0 km2) ski resort located in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, within Bessemer Township and Ironwood Township (between the cities of Bessemer and Ironwood). The mountain is part of the Gogebic Range with a summit of 1,631 ft (497 m) and a base elevation of 1,214 ft (370 m) for a 417 ft (127 m) vertical drop. It offers 9 chairlifts accessing 45 trails for Alpine skiing and Snowboarding on 253 skiable acres, with an even mix of easy, intermediate, and difficult trail ratings and two terrain parks. The Wolverine Nordic Trail also connects to the resort for cross-country skiing.

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The ski area

Runs from 369 m to 498 m: 129 m of vertical. 13 km of runs and 10 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort.

Runs
Beginner	0.1 km
Easy	5.1 km
Intermediate	5.0 km
Advanced	3.3 km

Lifts
Chairlifts	9
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

76% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

childcare: Learn & Play Child Care, LLC, 4.7 km

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From Chicago: about 6 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RHI, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 50 from the airport to Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort.
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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 Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort
Day	Score	Depthtop, mid, base	Coldestat top	Windat top
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	7°C	wind, 11 knots
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	6°C	wind, 5 knots
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	5°C	wind, 7 knots
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	7°C	wind, 3 knots
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	9°C	wind, 5 knots
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	10°C	wind, 8 knots
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	12°C	wind, 7 knots
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	12°C	wind, 2 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	Base369 m	Mid434 m	Top498 m	Coldestat the top
Nov	0.1 m	0.1 m	0.1 m	-3°C
Dec	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	-8°C
Jan	0.4 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	-10°C
Feb	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.5 m	-11°C
Mar	0.5 m	0.5 m	0.5 m	-4°C
Apr	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	1°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
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to RHI, then 2h 50 by road. About 6h door to door
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
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to RHI, then 2h 50 by road. About 6h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,840–£2,850 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 RHI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£95–£200
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		£1,840–£2,850

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

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Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, United States

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