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Boyne Highlands Resort ski resort

  • Top 405 m
  • 22 km of runs
  • 7 lifts
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The short answer

Boyne Highlands Resort has about 22 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 230 m up to 405 m (1,329 ft), a vertical drop of 176 m. By mapped runs it is number 129 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (PLN), about 15 km away in a straight line.

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Boyne Highlands Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 318 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

  1. Fri 134°0°0 mm
  2. Sat 144°2°0 mm
  3. Sun 156°2°0 mm
  4. Mon 169°2°0 mm
  5. Tue 179°6°0 mm
  6. Wed 1810°5°0 mm
  7. Thu 1912°5°0.6 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Boyne Highlands Resort: runs from 230 m to 405 m, a vertical drop of 175 m300400Top of the highest mapped run: 405 m (1,329 ft)Top 405 m · 1,329 ftBase 230 m · 755 ft175 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
405 m1,329 ft
Vertical drop
176 m577 ft
Mapped runs
22 km47 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.2 km), Easy 49% (10.4 km), Intermediate 31% (6.6 km), Advanced 19% (4 km)Novice: 0.2 km, 2 runs (1%)Easy: 10.4 km, 18 runs (49%)49%EasyIntermediate: 6.6 km, 16 runs (31%)31%IntermediateAdvanced: 4 km, 11 runs (19%)19%Advanced

About 50% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 31% intermediate and 19% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.2 km
Easy1810.4 km
Intermediate166.6 km
Advanced114 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts6
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (PLN)Pellston15 km
Chippewa County (CIU)Kincheloe93 km
Cherry Capital (TVC)Traverse City96 km
Gerald R. Ford (GRR)Grand Rapids293 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Boyne Highlands Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 405 m (1,329 ft) and the lowest ends at about 230 m (755 ft), a vertical of 176 m (577 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Boyne Highlands Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 22 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Boyne Highlands Resort?

Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (PLN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 15 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Boyne Highlands Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.