Snow River Mountain Resort

Jackson Creek Summit
Jackson Creek Summit is located in Michigan
Jackson Creek Summit
Jackson Creek Summit
Location within Michigan
LocationWakefield Township, Michigan, United States
Nearest major cityWakefield, Michigan
Vertical520 feet (160 m)
Top elevation1,760 ft (540 m)
Base elevation1,240 ft (380 m)
Skiable area195 acres (0.79 km2)
Trails28
Longest run1-mile (1.6 km)
Lift system5 chair lifts, 1 PomaLift, 2 T-Bars, 1 Magic carpet
Lift capacity10,131 skiers/hr
Terrain parksYes - 1 Big Chief Natural Terrain Park
Snowfall17 ft (5.2 m) annual
SnowmakingYes (90%)
Night skiingYes
Websitewww.snowriver.com
Black River Basin
Black River Basin is located in Michigan
Black River Basin
Black River Basin
Location within Michigan
LocationBessemer Township, Michigan, United States
Nearest major cityBessemer, Michigan
Coordinates46°30′08″N 90°00′17″W / 46.5021°N 90.0046°W / 46.5021; -90.0046
Vertical490 feet (150 m)
Top elevation1,675 ft (511 m)
Base elevation1,185 ft (361 m)
Skiable area126 acres (0.51 km2)
Trails22
Lift system4 double chair lifts, 1 rope tow, 1 handle lift
Terrain parksYes - 3
Snowfall17 ft (5.2 m) annual
Websitesnowriver.com

Snow River Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County. Indianhead Mountain is in an area called "Big Snow Country", so named because of the annual 200-inch (5.1 m) average snowfall, courtesy of the lake effect[1] from Lake Superior. It consists of the Jackson Creek Summit, formerly Indianhead Mountain, and Black River Basin, formerly known as Blackjack.

  1. ^ "Lake Effect explanation". Island Net. Retrieved December 21, 2007.