INDIANHEAD MOUNTAIN - Plenty of snow and a great weekend of spring skiing
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BIG SNOW, SPRING WEATHER AT INDIANHEAD MOUNTAIN
186 inches of snow to date! We still have plenty of snow on the mountain. See for yourself on the live cam. Or view recent photos here in our photo gallery.
DISCOUNT TICKETS & SLUSH CUP MARCH 28
Come out and enjoy one last bash of great spring skiing! Have a brat on the deck and watch our annual Slush Cup Pond Skimming on Saturday, then get in the last few runs of the season on Sunday.
Lift tickets are at reduced rates the rest of the season!
SPRING BREAK SNOFARI SPECIALS
Hotel Lift & Lodging packages starting at $58 per person, per night.*
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Get 3 nights lodging for the price of 2!! Plan your Spring Break ski vacation now! Click here for more info
EXTRA HOUR OF RIDING FREE
Indianhead will be open until 5pm on Saturday! You get an extra hour of skiing and boarding FREE!
EARLY BIRD SEASON PASS SPECIAL
Buy your Indianhead Season Pass beginning March 1 and ski the rest of this season AND all of next season! Adult passes start at only $255. Kids 9 and under ski FREE with paid adult! Click for info
POST YOUR PHOTOS ON OUR WEBSITE
Have a great shot of your vacation to Indianhead? Post it on our website for friends and family to see.
UPCOMING EVENTS
March
28 Slush Cup
29 Slalom Mountain Bike
Thank you for another great season at Indianhead. We will see you next fall. Indianhead celebrates its 50th Anniversary next year. Make plans to celebrate with us!
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ABR Trails Spring Race - March 15, 2009
Categories: ABR Trails, Cross Country, Events, Featured
A fun Sunday Race. - 19 K Freestyle - 6 K Youth Freestyle - 3 K Jr. Freestyle - 1 K Kids’ Gorilla Chase - Famous for our awards & prizes! - Anyone can win skis, poles and other great prizes!
Well-known for its collection of downhill ski resorts, the Big Snow Country of the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan is also home to some of the most challenging and most scenic cross country ski trails in the midwest.
Every winter a succession of snowstorms blows in over the waters of Lake Superior and turns the rugged terrain and old growth forests of the region into a pristine and spectacular white landscape. Here in the Western U.P. the blessings of winter are bestowed upon the cross country skier with a great and wonderful abundance.
“The secret to our popularity is that we get a lot of snow and we get a lot of snow early,” says Eric Anderson, owner of ABR Trails in Ironwood. “We attract a lot of competitive skiers early in the year who use our trails to train for the race season later in the winter.”
The professionally groomed trails of ABR Trails generally open in November - with the season starting some years as early as the last couple of weeks of October.
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Farewell 2008…
December was good to us with a lot of snow but 2008 is done so now it’s time to see what 2009 has in store for us - it’s off to a great start! We’ve got lots of snow and very good conditions. Our New Years Eve fireworks really launched the new year off with a bang. If winter is being a bit iffy in your part of the world, come and see what it’s like in Big Snow Country.
 Dec. 21 - Making a mad dash to get the skis on. |
 Dec. 21 - It was a little hard to see through, but a lot of fun to play in! |
 Dec. 24 - Kids are always worried about Santa being able to find them when they are up here… |
Dec. 24 - …They don’t realize that he KNOWS how to find out what they want and where they are on Christmas! |
 Dec. 28 - After a couple cloudy days, the sun came out and gave us a great day. |
 Dec. 28 - It looks like good weather with a bit of snow up through New Years Day. |
 Dec. 30 - More of our wonderful Holiday snow really put the crowds in a good mood. |
 Dec. 30 - Everyone on the beginner slope thought they were in a snow globe. |
| Dec. 30 - We had a great turn-out for our New Years Eve torchlight parade and fireworks show. Lots of Booms and color that lit-up the entire village. |
 Dec. 31 - Some serious glitter in the final barage. Thanks to the Spielbauer Fireworks crew for another amazing show! |
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ABR TRAILS — Trail Update - November 21 — 7:30 PM — Skiing was rated quite good today and when I went out to groom tonight, I saw all white , no dirt or rocks. There are some bumpy sections that follow the land contours but the base on the main trails is well established. We had 4 out of the 6 groomers out this morning grooming the new snow and we will back out in tonight and in the early AM to regroom.
INDIANHEAD IS OPENING FOR THE SEASON NOVEMBER 28!!
Indianhead will open for skiing Friday November 28. We will be offering discounted lift and lodging rates to kick off the official start of the 2008/2009 ski season!
PRE-SEASON TICKET SALE ENDS NOVEMBER 28
BUY NOW. Ski more and pay less at Indianhead
Save up to $48 per person when you purchase your Indianhead lift tickets online now.
SAVE UP TO 50% ON LODGING FOR OPENING WEEKEND
Stay in a convenient hotel, comfortable village chalet or luxurious trailside condo and save up to 50% for Opening Weekend.
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ABR Trails Is Grooming Again - Trails to Open Monday, November 17
Categories: ABR Trails, Cross Country, Photos
We missed skiing the weekend again but we will be open for skiing Monday starting at 9 AM! We have been grooming 10-20 km over the last 48 hours and it looks like most of it will ski pretty good (for early season) starting Monday AM .
Lake Effect Snow and Snow Guns Blasting at Indianhead Mountain
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MORE LAKE EFFECT SNOW! GUNS ARE RUNNING
Indianhead has 6 inches of snow as a Lake Effect storm rolls into our area. Our arsenal of snowguns are running too! This is the start to what will be another great season at Indianhead!
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INDIANHEAD DISCOUNT TICKETS ON SALE
Ski more and pay less at Indianhead
Save up to $48 per person when you purchase your Indianhead lift tickets online now. Click here to buy and SAVE BIG!
SEASON PASS SALE EXTENDED!
EARLY BIRD OFFER EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 26!! Buy your 2008/2009 Season Pass now and save. **Children 9 and under ski free-one child per one paid adult. Click for info
November 9 - Six Inches of New Snow - ABR Trails to Open Monday, November 10
Categories: ABR Trails, Cross Country, Featured, Indianhead Mountain
ABR Trails — We are opening Monday Nov 10th at 9 AM. We have groomed about 10- 15 km with some decent early season skiing and some poor early season conditions. don’t bring your best skis because the base is very thin. It continues to snow and we have received 6 inches so far. The groomers have been out grooming the snow this morning.
Here’s the view from the Indianhead Mountain Webcam on Sunday afternoon.
First Snow of the Season - October 27, 2008
Categories: Featured
It’s not much - just a couple of inches - but enough to start getting everyone in a skiing mood.
Check back often of updates on what is happening in Big Snow Country.
Indianhead Mountain - Advance Ticket Sales - Save up to $48
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INDIANHEAD DISCOUNT TICKETS ON SALE
Ski more and pay less at Indianhead
Save up to $48 per person when you purchase your Indianhead lift tickets online now. Click here to buy and SAVE BIG!
2008-2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Click here to view our new calendar of events. Crowd favorites “Brewski” and Bikini Races return!
BRING YOUR GROUP TO INDIANHEAD
Groups of 25 or more enjoy great savings
Contact our Group Sales department and bring your ski club, church group or families to Indianhead and enjoy incredible savings on lodging, skiing, food, lessons and more. Call 1.800.3INDIAN or email suzanne@indianheadmtn.com
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MOUNTAIN TOP LODGING AVAILABLE
Stay at the top of our mountain
Location, location, location. Why drive when you can stay at our mountain and take advantage of our FREE shuttle. Stay in a comfortable mountain top hotel, village chalet or luxurious trailside condo. See lodging photos here.
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Indianhead Mountain Trail Map
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ABR Trails is a full-service touring center with Pisten Bully groomed trails for skating and diagonal striding.
60 km of Scenic Cross Country Ski Trails
ABR Trails is a full service ski touring center located on over 1100 scenic acres of varied terrain along the Montreal River in Ironwood Michigan. Our facilities include a heated warming cabin with light concessions, and a full service ski shop, change rooms, indoor restrooms, and a large heated wax area with many wax benches. There is additional room for tables and chairs available for teams or groups to use.
We pride ourselves in RELIABLE and CONSISTENT grooming at ABR. There are no surprises when you travel long distances to ski here. We have a reputation for one of the “Best Groomed” trail systems in the Midwest.
We have state of the art groomers and use them almost daily. The fleet includes a Pisten Bully PB 100, 3 wide track snowmobiles and an ATV and RTV and 18 different implements from Tidd Tech, Yellowstone Track Systems, Bachelor, Alpina and Snow Implements.
ABR is home to Snow Implements, a grooming equipment supplier. If you are looking for new or used groomers ask for an info pack with a CD, color brochures, grooming tips and the price lists (new and used) .
An instructional DVD on grooming is now available for sale. The hour long DVD covers trail grooming fundamentals, shows various grooming equipment and includes a short clip from the 2006 Grooming Clinic. The DVD sells for $29.95 plus $5 shipping.
ABR hosts the Midwest Grooming Clinic the second Wed and Thurs of January every year. January 20th and 21st in 2009.
Big Powderhorn Mountain Trail Map
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LIFT TICKETS AND RENTALS
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Current Specials
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It’s Still Summer But We’re Getting Ready…
We hope your enjoying a great summer! It seems to be flying by way too fast. We’re starting to do some of the “get ready for winter jobs” around here now. The trails are being mowed and we did some work moving the big rails in Oxbow Park. Last year the park was a bit random so this year we are trying to make three distinct lines with the features so you can get more hits out of a run. We’re also moving the starting ramp back farther to make more room. The goal is to better utilize the natural terrain with the features, make it so we can get the park open faster with less snowmaking, and have a better park. Thanks to those of you who wrote-in with ideas on how to improve the parks. We’ll keep working to make them better.
 07/29 - Relocating the battleship rail to its new home. |
 07/29 - Moving the big rails to the center of the park should make for better rider access as well as make it easier to get the groomers around them. |
 07/30 - Placing the rainbow in its new spot. |
 07/30 - One of the park regulars checking out the new set-up. |
 08/01 - The big rails are in place and the skirting is re-attached. |
 08/01 - Mowing the trails has started again. Fall is not too far away. |
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| December | |
| 12 - 14 | Minnesota Ski Council Winter Carnival |
| 31 - Jan 1 | New Year’s Celebration |
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| January | |
| 5 - 11 | College/Singles Week |
| 10 | Brewski Micro Brew Festival |
| 16 - 19 | Martin Luther King Weekend: SKI FREE! Buy a 2 day ticket, get the 3rd day FREE! |
| 24 | Survival of the Fittest Mountain Challenge |
| 30 - Feb 1 | Region 2 Speed Camp |
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| February | |
| 13 - 16 | Presidents’ Weekend: SKI FREE! Buy a 2 day ticket, get the 3rd day FREE! |
| 14 | Chocolate and Flowers Day |
| 21 | Mardi Gras & Slopestyle Competition |
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| March | |
| 7 | Rail Jam |
| 14 | Klements Sausagefest |
| 21 | Bikini Race and Fashion Show |
| 28 | Slalom Mountain Bike |
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| April | |
| 4 | Slush Cup |
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Dining at Indianhead Mountain
Categories: Dining, Indianhead Mountain
On Mountain Food and Drink
After skiing or between runs, Indianhead has a selection of food spots and bars to complete your day. You can grab a burger at the Base Place and a cold one at the Red Dog Saloon located in the Indianhead Valley, at the bottom of the mountain. The Base place is open 9am to 3:30pm. The outdoor deck at the Base place is great place to catch your breath and compare runs with other guests, and on selected warmer days we fire up the grills for an outdoor cookout.
On the top of the mountain there are several food and drink options in the Summit Center which is accessible to skier and non-skier alike. The Ski High Cafeteria on the second level serves breakfast and lunch. At the end of the day, stop in the Sky Bar & Grill to talk about the day’s activities.
The Lodge Restaurant
Considered one of the region’s quality restaurants and located in an authentic swayback barn with original masonry walls, the Lodge restaurant is open weekends at 5pm. (Dinner served in Dudley’s when Lodge is closed) The menu offers a wide selection, featuring steaks, chops and seafood. During the ski season, you can have breakfast in the lodge before hitting the slopes.
Dudley’s Saloon
Noted as Indianhead’s center of nightlife and a great place to relax after a day of winter fun, Dudley’s Saloon is open every night from 4pm. Dudley’s offers a wide selection of beer and cocktails to our adult guests (21 or over). During peak weekends, Dudley’s hosts many local and regional bands who provide live entertainment for our guests. The big screen TV makes game watching very enjoyable as well.Visit Indianhead Mountain Website >>>
Dining at Big Powderhorn Mountain
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Food
Big Powderhorn offers several options for taking care of your appetite right here in our village. For those of you who don’t mind venturing farther away, the surrounding area has several dining choices and is well known for its outstanding supper clubs. Here’s a partial list.
IN THE VILLAGE
Caribou Lodge: Trailside dining with a fantastic view of the mountain and ski-in convenience. Serving dinner Wednesday through Monday and lunch on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Snowflake Lounge: Located upstairs in the Main Lodge, they are open seven days a week. Serving a lunch menu daily starting at 11am.
Pub & Grub: Located on the north side of the village and serving a popular menu of sandwiches and dinner specials.
Black River Lodge: Located a couple miles north of the village on Black River Road. Their dining room is open Friday & Saturday evenings from 4:30 - 8:30 serving a full menu of many favorites.
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