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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 1,640 ft (500m) and a base elevation of 1,240 ft (378m), for a 400 ft. vertical drop. It offers 9 chairlifts accessing 45 trails for Alpine skiing and Snowboarding on 253 skiable acres, with an even mix[1] of easy, intermediate, and difficult trail ratings and two terrain parks. The Wolverine Nordic Trail also connects to the resort for cross-country skiing.[2]

Big Powderhorn Mountain
Location	Bessemer Township, Michigan
Vertical	622 Feet
Top elevation	1840 Feet
Base elevation	1218 Feet
Skiable area	253 Acres
Runs	45
Longest run	1.6 Kilometres
Lift system	10
Terrain parks	Yes
Snowmaking	Yes
Night skiing	No
Website	https://bigpowderhorn.net/

Fire

On January 13, 2011, a fire occurred at the main lodge. No injuries were reported, but the building was declared a total loss. Despite the loss of the building, the resort opened the following day, using the nearby Caribou Lodge as a base for skiers.[3]

A brand new lodge was built next to the Caribou Lodge and opened for the 2012 - 2013 Ski Season.[4]

Ski Lifts

As of May 2021, Big Powderhorn has 9 Two-Person lifts as well as a rope tow.[5][6]

None	Name	Type of Lift	Length	Year Built	Peak
1	Alpen	Double	630 M	1976	1
2	Flintlock	Double	731 M	1993	1
3	Buckshot	Double	729 M	1969	1
4	Bovidae	Double	494 M	1964	1
5	Smoke	Double	664 M	1983	2
6	Ricochet	Double	675 M	1964	2
7	Big Bird	Double	461 M	1981	None
8	Tamarou	Double	715 M	1971	3
9	Shotgun	Double	751 M	1987	3
P	Learning Area	Paddle Tow	51 M	1999	None
R	Alpen Rope Tow	Rope Tow		2022	None

Ski Runs

As of May 2021, Big Powderhorn has 45 Ski Runs

Run Name	Ski Lift	Peak #	Difficulty	Distance
Alpen	1	1	Easy	617 M
Back Bowl East	5 & 6	2	Intermediate	240 M
Back Bowl West	5 & 6	2	Easy	228 M
Big Bird	7	None	Easy	395 M
Blunder	6	2	Hard	325 M
Bovidae	5 & 6	2	Intermediate	578 M
Bovidae West	5 & 6	2	Intermediate	248 M
Buckshot	2 & 3	1	Easy	324 M
Bullet	4	1	Hard	184 M
Cannonball	4	1	Hard	481 M
Caribou	5 & 6	1	Intermediate	419 M
Crazy Trail	8 & 9	3	Intermediate (Glade Skiing)	438 M
Crosshair Chute	5 & 6	2	Hard	70 M
Don’t Chute	5 & 6	2	Hard	58 M
Double Barrel West	5 & 6	2	Hard	329 M
Dynamite	4, 5, & 6	2	Intermediate	484 M
Firecracker	4	2	Intermediate	40 M
Flintlock	2 & 3	1	Easy	845 M
Full Choke Chute	5 & 6	2	Hard	89 M
Glen’s Trail	4	1	Hard	82 M
Half Choke Chute	5 & 6	2	Hard	79 M
Katie’s Catwalk	4	1	Extra Hard	182 M
Learning Area	P	None	Easy	46 M
Little Horn	2 & 3	1	Intermediate	259 M
Louie’s Chute	4	1	Hard	160 M
Lower Double Barrel	5 & 6	2	Hard	188 M
Lower Smoke	5 & 6	2	Intermediate	289 M
Lower Tamarou	8 & 9	3	Intermediate	414 M
Musket	5 & 6	2	Intermediate	366 M
Oxbow	8 & 9	3	Easy	740 M
Passenthrü	4	1	Easy	185 M
Powderkeg	2 & 3	1	Intermediate	188 M
Ramrod	8 & 9	3	Intermediate	326 M
Recoil Park	7	None	Terrain Park	79 M
Reindeer	2 & 3	1	Easy	282 M
Ricochet	4, 5, & 6	2	Intermediate	632 M
Shotgun	8 & 9	3	Easy	713 M
Sling Shot	8 & 9	3	Intermediate	214 M
Sly Fox	2 & 3	1	Intermediate	342 M
Tamarou East	8 & 9	3	Intermediate	226 M
Tamarou West	8 & 9	3	Intermediate	211 M
Thunder	4	1	Hard	79 M
Trigger	2, 3, & 4	1	Easy	769 M
Upper Double Barrel	5 & 6	2	Hard	196 M
Upper Smoke	5 & 6	2	Hard	264 M
Vertical Drop	4	1	Hard	216 M

Websites

• Big Powderhorn Mountain Website
• Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort Lodging
• Big Powderhorn Lodging Association
• Big Powderhorn Ski Patrol
• Wolverine Nordic Ski Club

References

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