Mount Holly Michigan By Olin Froid on - Updated Sep 18, 2011
The skiing at Mount Holly in Holly, Michigan, a southeast portion of the state is the closest to Toledo that is not a reformed garbage hill turned ski slope. My wife and I took the 2 hour drive and enjoyed the time together, and compared to other smaller hills, it is good. But I graded overall as a ski area, and it pales to most.
Some of the positives include the smaller crowds than most places. For a small facility, it was well covered in snow and man made snow as well. There are seven chair lifts, and 5 tow ropes for little ones, but two of them are magic carpet lifts--slower moving sidewalk type platforms. There is a small terrain park as well.
Food selection was poor and overpriced. The lift tickets were 30 dollars for the day each, and was only really worth the price on Tuesday, when the tickets were BOGO. The runs were very quick and without challenge for the moderately experienced skier. The area with moguls labeled had none, and the black diamonds were a little bit overrated, they were blue squares at most.
Not a bad small place, but I would not drive further than 3 hours to get to it...because if you live that far away from it, there are better options in the area.
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sounds like an OK place if you live in the area
It sounds like you had the same experience as my husband did when he skiied there!!
Having made a long journey to ski in the UP of MI, I agree with you. I did not find the skiing in MI to be good at all.
Skiing in MI does not compare with mountain resorts, but family fun and moderate challenges can be had. Hey, if you live in SE MI, Mt. Holly is better than not going skiing at all.
Mount Holly Michigan sounds like it was a big dud for you. I would venture to bet, though, that those who are beginning skiers in the area who like the quiet would really like it... well... if they brought their own food! ;-)