Bittersweet
United States · Michigan · Single resort
Bittersweet is a ski resort in Michigan (United States). It has 4.5 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 10 lifts. The runs go from 215 to 310 m (95 m vertical).
Base station
215 m (705 ft)
Top station
310 m (1,017 ft)
Vertical drop
95 m (312 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Green circle: 1%
- Blue square: 1.3 km (29%)
- Black diamond: 2.3 km (52%)
- Double black: 0.8 km (18%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 30% (17°)
- Mostly facing north-east (61% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 10
Chairlift: 6 · Drag lift: 1
- Snowflyer · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 215–310 m
- Sweet Express · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 215–309 m
- Hawthorne Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 227–299 m
- Chickory Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 229–295 m
- Creeping Myrtle Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 230–294 m
- Sweet Pea Lift · Chairlift · 215–254 m
- Wild Rose Rope · Drag lift · 215–251 m
- Buttercup belt · 215–227 m
- Blizzard belt · 216–227 m
- Snowflake Belt · 215–217 m
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 11 cm, Snow depth 8 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 32 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 38 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 33 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 13 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 6 cm, Snow depth 3 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 247 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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