Last updated: Saturday 11:16 AM

Conditions Update: December 20th, 2025

Good Morning, from The Highlands Team!

Welcome to the weekend! Today looks to be an awesome day to ski/ride. Big News! We are opening North Peak today, which includes the Interconnect and North Face lifts + many new trails on that side of the hill. We are 80% of the way to all trails being open. This is going to be the best holiday terrain ever! Conditions have improved with the colder temperatures. Our snowmaking teams are refreshing runs and continuing to make snow on the outer runs. We will also have night skiing for the next 3 nights. So make it a great day and ski you out here!

LIFT UPDATE
All lifts are open!

REMINDERS | EVENTS
– Santa Scavenger Hunt: 11 AM – 1 PM

– DJ @ Day Lodge: 12 – 4 PM

– Petoskey Brewing Tasting: 12 PM – 4 PM

– North Peak is Open!

– Tonight we will light up our Christmas Tree in front of the Main Lodge @ 5:30 PM. We will have cocoa, treats, and of course, Santa himself!

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NIGHT SKIING
Saturday, December 20 – Monday, December 22nd: 9 AM – 9 PM: Daily + Night Skiing/Riding
Friday, December 26 – Saturday, January 3rd: 9 AM – 9 PM: Daily + Night Skiing/Riding.

LIFT TICKETS, RENTAL, & SKI SCHOOL
Before heading to the hill, you should buy your lift tickets online in advance for the lowest rates. Rentals and lessons should be reserved 24 – 48 hours in advance. We now have a Winter Bundle that lets you bundle lift, rental, and a lesson so you can customize your experience. We also have a SnowFlex ticket pack, purchase 2 – 5 days of lift tickets and use them whenever it works out for you with no blackout dates – 100% flexibility. We want it to be easy. Our Resort Services team is available in the Day Lodge to help with anything you may need.

TODAY’S WEATHER
Snow showers, mainly before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 1pm. High near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.

Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Wind chill values as low as -1. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Ski and Board you soon!

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New Snow: 2 inches last 48 hours

Base: Up to 42 inches

Lifts: 8

Runs: 43

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