Mount Bohemia

This article is about the mountain in Michigan. For the mountain in Oregon, see Bohemia Mountain.
Mount Bohemia
A view of Lac La Belle from the main chairlift
A view of Lac La Belle from the main chairlift
Mount Bohemia is located in Michigan
Mount Bohemia
Mount Bohemia
Location within Michigan
LocationGrant Township, Keweenaw County, at Lac La Belle, Michigan
Coordinates47°23′30″N 88°0′49″W / 47.39167°N 88.01361°W / 47.39167; -88.01361
Vertical900 ft
Skiable area550 acres
Trails95
Longest run1 mile+
Lift system1 triple chair, 1 double chair.
Terrain parksno
Snowfall300 in. avg. annually
Snowmakingno
Night skiingoccasional weekends
Websitehttp://www.mtbohemia.com/

Mount Bohemia is the 5th highest point in the Keweenaw Peninsula and the 52nd highest prominent peak in Michigan with an elevation of 1,465 feet (447 m).

A view of the sign from the entrance
Mount Bohemia

Mount Bohemia is host to a ski resort bearing the same name located at the northernmost portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Mohawk, Michigan. Mount Bohemia operates two chairlifts, and offers the highest vertical drop in the Midwest, ahead of Lutsen Mountains, located in the Sawtooth Mountains of northern Minnesota. The resort has 95 runs and first opened for business in 2000.

Mount Bohemia does not operate any snow making equipment and relies on its 250 to 300 in (6.4–7.6 m) year average of lake effect snow, the most seen at any resort in the Midwest.[1] Because runs are not groomed, Mount Bohemia is not an appropriate resort for beginners. It offers only single and double black diamond level runs, as well as three intermediate blue runs (no green beginner trails).


Mount Bohemia also offers the only Cat skiing experience in the midwest at Voodoo Mountain.

Cat skiing at Voodoo Mountain ( Mount Bohemia)

References

  1. ^ "Over the edge in Michigan". Star Tribune. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2012.