Marquette Mountain
Upper Peninsula mountain near Lake Superior with deep lake-effect snow and one of Michigan's biggest verticals.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Marquette Mountain's heaviest snowfall lands in January; the snowpack peaks in February.
- Snowfall
- peaks Jan
- Snowpack
- peaks Feb
- Typical season
- Nov – Apr
Snowfall: NOAA, 30-year normals (1991–2020).
Snow depth: NOAA, daily station data (1994–2023).
Location
Marquette Mountain sits in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, just south of the city of Marquette on the southern shore of Lake Superior. This is low-lying, forested terrain in the continental interior, shaped by cold winters and the moisture rolling in off the lake.
Getting there
Fly into Marquette (SAW), about an hour from the resort by road.
- Marquette (SAW)an hourDirections
- Houghton (CMX)2.5 hoursDirections
- Pellston (PLN)4 hoursDirections
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