Traverse City, Michigan – Travel and Lodging

Explore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore this winter! Join park rangers for a guided hike or snowshoe hike (weather depending) every Saturday throughout the winter. The first hike of the season will be on Saturday, December 29 at 1:00 p.m. Meet at the National Lakeshore Visitor Center in Empire. If you do not have your own, snowshoes will be loaned out at no charge.

Inside the visitor center, park rangers will first provide basic snowshoeing instructions and then everyone will travel by car to the trailhead or area of the National Lakeshore pre-selected for that day. Once there, the park ranger will help participants learn about the park’s unique features and winter’s effect on them by exploring and discovering clues on site. Be prepared and plan to be outside until about 3:00 p.m. Dress in layers and wear waterproof boots to be most comfortable.

Reservations are highly recommended. Park Ranger-led snowshoe hikes are limited to 30 participants. For more information, please call the National Lakeshore at 231-326-5135, ext. 328 for details and to make reservations.

Not only is snowshoeing easy, fun, and good exercise, it is also an activity that can be enjoyed by all ages. The park ranger-led hikes are mildly strenuous, yet they proceed at a leisurely pace for only one and a half miles at the most.

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Join us as we celebrate the Riesling varietal! The region is known for producing top notch Riesling grapes, so we’re celebrating by sharing some of the best Rieslings that Northern Michigan has to offer.

Participating wineries will showcase a Riesling, served in your very own souvenir wine glass and perfectly paired with a food offering. As an extra bonus, guests will enjoy at least 10% off* all Riesling wine purchases at the participating wineries throughout the event.

Tickets are $20 ($15 in advance) and include a souvenir wine glass.** Click here to purchase your tickets! For more information call 231.223.7355.

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Show your skills and creativity while riding through the terrain park. This highflying, freestyle series of events is open to both skiers and boarders. Compete in any one, two or all three events. Several age categories for males, plus an open women’s division.1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes in each competition.

Entry Fee: Only $20 per competition, plus a discounted lift ticket (with proof of registration).
Adult Discounted Lift Ticket (ages 16 and up): $40
Junior Discounted Lift Ticket (ages 9-15): $25

Race Day Itinerary
9-10am: Registration
11am-12pm: Practice
1pm: Event Begins – Tuck’s Terrain Park
Awards Ceremony – Lodge Deck, 30 minutes after completion of competition

Registration – Register morning of event (9-10am) or prior to the day of the event at the Snowsports Desk in the lower level of the Crystal Center. Participants
(18 & over) are required to sign a Snowsports Release Form before participating in the event. Parent or guardian must sign for minors (under 18).

Helmets – Crystal Mountain recommends the use of helmets for all competitors. Helmets are required for participants under 18 years of age.

Slopestyle Series III will be held March 3.

For more information, call the Snowsports Desk at 800.968.7686 ext. 2000.

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