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The Homestead

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The Homestead is a ski area located in the state of Michigan in USA. The resort is in the town of Glen Arbor, MI.

We recently ranked all of Michigan's ski resorts, so you can see where The Homestead stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

The Homestead is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes with with The Homestead. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit The Homestead's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at The Homestead around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

The Homestead Terrain Overview

The Homestead has a total of 15 ski trails, which are serviced by 5 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. The Homestead is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 16 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 6 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.

The Homestead's slopes see on average 156 inches (4.8 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 13 feet every year!

Trails
Total Runs
15
Ski Lift
Lifts
5
Skier
Skiable Acres
16(0 km2)
Snow
Annual Snowfall
156"(4,755 cm)

The Homestead Elevation

The Homestead has a summit elevation of 875 feet, or 267 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 500 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 375 feet (114 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

The Homestead has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Mountain Summit
Summit Elevation
875'(267 m)
Vertical Drop
Vertical Drop
375'(114 m)
Mountain base
Base Elevation
500'(152 m)

The Homestead Difficulty Level

Score
Difficulty Score™
30.6out of 100
←  EasyHard  →
The Homestead can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 75% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

 DID YOU KNOW?

At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.

Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

The Homestead has 16 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

The Homestead is mostly a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 25% of its trails as easy. However, it also has its fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 75%.
Green Circle
Beginner
25%(4 acres)

Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.

Blue Square
Intermediate
55%(9 acres)

Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.

Black Diamond
Expert
20%(3 acres)

Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.

Is The Homestead good for beginners?

The Homestead can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 75% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

The Homestead Location

The Homestead is located in the state of Michigan, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Glen Arbor, MI.

Address:
Glen Arbor, MI 49636 USA
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Website:
thehomesteadresort.com/play/winter-activities

GPS Coordinates:
42.73000, -85.65000

Getting to The Homestead

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (The Homestead), its coordinates of 42.73000, -85.65000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Glen Arbor, MI to get close.

By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.

A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to The Homestead.

NameCodeCityDistance
Milwaukee Mitchell International AirportMKEMilwaukee, WI115 mi
Detroit Metropolitan AirportDTWDetroit, MI122 mi
Midway International AirportMDWChicago, IL126 mi

A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to The Homestead.

NameCodeCityDistance
Gerald R. Ford International AirportGRRGrand Rapids, MI12 mi
Kalamazoo Battle Creek International AirportAZOKalamazoo, MI35 mi
Muskegon County AirportMKGMuskegon, MI42 mi

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to The Homestead, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.

Other Nearby Ski Resorts

Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of The Homestead.

NameLocationSummitDifficulty Score™Distance
CannonsburgBelmont, MI1,100 ft44%24 mi
Mulligan's HollowGrand Haven, MI1,300 ft17%37 mi
BittersweetGrant, MI850 ft28%45 mi
Clear ForkButler, OH2,400 ft32%91 mi
Apple MountainFreeland, MI620 ft23%93 mi
Mt. BrightonBrighton, MI1,330 ft34%94 mi

The Homestead Mountain Stats

NameStatistic
Summit Elevation875 ft
Base Elevation500 ft
Vertical Drop375 ft
Trails15
(25% Beginner,  55% Intermediate,  20% Expert)
Lifts5
Skiable Acres16
Avg. Annual Snowfall156 inches
The Homestead Mountain Stats
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