Category: Snowmaking

  • Ski Brule Is Open December 5th-7th, 2025

    OPEN 12/5/25 through 12/7/25 9:00-4PM. 🎿 Ski Brule Weekend InfoDecember 5–7, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Ski Brule will be OPEN Friday through Sunday with the following trails available: Open Trails: 8/17 Log Jam Bunny Bambi Otterslide Big Bear Sunrise Maple Syrup Whitewater (open Saturday & Sunday; hosting the USSA race both days)…

  • Ski Brule’s Opening Day IS a HIT! November 21-23, 2025!

    Ski Brule will be OPEN this weekend, 11/21/25 10:00-4PM, 11/22 & 11/23 9:00-4PM. Lift tickets are $30 11/21-11/23. Free for kids 9 and under. Trails include Log Jam, Bunny, Bambi, and Otterslide, serviced by Snowshoe lift & Bambi Rope Tow. Tickets are required & available at Rental Center, Bear’s Den, and Lodging Office. Questions? Call…

  • It’s SNOW TIME!

    It’s snow time at Ski Brule!  The snowmaking machines are fired up and so is the crew.  Many wonder how exactly do you make snow?  Well the simple explanation is you take water and pump it to the snowmaking machines which spray the water through the nozzles and the fine mist makes beautiful snow when…

  • 36″ NEW SNOW!

    November 18, 2014 36″ New Snow in the past week.  The conditions are amazing!  I can’t believe it’s only November 18 and the conditions are spectacular!  The snowmaking crew has been hard at work and the rumor is …. the front side of the mountain should all be open by the Sunday afternoon.   It…

  • Snow Sports November 14-16

    What a great opening weekend at Ski Brule! We are still in the process of making snow and it looks like Mother Nature is giving us some help as well!  Expecting 12 inches of snow in the next couple of days.  This upcoming weekend we are looking at having Big Bear, Log Jam, and Bunny…

  • Ready to get started!

    Do you hear that?  It’s the sounds of the snowmaking crew on the radio getting everything ready to hopefully make snow soon.   Stringing out the hose and electric cords, placing the snowmachines and testing the pumping system so we’re ready when the temperatures drop.  We are ready to get started! This is a clip…

  • Michigan Skiing & Snowboarding

    Michigan skiing and snowboarding .. nothing like it in the Midwest.  And the best snow is found right here at Ski Brule.  Snowmaking is a science.  It’s not just flicking a switch and watch the snow being made.  Many factors effect snowmaking and the type of snow produced.  Adjustments have to be made based on…

  • STILL OPEN!

    4/8/14 Yes, Ski Brule is still open daily.  During the midweek snowsports are available on the front side of the mountain and the Homestead Lodge and Homestead Side of mountain will open for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Tickets are 1/2 Price daily and the conditions are amazing.  Particularly with it being April 8!  Night skiing…

  • Ski Brule Open Daily 11/22 – More Snow, More Fun!

    November 20, 2013 Ski Brule is open daily starting November 22.  Yes, daily 9-4:00!  Currently Log Jam, Big Bear, Otterslide, Bunny, Bambi and Gentle Ben are open and additional terrain is expected to open with the arrival of good snowmaking weather.  Ski Brule will continue to make snow at every opportunity to bring you the…

  • Gearing up for another weekend at Ski Brule!!

    As the weekend approaches our mountain crew has been hard at work all week to provide the best conditions in the area! After our successful opening weekend last week, snowmaking has allowed us to expand our base to 24″-36″ to provide even more fun to our guests. With Log Jam and Bunny Trails already open,…