Michigan tourism has an economic impact of nearly $55 billion - and playing in the snow is becoming increasingly valuable.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN - With an early burst of heavy snowfall and a long stretch of temperatures that have hit the sweet spot for snow-making, Michigan’s ski areas have been enjoying a robust start to the ...

Spring and summer are the most popular seasons but this year winter — fueled by the four letter word 'snow' — is giving them ...

Avalanche Mountain Preserve: This one is a four-season favorite. It offers a steep stair-climbing workout, then knockout views for miles of Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan beyond. It has a big ...

Opened in the 1960s, Cannonsburg has become a west Michigan winter habit, with a knack for snowmaking that rescues thin weeks ...

A northern Michigan ski resort has taken the snow fort concept to an entirely new level. Boyne Mountain Resort in Boyne Falls this month opened an igloo-shaped bar that is carved totally out of snow ...

Salt spas, tiki bars, faster lifts, fewer lines, delightful food—Northern Michigan’s ski country continues to up the game. Here’s what’s making a ski day worth the drive this winter. Deals and Steals: ...

When most skiers dream of winter, their minds often drift to Colorado, the state with the absolute best skiing in the United States, not the Midwest. However, the Midwest, consisting of ski states ...

All this Olympic coverage got you thinking about trying ski jumping? Curling? Hopping on a luge run? Here’s where you can go for the gold (or at least pretend to).