Searchmont

Pros: Great hills...the biggest in the Midwest :)
Cons: Bad roads.

I like Searchmont. Fortunately, I went to college about an hour 1/2 away in the Soo, Michigan. The great thing was that you could ski inexpensively in offtimes for next to nothing. The hills are great, too. They are well-groomed and full of REAL...

Pros: No waiting in lift lines
Cons: It's in canada, a long drive

I've been to searchmont twice now, in '98 and '99. I must say that I was impressed. It's a bit like travelling back in time (just a little) to ski resorts of yore. There are no high-speed lifts, but there's also no lift lines! It ends up getting you...