Hot Story Ideas

A day in the life of an instructor
It’s not as easy as it looks. Find out what it takes to become a certified ski or snowboard instructor (nearly 100%...
Autumn Fishing
Not far from Crystal Mountain is the Betsie River, which come fall, becomes active with salmon and steelhead making their way upstream and fishermen trying to catch them. Beginning roughly around Labor Day...
Certified Water Park Lifeguards
Ensuring the safety of guests at Crystal’s Park at Water’s Edge outdoor pool and water playground is a group of lifeguards. But they’re not just any lifeguards. Rather, they’ve undergone extensive ...
Color Tours by Boat
There’ll be no car traffic on this fall color tour. Rent a kayak or canoe and tour the Betsie, Manistee or Platte River, all within a stone’s throw from Crystal Mountain.
Crystal's Adam Schriber helps Kim to breakthrough PGA win
On Sunday, May 4th, 22 year-old Anthony Kim won the Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina to post his first win on the PGA tour...
Fall Hikes through the Art Park
The Michigan Legacy Art Park, with its artwork dotted along the wooded trail, is a fall hike like no other...
Junior Elite Golf Program
Crystal’s "Junior Elite Program" is the first junior golf development program of its kind in the Midwest. This new program is not just about teaching junior golfers technique and swing.
Olympic Dreams
What does it take to make the Olympics in Alpine Skiing? It all starts on a little hill with big dreams – and it’s a lengthy road from there...
Sleeping Bear Dunes/Pierce Stocking Fall Color Drive
The drive up M-22 is worth the trip alone, but that’d be only half the story of this wonderful, not to mention colorful, day trip from Crystal. The Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, which is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore...
Telemark Skiing
Developed some 250+ years ago in Norway as a mode of transportation, telemark skiing has since transformed into one of today’s hottest recreational activities. Crystal Mountain offers telemark skiing
Terrain Park Terminology
Most likely not in any dictionary, the terminology used in terrain parks to describe jumps, hits and maneuvers is far from decipherable. You’ll be the hippest journalist out there if you can crack the...
Whiz kids
If there’s one thing that limits an adult’s ability to hit the slopes as often as he or she would like, it’s having small children...

12500 Crystal Mountain Dr. - Thompsonville, Michigan 49683 | (800) 968-7686