Michigan Mountain Still Eyeing Memorial Day Skiing

Originally posted on Powder | By Izzy Lidsky | Last updated May 11, 2026 2:36 PM ET

Ski season is hanging on by a thread in the East, and most of the West has already put their summer wax on and hung up their boots for the year. However, a Midwest ski area is pushing ahead for as long as Mother Nature will allow.

As of May 8, Michigan's Boyne Mountain still has one giant patch of snow on the ground and one lift still spinning for laps on it. Boyne has coined their slope the 'Victor Glacier,' despite the fact that this patch is not at all a glacier but a well-maintained slope of mostly man-made snow. The patch is around nine feet deep, even in May.

Boyne is still spinning the Victor lift on weekends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and hoping to continue doing so until Memorial Day Weekend.

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While Boyne gets roughly 140 inches of snow annually, and saw just under that this year, the ski area's snowmaking system is really the MVP when it comes to the 'Victor Glacier.' Boyne reportedly had snow guns running through the winter in order to stack up snow and create 'Victor.'

Elsewhere in the Midwest, mountains are finally closing up shop for the season. Pennsylvania's Camelback just closed for the season on May 5, marking their longest season in history. Mount Bohemia had planned to stay open until May 10, but had to call things a bit early and celebrated their closing day on April 26.

In the rest of the country, Killington and Jay Peak, Vermont, are still open for weekend operations, and Arapahoe Basin, Colorado, just extended its season one more weekend. As is tradition, Timberline Lodge, Oregon, is poised to be summer skiing hotspot into the warmer months.

This article first appeared on Powder and was syndicated with permission.

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