Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Where Porcupine Mountains Ski Area’s numbers come from
15 observations from 3 publishers behind 16 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
7/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation1,338 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Highest lift-served elevation1,362 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports ComplexPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 415 m (1,363 ft)”
Base elevation911 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Advertised vertical drop560 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Lift-served vertical451 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres250 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Named trails201 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Longest run1.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Night skiingNo1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts31 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports ComplexPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 1 chairlift, 2 rope tows (3 in all)”
Average annual snowfall200 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport5 h 3 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area: 5 h 3 min and 293.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport5 h 3 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area: 5 h 3 min and 293.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport293.5 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area: 5 h 3 min and 293.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 31 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area: 1 h 31 min and 76.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport76.7 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area: 1 h 31 min and 76.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Porcupine MountainsLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Porcupine Mountains Ski AreaWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) to Porcupine Mountains Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports ComplexOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Porcupine Mountains Ski Area
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Porcupine Mountains Ski Area – Silver City
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Porcupine Mountains: 1 operating lift(s) — Triple (Triple); 4 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Porcupine Mountains Winter Sports Complex — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 3; downhill runs mapped: 23; Carp Lake
Data quality notes
- warningAdvertised vertical 560 ft exceeds summit − base (427 ft)
- missingNot yet collected: beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain.