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Shanty Creek

Location

Kearney

United States

44° 56' 55.5612" N, 85° 11' 5.1" W

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US

General info:

Shanty Creek offers 47 trails over two distinctive ski areas. All the tough stuff is on Schuss Mountain. There are Slopeside condos and a popular tube park. Looking for a Midwest thrill ride? Make a run down Kingdom Come with its 450-foot vertical drop.

BASE: 675ft
SUMMIT: 1125ft
VERTICAL DROP: 450ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 9
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 7
Surface: 2

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$35.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$5.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$58.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$5.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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