Black River Basin: piste map and stats
Black River Basin is a ski resort in Bessemer, Michigan, United States. 60% of its kilometres are easy runs: good for learning. It has 11 km of pistes across 21 named runs and 5 lifts. The ski area goes from 366 to 493 m of altitude, with 127 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are Lower Spillway (33%, 18°), Steiger's Mill (31%, 17°) and Log Jam (30%, 17°). The longest run is Horseshoe (1.1 km). The nearest ski resort is Jackson Creek Summit, 1 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.
Snow and weather at Black River Basin
Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 493 m): no significant snowfall (updated 14 November).
Terrain by difficulty
Lifts by type
Runs, lifts and services
tap a run to see its profileFrequently asked questions
How many kilometres of pistes does Black River Basin have?
Black River Basin has 11 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 21 named runs and 5 lifts.
What altitude is Black River Basin at?
Its runs and lifts go from 366 to 493 m of altitude, with 127 m of vertical.
What is the steepest run at Black River Basin?
Lower Spillway, with a 33% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.
What is the longest run at Black River Basin?
Horseshoe, at 1.1 km.
What runs does Black River Basin have by difficulty?
Green: 3.3 km (5 runs); Blue: 3.0 km (6 runs); Black: 3.1 km (8 runs); Unclassified: 1.3 km (2 runs).
About this data
Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.
Data quality
Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.