When the resort offered the rooms for share-ownership, demand was so high, a lottery was needed to determine investors. The Inn will raise the capacity of Crystal Mountain to 212 rooms, capable of accommodating 1,000 guests. The cafeteria and night club upstairs are like most ski resort cafeterias and night clubs. If you're on a limited budget, you may prefer bringing your own groceries and choosing lodging with kitchen facilities. Among the better restaurants nearby are the Sail Inn in Benzonia and Glenwood in Onekama.
Traverse City has numerous restaurants.
In addition to reviewing 60 restaurants, the book includes 150 recipes. Snowboarding is permitted everywhere with a halfpipe for the most Radical Dudes. The resort's thirty kilometers of groomed cross-country trails are not merely among the best in the Midwest, but among the best in North America. Prices are about the same for Crystal Critters, Pooh's Mountain Midgets and for infants and toddlers in Piglet's Nursery. Phone ahead for a reservation if you want to place your children in one of these programs, particularly if you're coming on a weekend.