Skip to main content
PeakCam

The Highlands at Harbor Springs

As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for The Highlands at Harbor Springs puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Northern Michigan · MI

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, The Highlands at Harbor Springs has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 2 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
Resort site ↗

Description · generated

The Highlands at Harbor Springs is a ski area in Northern Michigan, near Petoskey, in the United States. It has 435 skiable acres, 55 runs and 8 lifts, with 552 feet of vertical drop. The longest run is about 1 mile. Terrain includes three terrain parks and more than 16 km of cross-country trails, and the Camelot 6 lift, which opened in 2023, replaced three older lifts. The area is on the Ikon Pass and also runs a lift-served mountain bike park in summer.

Powder alerts

Get an email when The Highlands at Harbor Springs gets 6″+

No account. One email per storm day. Unsubscribe in one click.

67°Feels 67°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
3
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, The Highlands at Harbor Springs's PeakCam Snow Score is 3 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 3? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    base 0 in. (model estimate); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · model
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    0 in. of new snow in the last 48 h (no daily rows yet) (model estimate) · model
  • Forecast, 7 days0 / 20
    0 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 64°F (model estimate) · derived
  • Operating status0 / 10
    status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Last 30 days
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
—
Trails Open
—
Lifts Open
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 2 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 2 h
  • TempGHCN stationstale 66 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 3 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · base

0 in next 7 days · 0.2 in over 14 · peak 0.2 in on Fri, Oct 30

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    64°/40°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    60°/45°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    60°/44°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    62°/40°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    64°/46°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    61°/49°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    53°/42°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    50°/38°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    –

    53°/45°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    53°/39°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    ✳✳✳

    0.2"

    45°/35°

    4m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    49°/39°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    48°/40°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    53°/38°

    2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Tue
PM
67°
EVE
65°
Wed
AM
55°
PM
63°
EVE
60°
Thu
AM
50°
PM
53°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 9 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: National Weather Service · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near The Highlands at Harbor Springs, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
SummitHARBOR SPRINGS 4.8 NW, MI USGHCN-Daily · 810 ft · 10.5 km–0″––
Mid-mountainHARBOR SPRINGS 0.7 ENE, MI USGHCN-Daily · 684 ft · 5.1 km–0″––
BasePETOSKEY, MI USGHCN-Daily · 599 ft · 11.4 km–0″41°F–

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams

View all on resort site ↗
No cams indexed yet for this resort. View on resort website ↗

Nearby resorts

Community Conditions

Quick Conditions Vote

Anonymous — no sign-in required.

Snow Quality

Comfort

Powder alerts

Get an email when The Highlands at Harbor Springs gets 6″+

No account. One email per storm day. Unsubscribe in one click.

Detailed Conditions Report

Sign in for a full report with visibility, wind, and trail conditions.

Snow Quality

Visibility

Wind

Trail Conditions

Notes (optional)

No recent reports. Be the first to submit conditions for today!
Back to all resorts

About The Highlands at Harbor Springs

The Highlands at Harbor Springs is a ski resort in Northern Michigan. Snow figures on this page are weather-model estimates, not ground-sensor readings.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is The Highlands at Harbor Springs?
The Highlands at Harbor Springs is a ski resort in Northern Michigan. Coordinates: 45.47° N, 84.93° W.
How high is The Highlands at Harbor Springs?
The Highlands at Harbor Springs has a vertical drop of 552 ft.
How big is The Highlands at Harbor Springs?
The Highlands at Harbor Springs has 435 acres of skiable terrain, 55 named runs and 8 lifts, as published by the resort. The longest run is 1 mi.
Which ski pass covers The Highlands at Harbor Springs?
The Highlands at Harbor Springs is on the Ikon Pass, per the pass's published resort lists. Blackout days and partner-day limits vary by pass tier; check the pass site before you go.
What is the base depth at The Highlands at Harbor Springs today?
As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for The Highlands at Harbor Springs puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Where does The Highlands at Harbor Springs's snow data come from?
The Highlands at Harbor Springs has no NRCS telemetry station, so depth and new-snow figures here are weather-model estimates (Open-Meteo), updated every six hours. They are a good storm signal but will not match an on-the-ground measurement exactly.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology