Open year-round for snow skiing, golf, dog sledding, snow shoeing, ice skating, fishing, horseback riding and for its spa, Michigan’s Crystal Mountain plays host on Memorial Day weekend to the North Mitten 13.1 and 10K race, both of which will follow out-and-back courses that start near the resort’s ski runs.
From the white tent near the Crystal Clipper chairlift at the base of the ski runs, runners will head out from the starting line onto a course that’s made up largely of open roads (both paved and dirt roads) and wooded trails around the resort, in and among the forests and along the fairways of the golf course.