Winter
is the "high season" in Big Snow Country! People have been playing in
our snow for more than a century. Our unique microclimate brings an average
winter snowfall of 172 inches (snowfall in 1996-97 was more than 300 inches and
the latest season topped 270 inches).
Cool air masses moving south across Lake Superior pick up moisture over the lake
and then shed that moisture in the form of abundant snow when that air is forced
up 1,300 vertical feet inside our shoreline. If there's snow anywhere in the
Midwest, you'll find it here. To make sure you have a comfortable room and
hearty home cooked breakfast, check availability using the email form at the
bottom of the Rooms & Reservations
page, or call us at: 715/561-2065.
Alpine Skiing
Five
mountains of snow, just minutes apart, featuring 34 ski lifts, more than 100
downhill runs for the beginner, intermediate and advanced skier await you in Big
Snow Country. From instruction for the beginner to NASTAR Racing, you'll
discover the best skiing east of the Rockies right here. That makes Hurley and
the Anton-Walsh House a central location for you to experience the Midwest's
finest in downhill skiing. Big Powderhorn Mountain, Blackjack, Indianhead, White Cap
Mountains, and the Porcupine Mountains offer skiers and snow boarders
exciting options. And the Porkies give you the highest vertical in Michigan and
Wisconsin.
Snowmobiling
Iron
County continues to make the top of the lists in SnowGoer Magazine year
after year. You can connect to all of the trails directly from the Anton-Walsh
House where a designated trail connects you with our Wisconsin trails and those
in neighboring Gogebic County, Michigan just two blocks away. There are more
than 500 miles of well-groomed, uncrowded trails in Iron County alone! Yet it's
not just the superior trail system that keeps folks coming back. Hurley is
consistently rated Number One for night life. The many restaurants and
nightclubs in downtown Hurley are all within easy walking distance from our inn.
Find us at #85 on the new, 2000-2001 Iron County Snowmobile Map. Hear trail
condition reports 24 hours a day between December 1 and March 31 by calling:
1-715-561-3866.
Nordic Skiing
More
than a dozen cross country ski centers surround the Anton-Walsh House. That
gives you more than 250 kilometers of unduplicated trails from Lake Superior and
the Porcupine Mountains to the incredible Uller Trail winding through the
Penokee Range and the Cedar Trail in Gurney that follows ravines and plateaus to
Lake Superior (watch out for the deer!).
ATV
During the winter, ATVs are welcome on most Iron County Snowmobile trails.