on ▁Township , ▁Ben zie ▁County , ▁Michigan , ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Thompson ville . ▁The ▁resort ' s ▁area ▁forms ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Mountain ▁census - design ated ▁place . ▁The ▁resort ▁offers ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁including ▁down hill ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁ski ing ▁the ▁winter ▁months , ▁and ▁golf , ▁water ▁activities , ▁and ▁an ▁al pine ▁slide ▁in ▁other ▁seasons . ▁The ▁resort ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁resort ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁planning ▁a ▁$ 9 ▁million ▁expansion ▁project ▁that ▁will ▁add ▁new ▁ski ▁runs , ▁lif ts , ▁lod ging , ▁ret ail ▁and ▁other ▁amen ities . ▁ ▁Ski ing ▁and ▁snow board ing ▁The ▁resort ' s ▁ski ing ▁and ▁snow board ing ▁season ▁runs ▁from ▁approximately ▁Thanks g iving ▁week end ▁to ▁early ▁April , ▁depending ▁on ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁The ▁resort ▁receives ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 1 ' ▁of ▁natural ▁snow fall , ▁however ▁artificial ▁snow ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁when ▁natural ▁snow fall ▁is ▁lack ing . ▁ ▁The ▁resort ▁has ▁ 5 8 ▁down hill ▁s lop es , ▁ 6 ▁chair l ifts ▁and ▁ 2 ▁surface ▁lif ts , ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁s lop es ▁light ed ▁for ▁night ▁ski ing ▁during ▁the ▁peak ▁ski ▁season . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Jim ▁R iley - L amp inen ▁ranked ▁number ▁ 1 ▁boot ▁fit ▁in ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁G olf ▁Cry stal ▁Mountain ▁features ▁two ▁ 1