Spent two days at Whitecap. Skiing was good. But overall, the resort is (1) unkempt: there is junk lying around the lodge that I remember seeing 15years ago, (2) unsanitary: to say the lodge is showing its age is a gross understatement...the bedspread in my room had stains on it that genuinely frightened my daughter, and the bathroom had an extensive collection of dead bugs in the light fixture, (3) unsafe: we had a lift operator sitting in his hut, come out just in time to watch a chair with the seat stuck in the "up" position drive us in all directions, and then refuse to stop the lift and help us reload properly! The real kicker was when management acknowledged the hazardous situation and said of the operator's negligence, "Well, everyone has an off day."
I couldn't wait to go back to Whitecap after so many years. But to anyone for whom cleanliness and safety are concerns, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere!

Very affordable for our entire family. While it's not the Rockies, the terrain is the best we've discovered in the Midwest. It was great for our youngest to learn while we were able to head off and explore their mountains. The view of Lake Superior from that high was breath-taking. And you're spread out over such a vast area that you don't notice the crowds on the weekend. The double diamonds are wickedly great trails ... somebody should update this site as they now have 43 runs, not 35!

This place is great! If you want the corporate service than go to Colorado. The prices are cheap and the snow is usually good. I rated this hill the best in the midwest besides bohemia which is in a category by itself and another 3-4 hours drive for me, so whitecap is the place for me. If you want a place to ski and be challenged than go to whitecap in the midwest.

Whitecap Mountain could be a good place to Ski if the Old man would start grooming hills the way places like Powderhorn & Indianhead do. I just returned from four days up here where we spent three of those days skiing at Whitecap & One at Powderhorn. We received 24 inches of snow on Saturday & Sunday and we spent Monday at Powderhorn and the Skiing was top notch with all trails groomed powder. We then spent Christmas day skiing at Whitecap and even with a 24 hour lead time the owner still had no more then 20 % of the runs groomed. He is teriable even after 40 years of doing this he still can't get it done right ! We also bought a package that included Lodging & Meals, No heat in the room for two days ( they brought in a small space heater ) and the meals were not the best either.
Save your money & go to PowderHorn or Indianhead