Michigan's best golf, ski and snowboard resort! Shanty Creek Resorts is a four-season destination resort and conference center spanning nearly 5,000 acres across three distinct villages: Summit, Schuss and Cedar River, each with lodging, dining, golf and downhill skiing and cross country trails in Bellaire, Michigan, conveniently located among the chain of lakes region, just 31 miles northeast of Traverse City, MI. In winter and late fall, Schuss Mountain ski resort and Summit Mountain’s two-mountain experience provides 53 downhill slopes, five terrain parks, 30km of cross country trails, and a multi-lane alpine tubing park located at one one of the best ski resorts in Michigan. In spring and summer emerge four award-winning championship golf courses including Arnold Palmer’s The Legend (named MGCOA’s 2014 Course of the Year) and Tom Weiskopf’s highly-decorated Cedar River GC, the acclaimed Schuss Mountain golf course, and the original Summit course. From special events to conferences to weddings, Shanty Creek has been named Best Wintertime Venue, Best Golf Resort and Best Service by the readers of Michigan Meetings + Events. Shanty Creek Resorts offer a variety of vacation packages for your Michigan getaways.