The Alpine Slide

Added Challenge
Players: Erin & Mallery
Although the Alpine Slide at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville is not included in the Weird Michigan book, Erin convinced me that it was worthy of being featured in the competition. It is the only Alpine Slide in Michigan at 1,600 feet long, with a four-minute chair lift ride to the top of the mountain and a two-minute ride down the slide.

In addition to the Alpine Slide, Crystal Mountain features a water park, bike rentals and many other fun activities for families to partake in during the summer months. New this year, the park has added a paintball park to the amenities they offer. Following our two trips down the Alpine Slide, we took a time to shoot a few balls at the target range, and convinced the Crystal Mountain staff to let us borrow the white paintball suits for a quick photo shoot. Now I’m not sure why one would actually wear one of these white suits during a paintball match, but they provided a good laugh none the less.