Avalanche Preserve Recreation Area
Boyne City, MI · 1 course · 18 holes

The park is beautiful and mountainous. The course used this elevation on a few holes, but I feel like it could have been much more interesting. There is only on set of tee pads and they are not concre ...
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I come up to Boyne about 3 times a year and play this course as much as I can when I'm up there. Great signage, excellent shot variety, and just an over all beautiful course. My only piece of feedback ...
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I love this course! This is my home course and the course I learned to play the game I love so much on. The difficulty and the landscape of this course turned into the caliber of player that I am, and ...
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If you come to this picturesque, mountain course expecting the epic top of the world downhill shot, you are going to be DISCappointed. After I walked down the huge hill back to the parking lot, I gra ...
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Avalanche Park is a nice course in Boyne city. Played it twice in he last few weeks. Extremely well maintained, and brooms on almost every tee pad. Good use of the land. Not a bombers course by any me ...
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This is a great course to play on. Over the the years BVDG have put a lot of hard work into making Avalanche into what it is today. Every time I come back to play here something is always different, ...
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Love this course! There is one long walk between holes, and you have to share with hikers walking the paths/fairways which is fine (gives you a break from climbing). Beyond that, this course has a lon ...
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So many great things to this course. Most of all it's fun, some of the holes are long and that's what makes the course fun. It's very well taken care of, that's brings me to the point of thanking the ...
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Avalanche has come a very long way from when I was first here. The club has done a tremendous amount of work in tee pad leveling and making sure garbage cans are at nearly every hole. The carpeted Tee ...
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Avalanche is a scenic course winding in and out of the woods offering nice shot variation. There's something for everyone here, tight hyper shots, skip shots, turn overs, long distance shots. Shooting ...
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Very beautiful course in Northern Michigan! Bring a variety of discs because it will challenge all of your skills, from grip and rip to finesse putters. Test your forehand and thumbers as well. I ra ...
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Beautiful course!!! One of my favorite in Northern Michigan. Challenging holes threw out. Plus it's a great workout. Boyne Vapley Disc Golf Club has done an amazing job to the course from the tee pa ...
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Nice course lots of great looks. Fair holes. Hopefully a few holes are "works in progress" because there was a lot of lost potential on holes 7,10,12,14,15,18. Zero top of the world tee shots. Travers ...
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Great course. I have been only playing since June 2015 but I have learned a lot from playing this course. From long throws to tight technical shots, this course stretches your abilities. Thanks for ha ...
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(Copied from my review on DGCR)
Pros: - Great maintenance all around including baskets.
- Excellent use of existing topography.
- Great flow from one hole to the next.
- BEAUTIFUL tee signs. S ...
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Honestly, one of my new favorites in Michigan. Beautifully maintained, with a creative layout, offering variety and scenery throughout the course. I personally love how hole 18 leaves you near the loo ...
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Great course. Expect to use your whole bag. Chances for big arms to flex on open field shots and for finesse on wooded shots. Lots of angles and routes on many holes, fits to any style of play. Presen ...
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Great course. A different verity of shots between open shots and tight wooded shots makes for a good time. Nice standing at the tee box and looking at the sign with the hole layout. Something that mig ...
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one of my favorite courses to play. Play there almost every week. There is a little of everything you like to play here. From big wide open shots too tight low ceiling throws. Once you get to hole 18 ...
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Add a few baskets between 10 and 18, on the hike between baskets, oldtimers kicked in and forgot what I was there for. LOL



I played this course for the first time recently, and I had a blast. Every hole was interesting and challenging, and the landscape and different shots made it a great experience. It's a bit of a hike ...
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The guys have done a great job with the course! You can tell there are a lot of people working to constantly improve this wonderful golf course. Love the temp baskets added during tournaments and even ...
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Avalanche Preserve is an excellent course to play for both beginners and advanced players. The course has beautiful scenery all the way through. It is very clean with trash receptacles and bench seati ...
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Wonderful course. Some pretty challenging holes that, personally, take some smart golf to play, a good change-up from the easy duece holes I've seen more often. Not saying a 2 isn't going to happen bu ...
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Great course & lots of improvements recently by the Boyne Valley Disc Golf Club make this a very enjoyable, yet challenging course. A variety of different shots required to navigate the course, some ...
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I had an awesome time and enjoy the tournaments. Wish I could make it out more often. Kinda bummed about the prize for second place in am3(disc and a clipboard) but the fun and exciting action made it ...
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Every hole on this course is awesome! Nice mix of short technical, mid technical, long technical, and a couple of open-long bomber holes. The view from the 18'th basket from the top of the mountain is ...
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This was the first course I ever played, and I've loved it and disc golf since! It's just enough of everything to keep players on their toes and alert. Love the location see well. Only thing I could s ...
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I have only played this course twice now and wish I lived a little bit closer so I could come out to the course more often. Very enjoyable course, very clean the times I have been there. I let everyon ...
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This is one of my favorite courses. Played a few times and still itching to go back and play some more. Course is challenging but clean and well maintained. The view from the top of the hill is worth ...
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Played during the Avalanche Open. Well maintained, little to no trash on course. Much of it was more hike than disc golf so the extra holes were needed so I didn't feel like I was just on a nature wal ...
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Heavily wooded, big hills and amazing scenery. Over all an excellent course and very characteristic of what we enjoy playing up here. Lots of work done within the last year is kicking this place up a ...
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Avalanche Mountain is a very nice course, and the Avalanche Mountain Open was a well done tournament. I liked the mix of shots, and I thought the alternate holes were very well thought out and could a ...
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Being one of the older coarses in northern Michigan it was the most out dated for the longest time, but as of recent it seems to be progressively getting better. I played a tournament there last weeke ...
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Great combo of open and tight technical wooded holes. The only thing I would possibly tweak would be a couple basket placements on the shorties to make them more of death putts to add more of a challe ...
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A fantastic course, and playable for all abilities. The Boyne Valley Disc Golf Club, and the city have done wonderful work on this course. It's so nice to have the amenities available as well! The ...
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Awesome corse big rips nice baskets

Really enjoy playing the Boyne Avalanche Preserve course. Its challenging and has some of the best views Northern Mi. has to offer. It is a top level course with great locals and club always a pleasur ...
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This was the first official Northern Michigan course I played and I really enjoy this course. The only 2 issues I have with it are the tee pads having divots that could twist an ankle (which i know ar ...
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This course was a very pleasant surprise. The scenery was amazing, especially late in the year when all the leaves change colors. The course itself is very well maintained and easy to navigate. It has ...
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+ Avalanche is the fastest growing course in the surrounding area, thanks to the cohesive community/city involvement and the extremely dedicated Boyne Valley DGC. New trails, well kept fairways, new b ...
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As a regular player at Avalanche, I must admit that it spoils me. The course offers a great deal of challenge and different types of hole layouts. Even after playing courses from Grand Rapids to Marqu ...
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The course at Avalanche Mountain has some of the best disc golf holes and is one of the oldest courses in Northern Michigan. This course is a challenge for all levels of players, but an all around rea ...
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The course is looking great the new baskets are so much better. The new benches are really nice when you need a rest. And when the city keeps it mowed it looks really nice. It will be even better when ...
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Had an amazing time at the Haunted Hyzer a few weeks ago. The course is beautiful. I think some of the extra holes should get put in permanently, not only because it's a fun course, but to reduce the ...
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Just played this course and it looked great. The course was very clean with trash cans at plenty of holes. The course is technical with very tight lines. There a a few holes that are pretty open as we ...
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Super fun course. Real tight with a good mix of uphill to downhill shots. Its actually the first course ive ever played ever. Real awesome layout but still needs a little more work and definitely mor ...
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I have seen a lot of courses across Michigan. After playing Avalanche Preserve two things came to my mind. The first was that it was an absolutely gorgeous area, the second was that it has potential ...
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Such an amazing course! I may only have played it once at the Haunted hyzer but heck it was so grand! so well kept and planned out. yes some holes are far from each other thus why the B+ if I lived cl ...
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This was an absolutely beautiful course, great scenery and clean. The holes offer a variety of different challenges and vary well with distance. Just played in the 2nd annual haunted hyzer there as we ...
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This is a beautiful and challenging course. The view from hole 18 is unmatched; it's even better than the view from hole 19 at Hickory Hills. I've played quite a few courses around Michigan, and Boy ...
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What a gem! The journey through these 18 holes is extremely enjoyable. A blessed view of Boyne City and Lake Charlevoix from the top of Avalanche Mountain greets the person upon course completion. Tha ...
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Challenging course with a mix of open spaces to practice long shots, and wooded areas for accuracy. Trash cans are at almost every hole which is nice because there is not much garbage lying around. ...
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Pros: The setting is a beautiful. The course includes a number of forest types, as well as some old field/meadow holes. It has great variety, ranging from very technical wooded to open meadow holes. T ...
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Great challenging course. The local disc golf club it really putting in work on all aspects of the course, new tee signs, tee pads, benches, and they have trash cans at nearly every hole!
Great mix ...
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I should first mention that I haven't been here recently, and I've heard that Boyne Valley DGC has began working to improve many of the "cons" I've listed below. Once their hard work is finished, Ava ...
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Great place to relax and throw some discs, it's a long course and lots of improvements over the last two years and many more coming along in the near future. The course is a challenge but no matter th ...
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Avalanche is a beautiful technical course, there has been an awesome improvement of the course, better tee pads, and a cleaner course. We still need tee signs, but that's not due to lack of trying, we ...
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+Awesome trails, trees, this place is simply beautifully carved out of a little slice of heaven!
+Awesome elevation holes, with a good overall mix of wooded, longs and uphill / downhill shots
+Grave ...
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This is a beautiful course with the front 10 being fairly flat and open. The back 8 is very wooded and holes require some walking in between. The view looking over top Boyne city and lake Charlevoix o ...
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Nice course that plays up a small ski type hill.
Pros: Nice variety of short and long shots. Good mix of tight technical wooded holes and open throws. You really get a nice idea of the variety o ...
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I very much enjoyed the course and the scenery along the way, with the long hikes between some of the holes. Course would get an A if they put in some new simple post tee signs to replace the nice on ...
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Update 7/7/2014 - The course continues to improve! The baskets on the front 9 have all been replaced by brand new chain stars, and more signage continues to crop up making the course easier to navigat ...
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There are so many wonderful attributes to this course. Things are really improving with the help of the city and local club, and the TLC is starting to show. It's one of the first courses I ever pla ...
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Long course, we played after several rounds at other courses so we were tested. Beautiful scenery, the only thing holding this course back...........there needs to be a down hill bomber for the last h ...
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Course was Beautiful! The view was awesome at the 18th hole! The course was a little tight at spots, but for most part is not to rough on an average disc'r. The bad part was after hole 5 or so, it was ...
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More classic northern michigan disc golf here. Set in beautiful hardwood forrest on a ski hill this course uses its elevation very well playing up the mountain with a good variety of shots. Almost eve ...
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