Yearn for turns still burn? Here’s how to extend your season

We are now weeks into our rain/melt cycle in the Midwest and ski areas are starting to shutter or announce their closing days.  If your yearn for the turn still burns, here are some ways to extend your season.  Spring skiing Right now, conditions are pretty fun and springy across the Midwest. Some of the …

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Linking Turns: Funding Spirit Mountain, NYT on Travis Rice event and MSJ’s true identity

Midwest Ski Journal likes to highlight a few pieces of skiing internet worth your time in Linking Turns. Find the best, most important, least important and otherwise links here each week. This week we look into a report that recommends Duluth re-invest millions into Spirit Mountain. Then, we see the New York Times dive into …

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Sunny turns alert! Midwest meltdown is on, but this weekend should be great

The Midwest meltdown is officially on this week with temperatures and a forecast that could spiral our 2020/2021 season. As far north at Lutsen and Mt. Bohemia, temperatures will tickle the mid-40s this weekend into early next week. Near the Twin Cities, temperatures are expected to near 60 degrees. Make sure you go chase that …

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Linking Turns: Indy spring pass, words from a blind skier and skiing Half Dome

Midwest Ski Journal likes to highlight a few pieces of skiing internet worth your time in Linking Turns. Find the best, most important, least important and otherwise links here each week. This week we look at the Indy Pass's Spring pass before hearing from a blind skier participating in Challenge Aspen. Finally, we look at …

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Hope you like Tuesdays! Why day ticket reservations are making the pandemic chase harder

In a normal year, pulling off a powder chase has a lot of moving parts and can be a headache. This year, resorts requiring lift ticket reservations had started yet another plate spinning. In a normal chase, which is generally orchestrated in the days leading up to your coveted powder day, you can expect to …

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Not going: The pain and power of choosing to not go skiing

If you can survive the first two hours after you’ve decided NOT to go skiing, then you’re mostly in the clear. Those two hours, though, are going to be a mental spiral filled with regret, but ultimately, power. Midwest Ski Journal is mostly dedicated to making it work. We emphasize how to make your stars …

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Freeride World Tour sticking to one continent in shortened 2021 campaign

The Freeride World Tour will return for a 2021 season, but with fewer stops. After the pandemic ground the 2020 tour to a halt, this year's tour will look a lot different and stick to one continent. Andorra, Austria and Switzerland will host this year's three events, which will all take place within the span …

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