Up to a foot of snow is expected in ski areas across Minnesota between Thursday night and Sunday morning. When combined with comfortable temperatures, it could be a great weekend at your hill. The system begins this afternoon (Thursday) where snow will begin to fall, accumulating up to 6" or 7" by Friday morning. The …
Month: February 2018
Eyes on Big Mountain
A healthy 13" overnight at Whitefish's Big Mountain piqued my interest, but the 16-24" projected Saturday has my attention. From the Upper Midwest, the chase to Whitefish isn't an easy one, but those snow totals make the extra effort worth it. Conditions After reporting over a foot this morning (Thursday), Whitefish, better known as Big …
Thaw incoming
It's been a rough two weeks for Midwest skiers as temperatures have plummeted, but an uptick is on the horizon as soon as Wednesday. If you're chasing some sun this week, you're in luck as temperatures as high as 40 on Wednesday and sunny skies Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday this week could make your local …
Wish you could watch skiing like a sports fan? You can.
Many skiers wish they could watch skiing like traditional sports. If you've been watching the Freeride World Tour, though, you already do. This week, Freeride World Tour, a big mountain freeskiing traveling competition, hosted two events live from Kicking Horse in British Columbia. The first was the Kicking Horse stop on the tour and the …
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Soft Saturday: Sneaky good day in Minnesota
After a truly horrible, icy, frigid day earlier this week, my expectations were low heading into the weekend, but then it wouldn't stop snowing. Even better news: there's more to come. Early Saturday afternoon, as the snow fell hard in Minnesota, temperatures lingered in the 20s, making a ski day a real possibility. I headed …
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‘The most passionate skiers I’ve ever seen”: Ski podcast shouts out Midwestern enthusiasm
Much of skiing entertainment's focus is on the North American West where the best alpine exists, and understandably so. This week, however, the Low Pressure Podcast had on Marcus Caston, of Salt Lake City, for a wide-ranging skiing discussion that yielded some high praise for the Midwest and its passion for the slopes. The conversation …
Best turns on the Upper Peninsula this weekend
With no obvious chases out west, Midwest skiers may want to look toward the Upper Peninsula for soft turns this weekend. As of Thursday morning, the hills on the UP appear to be in the line of the most snow. The largest amount will fall at Michigan Tech University's Mont Ripley, which is expected to …
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