If you slashed 2 feet of lake effect at Lutsen this weekend, you're reading this with a very different perspective than those of us in the Twin Cities and below. A winter storm that seemed destined to grace the Twin Cities area with a foot of snow grew stronger and stronger as temperatures near the …
Continue reading Christmas week storm delivers the goods and the bads to the Midwest
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. LINK 1: Abandoned (The Road West Traveled) A screengrab from "Abandoned" during a trip to Geneva Basin Ski Area in Colorado. (Abandoned/The Road West …
Continue reading Linking Turns: Abandoned hills, your ski film checklist and a nod to Grand Geneva
Like many this Christmas, I sat down to watch "Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and if you’re anything like me, one thought stuck in your mind. I could ski Mt. Crumpit. Mt. Crumpit could be a skiing paradise with 3,000 vertical feet of terrain. The problem? An ornery and notoriously crotchety owner. (Universal …
The week after Christmas is a convenient time to ski because kids are off school and many adults are off work, so our favorite, normally quiet hills get bogged down. It’s important to keep in mind, too, that our hills badly need this week for their bottom lines. Get used to the lifts stopping …
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. LINK 1: Vail Bought My Hometown Hill. Here’s What Happened. (Corey Peterson/Powder Magazine) The big boys of the ski industry aren't all bad according …
Continue reading Linking Turns: Vail’s effect on Afton, skiing apps and Jackson Hole royalty
Skiing gifts are not cheap. Any and all equipment purchases are big ticket holiday gifts that aren’t always possible, especially in the waning days before Christmas. Luckily, a lot goes into making a good ski day, so take some of these suggestions to fill the stocking of your favorite skier. Ski gifts are so much …
Continue reading Holiday gift guide: Ski gifts don’t have to be expensive
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. LINK 1: 'Perks' (Black Crows) Black Crows has put together my favorite nine minutes of the season into this edit called "Perks." The skiing …
Continue reading Linking Turns: A Black Crows short, a skiing game and cheap gift ideas
The past few weeks have been perfect for snowmaking as temperatures dipped and stayed low in the Midwest. Add to that a few moderate snowfalls and the hills are filled in nicely across the Midwest. Looking ahead, however, are some warmer temperatures and sunny skies that should make for almost no snow, but wonderful skiing …
Continue reading Warm up in store for skiers staying home in December
Back by popular demand, Colorado’s mountains are filled in and ready for you this season after last year's lackluster campaign. Better yet, it’s cheaper and easier to get to Colorado than ever. It’s by far the easiest place to get to from the Midwest thanks to the Chicago and Minneapolis airports. The Highlands Bowl - …
Continue reading Get there: Go to Colorado because it couldn’t be easier
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. LINK 1: Mikaela Shiffrin Embraces the Next Stage, With Roger Federer as a Guide (Bill Pennington, New York Times) The paper of record had …
Continue reading Linking Turns: NYT profiles Shiffrin, Canada legalizes weed and a Sherpas’ short
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