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 MSJ highlights an awe-inspiring look at skiing in beautiful Norway, enjoys a video tribute to snowmakers and looks at the popularity of …
Continue reading Linking Turns: Odes to Norway, snowmakers and Wisconsin night skiing
When I went to bed last night, the National Weather Service had upgraded the snow totals in parts of Minnesota to 8-12 inches, but when I pulled up on Welch Village this morning it was more like 6 or 7, which was plenty to push around. The cold, cold temps made the snow quality very …
Continue reading Storm report: Snow totals miss low, freeze coming
For all you snow-starved Minnesotans, your moment is going to be Monday morning. The bad news: it's going to be a short moment. According to the National Weather Service-Twin Cities, a snowstorm is heading toward the region that will dump between 6 and 10 inches of snow starting Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. https://twitter.com/NWSTwinCities/status/1089307892451340291 The …
Continue reading Frigid snowstorm heads toward Twin Cities, Wisconsin
Yes. Yes it can. This week the Midwest was met with an arctic blast that calls into question human existence at this latitude. Next week, meteorologists expect to be even colder, in fact record-breaking. After wind chills reached -30 degrees Fahrenheit in the Twin Cities metro, hills closed down early and opened up late to …
Unbelievable. Okay, maybe a few more words. I had sky high expectations about this film and was still floored by it. Matchstick produced a real gem, here. Eric Hjorleifson has seemingly been a known commodity in the ski world, having appeared in films for the whole decade. This, however, showed how unique he is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z81mFk5_0o …
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 take a look at two pieces dedicated to arguably the most important people in the history of American skiing in the …
Continue reading Linking Turns: The 10th Mountain Division and van accessories
I would suggest averting your eyes from the staggering snow totals out west this weekend and instead focus on the snowfall, however modest, that we are seeing here in the Midwest. Southern Minnesota and the Wisconsin area saw up to a foot of snow Friday, freshening our hills for a nice weekend ahead. The better …
Continue reading Finally some snow for Wisconsin, other southern hills
Skiing's best competition kicks off its 2019 season this weekend when the Freeride World Tour drops in to Hakuba, Japan. Last year's Japan stop was cancelled due to weather and made up at the Kicking Horse, B.C. stop later in the year. A look at the Hakuba stop, where a qualifying event wrapped up this …
Continue reading Freeride World Tour starts this weekend: Here’s what you need to know
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 MSJ reviews an old feature about Mt. Bohemia and why it's one of the best in the Midwest. Then, we dive into …
Last month, I skied Aspen Highlands and Aspen Mountain in one day and thought that was pretty neat, but a crew in Michigan is putting me to shame this weekend. Friday night, David Zemens and Sapato Caputo of Agnarchy began a quest to snowboard at 16 ski areas in 24 hours in Michigan. At 9 …
Continue reading Why we’re jealous of ‘The Snowball Run’ in Michigan
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