In January 2019, MSJ resolved to be better about three things in our annual New Year’s resolutions column. In 2020, we plan to do the same, but first, let’s take a look back. How’d we do on 2019’s resolutions? Enjoy the ride to the hillGet unspoiled about snowCelebrate all skiers 1. Enjoying the ride came …
Kicking Horse, Revelstoke, Squaw Valley. These resorts are obvious, clear-cut, cream-of-the-crop North American ski resorts that made USA Today’s annual top-10 list. When this list comes out every year, few don’t expect the Midwest to be mentioned, but Mount Bohemia is nothing but unexpected. Mount Bohemia on a deep powder day in February 2019. (Midwest …
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The trailer for the movie Downhill was released just before the holidays and it promises what I've long sought in a major Hollywood picture: a ski town. Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus headline this comedy that is summed up by its creators like this: Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the …
Continue reading The movie we’ve been waiting for: breaking down the trailer for ‘Downhill’
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 a phenomenal piece in the Salt Lake Tribune about the future of cryogenic snow before examining some ways to …
Continue reading LINKing Turns: The future of cryogenic snowmaking, get ski fit and Vail layoffs
The financial woes of Spirit Mountain were on full display this month as the Duluth City Council debated its future. In the end, Duluth’s City Council approved $235,000 in financial aid to the hometown ski hill, but with a stern warning: Make major changes to ensure financial stability, or else. Snowmaking on Duluth's Spirit Mountain. …
Continue reading What’s going on with Spirit Mountain? Duluth approves aid, but with a warning
We all have our Christmas wish lists this time of year, but at Midwest Ski Journal we have our own list of things you can’t find at Hoigaards, Pierce, Erik’s or the House and that definitely won’t fit under the tree. Below is our Midwest Ski Industry Christmas List. It’s three things we’d like to …
Continue reading MSJ’s Christmas list: 3 things we want from our home hills this holiday season
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 ski at a mall and inside the most secretive state on the planet. Then, we honor some of the world's best …
UberSKI, an Uber vehicle that has room for your skis and has snow-driving capabilities, is a welcome sign for skiers and riders in the western mountains. According to a report from Engadget, however, the rideshare giant is bringing UberSKI to the Twin Cities and Green Bay, too. A ski van waits for its passengers. (Midwest …
It’s been a strong start to the 2019/2020 season across the Midwest as the snow guns blazed and the real stuff consistently fell from the sky. Wild Mountain, as they always do, lead the way opening their rope tow in late October, but other hills were not far behind. Many Twin Cities metro area hills …
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