As has become tradition, at the beginning of last year, Midwest Ski Journal resolved to do better in three ways. While the year that was 2020 tried us in every way, we did a pretty good job on our resolutions. So this year, we are doing it again: We will reflect on 2020 and project …
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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 read a definitive account of Climate Change's effects on the ski industry. Then, we read about why skiing is the most …
This Christmas, Midwest Ski Journal is revisiting one of our favorite posts from Christmas 2018. It's a piece of satire analyzing the ski-ability of Mt. Crumpit, from the Christmas movie classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Ultimately, we discuss the viability of opening a ski area on the fictional mountain, before one of skiing's mega-companies …
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There are generally two types of ski trip planners: Pouring over snow reports every day since Oct. 1 and riding the snowllercoaster. Talk to me after Christmas. No matter which one you are, I think we could all use a step back to see where the snow has fallen this year (or not fallen) before we …
Continue reading Eyes west: How the snow is stacking up compared to average in the Western U.S.
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. On this week's Linking Turns, we will take a look at some skiing injury statistics, an economist's bleak assessment of Vail Resorts and lighten …
If skiing was just skiing, we wouldn’t have to worry about COVID-19 at all, a World Health Organization official said. Imagine: An infinite ski run. Endless vertical. No lift at the bottom, but there is no bottom. Just skiing for miles and miles. If that scenario existed, WHO official Dr. Michael Ryan said this ski …
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It's sad and brown all over the Midwest this holiday season, but there's a magical place where you can pretend it isn't. It's that white ribbon of snow painted on the front of each of our favorite hills. If you close your eyes and want it enough, it might even feel like skiing. Yes, the …
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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. TURN 1: Why skiing matters (Moira McCarthy/The Boston Herald) The Boston Herald apparently has a column called "Ski Wednesday" and this week, writer Moira …
Skiing Instagram is a beautiful gift and an unbelievably frustrating curse. Whatever I feel when I scroll it, I know that I'm limp to its power. What I have noticed in my hours upon hours of wasted time on that app are 5 distinct types of fall ski area posts. This is no definitive list. …
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Some early season pow at Red Lodge, Montana. (Indypass.com blog) In the era of the multi-resort ski pass, the Indy Pass is filling a void in the industry and becoming a must-have for Midwest skiers. The Indy Pass features more than 50 resorts across the continent, giving each passholder two days at each. Best of …
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