Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Beaver Creek, CO—My Sneak Away Spot From the Midwest Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, it was no walk in the park getting to nearby ski resorts. The closest spots are Alpine Valley Resort in Wisconsin and Boyne Mountain Resort in Michigan, both a few hours away. Although this is no big deal, my dad was fixed on getting me in Rocky Mountain territory right from the beginning. […] Noah DeVries | January 24, 2024 0 Comments
The Midwest’s First Bubble Chairlift Opened Today at The Highlands, MI Enthusiast Skiers Lined Up for the Grand Opening of The Highlands Bubble Chairlift Today marked a historic day at The Highlands in Harbor Springs, Michigan, as skiers and riders made their first tracks from the Midwest’s first modern bubble chairlift, Camelot 6. The new Doppelmayr D-Line six-person, high-speed bubble chairlift opened this afternoon following a ribbon cutting and ceremonial ringing […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 15, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Snowstorm Dumps Multiple Inches Across the Midwest As millions of Americans traveled home after the Thanksgiving holiday, a winter storm plowed across the upper Midwest. The storm dropped rain and snow on several states and caused delays for travelers. A streak of snow is visible from Kansas to Illinois in this image, acquired by the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite […] SnowBrains | November 28, 2023 0 Comments
Andes Tower Hills, MN, Opened on Saturday | First Midwest Resort to Open This Season View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andes Tower Hills (@andestowerhills) Andes Tower Hills in Minnesota became the first ski resort in the midwest to open at the weekend when they started a lift turning on Saturday morning. The ski area began snowmaking late on Friday night and had enough snow to ski on by Saturday. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
Whitecap Mountains Resort, WI, Adds 5 New Runs to Trail Map – Including the Steepest Run in the Midwest? The west and northeast are home to some of the most well-known ski resorts in the United States. The country is home to almost 500 ski resorts ranging from smaller-independently-owned resorts to larger, more corporate-oriented mountains. The Midwest of the U.S. does not usually get much attention regarding having big-name mountains in the ski world. However, it is home to […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 11, 2023 1 Comment
Late-Summer Midwest Heatwave Plagues the Region A Late-Summer Heatwave has been making its way across the United States and is in full effect in the Midwest. Temperatures as north as Minneapolis have soared to over 100℉ (38℃), some reaching close to 110℉ (43℃). This heat has surprised many since the northern part of the Midwest will start to cool down as summer transitions into fall. In […] Weather Ian McIsaac | August 24, 2023 0 Comments
NASA: Smoke Blankets the Upper Midwest Smoke from intense wildland fires in Canada billowed over the upper Midwest in June 2023, causing hazy skies and hazardous air quality in Canada and across several U.S. states. Related: NASA: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Chokes Northeastern US The image above—acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite—shows smoke drifting across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and […] Fire Firebrains | June 16, 2023 0 Comments
Boyne Mountain Resort, MI, Announces 2 New Lifts | Will Create Most Modern Lift Infrastructure in the Midwest Boyne Mountain Resort, MI, has announced plans to replace two more chairlifts in 2023 -Boyneland and Superbowl – creating the most modern lift infrastructure in the Midwest. This announcement comes on the heels of the highly anticipated Disciples 8 lift, all part of Renaissance 2.0, our resort growth plan guiding guest enhancements through 2030. Related: Boyne Resorts Completes Purchase of […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 15, 2022 0 Comments