This Week’s Top Stories: Coldest Lifts, Top 9 Ski Resorts, Skiing Powder in Michigan, and More… In order of most popular, these were our top five posts of the last seven days: If you want to receive our top three posts in your inbox every Thursday, sign-up here: SnowBrains Weekly Top 3 Posts Email Sign-Up The 9 Coldest Ski Lifts in North America We’ve all been there: sitting on a chairlift freezing our behind off, wondering […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 21, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Over a Foot of Snow and They’re Skiing in Michigan All media was sourced from the Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook group. A winter storm dumped over a foot of snow on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Sunday night, the most of anywhere in North America so far this winter season. Enough for eager skiers to get out and earn their turns. Related: Andes Tower Hills, MN, Opens Today | […] SnowBrains | October 18, 2022 0 Comments
Ski Group Acquires Michigan’s Big Snow Resort With Plans to Build Connecting Lift Between Two Mountains Midwest Family Ski Resorts, the owner of the largest ski resorts in Minnesota and Wisconsin, has officially closed on acquiring Big Snow Resort in Michigan’s upper peninsula. Big Snow is comprised of the two hills of Indianhead and Blackjack ski areas. The entire operation will be renamed Snowriver Mountain Resort. This will eliminate any confusion about another ski operation with […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 31, 2022 0 Comments
Michigan Ski Area Forced to Close For Season Due to Warm Weather and Rain Timber Ridge Ski Area in Michigan announced yesterday that they are now closed for the season. Unfortunately, Mother Nature won this battle. Timber Ridge will be CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. Simply put, the warm wind and rain over the weekend destroyed well over half our base and left the bottom of the hill cloaked in water and slush. We want […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 8, 2022 0 Comments
2 Michigan Men Illegally Snowmobiling in Wyoming Wilderness Area Rescued Twice in Same Week Teton County Search and Rescue were called out for a rescue on Sunday after two Michigan men illegally rode their snowmobiles into a clearly marked wilderness area and became stranded on the backside of Wyoming’s Angle Mountain. Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that the same search and rescue crews were called back again on Wednesday to rescue the same […] SnowBrains | March 4, 2022 11 Comments
Michigan Ski Resort Abandoned for 20 Years Finally Gets Torn Down Sugar Loaf Ski Resort, located in Leelanau County, Michigan, was recently demolished. The vacant resort had been abandoned for 20 years before being torn down on Wednesday. The once-booming Sugar Loaf Ski Resort originally opened in 1947. Sugar Loaf Ski Resort was home to a ski school, golf course, recreational room, lodge, and hotel. The resort attracted 3,000 to 4,000 […] Industry News Breya Bergom | November 7, 2021 0 Comments
The Athletes of Michigan Tech’s Cross Country Skiing Team Although Michigan isn’t generally known for skiing, Michigan Tech has united a stellar group of athletes to compete in its cross country skiing team. The athletes range from around the world with amazing backstories. Michigan Tech’s ski coaches, Tom and Kristen Monahan Smith have recruited seven more men and four more women to compete in the 2021-2022 season. In total, ten women […] Industry News Breya Bergom | August 2, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Bigfoot Sighting on the Cass River in Michigan? A guy called Eddie V. has shared this video of what he claims is Bigfoot. I’ll leave it here for you to make your own mind up… “My cousin was kayaking on the Cass River here in Michigan when he took this picture. Not sure what it is, but I have sent it to a few people to see what they […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2021 4 Comments