Norway Mountain, MI, Making its Return for the 2024-25 Season For the first time since 2017, Michigan’s beautiful Norway Mountain will be up-and-running for the 2024-25 season. After new owner Justin Hoppe announced its return, Norway Mountain became the 39th ski resort in the Mitten State, making it the state with the second most ski areas only behind New York. Related: Norway Mountain, MI, Ready to Re-Open for the […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | November 1, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mount Brighton, MI—Southeast Michigan’s Mini Mountain Growing up in metro Detroit, I greatly appreciate the offerings Michigan brings to skiing and snowboarding. The Mitten State is home to numerous small ski resorts, helping to build tight-knit communities of passionate skiers and riders that give these small resorts big personalities. Mount Brighton, located in the metro Detroit town of Brighton, is no different. From hosting high school […] Quinn Brophy | October 28, 2024 0 Comments
Charity Chair Auction at The Highlands at Harbor Springs, MI, Raises $72,500 The Highlands at Harbor Springs, Michigan, recently completed a successful auction selling chairs from its Interconnect lift resulting in $72,500 in donations to four northern Michigan charities. The auction called “Chairs for Chair-ity” was held online and attracted bidders from all over Michigan eager to own a piece of ski resort history. The chairs were sold to make room for a […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 25, 2024 0 Comments
Nubs Nob, MI, Report: Gem of Michigan Skiing Report from February 4, 2024 Nubs Nob is located about 90 minutes from Traverse City, Michigan. An independent resort with 427 vertical feet, 248 acres, eight chairlifts, and 315 snowmaking guns, it’s one of the best local hills in Michigan. If you have your own equipment, there is even a free beginners area. Skiing After parking, it was a […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | February 8, 2024 0 Comments
Cannonsburg Ski Hill, MI, to Host Red Bull’s Inaugural Jib-Tac-Tow Snowboarding Competition Cannonsburg Ski Hill, MI, will host Red Bull’s inaugural Jib-Tac-Tow, a new, first-of-its-kind street snowboarding competition, on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Inspired by the nostalgic game of tic-tac-toe, teams will compete by completing “jibs,” or tricks, within each square of a life-sized tic-tac-toe board, showing off skills that challenge the limits of the classic Michigan rope tow terrain park. Red Bull […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 17, 2024 0 Comments
Red Bull to Host First Ever Jib-Tac-Tow at Cannonsburg Ski Hill, MI Grand Rapids, MI (January 8, 2023) – Red Bull Jib-Tac-Tow, a new snowboarding competition inspired by the nostalgic game of tic-tac-toe, takes on terrain park snowboarding in a first of its kind event not to be missed. Red Bull is looking for crews of Midwestern amateur snowboarders to battle for X’s and O’s in an unforgettable day of street snowboarding […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 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
Boyne Mountain & The Highlands, MI, Now Open for Skiing The first day of December brought bluebird sky days for the opening of two of Michigan’s largest ski resorts, Boyne Mountain and The Highlands. The resorts started spinning their first chairs of the season on Friday at noon, and opened 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Early season lift tickets, season passes, and multi-day ticket packs can […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 4, 2023 0 Comments
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