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
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Perfect North Slopes, Lawrenceburg, Indiana – ‘Swoosh, Swoosh, Splat!’ With a peak elevation of 800 ft lending a 400 ft vertical drop, an annual snowfall of 18 inches, and sporting a base snowpack of 3-4 ft, you would be hard-pressed to find a finer hill in the heart of the Midwest. Perfect North Slopes is a short day’s drive from major cities like Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. This […] Matthew Oliphant | December 6, 2022 0 Comments
5 States You Would Have Never Thought You Could Ski In What states come to mind when you think of skiing in the United States? Many would say Colorado, Utah, California, Montana, and Idaho. However, 37 out of the 50 states in the union have at least 1 ski resort servicing skiers and snowboarders year in and year out. Many of these resorts may not provide the most vertical feet or […] Brains Matt Scribner | November 3, 2022 0 Comments
Snowriver, MI, to Install First and Only High-Speed Chairlift in Upper Peninsula Snowriver Mountain Resort, located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has just announced its plans to install a new Doppelmayr six-passenger detachable chairlift ahead of the 2023-24 season at the Jackson Creek Summit area of the resort. Replacing three of the ski area’s original chairs installed in the 1960s: the Chippewa Double (installed in 1961), the Leelinaw Triple (1964), and the Voyager […] Industry News Nick DeRiso | 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
[VIDEO] Why Fixed-Grip Chairs Are Better Than High-Speed Detachable Chairs in the Midwest [arve url="https://youtu.be/2loFfemSB0E"] SnowBrains | May 9, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 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
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Snow Creek Ski Area in Weston, Missouri That is correct, there’s skiing in Missouri, and you know what? It’s not half bad. On the border of Kansas and Missouri, you can find this tiny ski area by the name of Snow Creek. This is where I and thousands of other Midwesterners first clipped into a pair of skis and learned how to make our first turns before […] Artur | July 13, 2021 0 Comments
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