The Spirit of Skiing is Alive and Well in Minnesota! 298-feet of pure frozen fun. Is that a ski hill or just the other side of the ditch? I can’t tell, but they keep the lights on till 10 pm and my mom gave me $5 for a chicken sandwich and fries. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Mad River Glen, VT: Ski It If You Can I grew up in Hudson, […] Elliot Levey | June 8, 2020 2 Comments
Snowstorm Batters US Midwest Claiming 9 Lives Including State Trooper At least nine people, including a state trooper who was responding to a crash, have been killed amid a winter storm that has battered the Midwest and continues to dump several inches of snow in the Washington, D.C., metro area, reports the Washington Post. The storm that began in parts of the Midwest on Friday battered traffic on highways with […] WeatherBrains | January 15, 2019 0 Comments
Grand Geneva Resort, WI Is The Perfect Place To Learn & Progress As A Skier or Snowboarder If you’re looking to take some turns in the midwest, you’ll want to check out Grand Geneva Resort. It’s located in the heart of Wisconsin. The resort already has five of six lifts open and nineteen of their twenty runs. It’s been a great start to the season, as the fall was full of below average temperatures, which allowed for early […] Featured Article SnowBrains | December 21, 2018 1 Comment
Midwest and Northeast Operator ‘Peak Resorts’ to Acquire Three PA Resorts in $76-Million Deal Peak Resorts, the Missouri based owner of 14 midwest and northeast ski resorts today announced that it will be purchasing Snow Time, owner of 3 Pennsylvanian resorts, for $76-million. The three resorts, Liberty Mountain, Roundtop Mountain, and Whitetail resort are all within driving distance of the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area, and will immediately join the ‘Peak Pass‘ for the upcoming 2018/19 […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 24, 2018 0 Comments
Eastern and Midwestern Resorts Close With a Bang: Record Breaking Seasons and Powder in April Midwestern and Eastern ski resorts made history during the 17-18 season. We all know the legendary snowfall stats of Western resorts, but let’s put that aside for a moment and give some love to the East Coast. While you may not see 4th of July skiing at any of these resorts, skiing into May is a real treat in this […] Featured Article Katy Shipley | June 6, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Terminally Ill 12-Year-Old Boy Skis For The First Time Along Side Fellow Boy Scouts [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGoodMorningAmerica%2Fvideos%2F10154418204092061%2F&show_text=0&width=560"] Chris Wallner | March 15, 2017 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Voodoo Mountain Brings Cat Skiing to Michigan Mount Bohemia has announced its development of a new ski area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, set to open next December. Voodoo Mountain will be the first commercial cat ski operation east of the rockies. With a vertical drop of close to 700 feet, and about 200 acres of terrain, it will become one of the largest Midwest resorts in just its first season. President of Mt. Bohemia Lonie Glieberman said Voodoo will address “one of the key things missing for Midwest skiers and […] ameliatraynor | February 26, 2015 1 Comment