Fire at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort: "The Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort main lodge caught fire around 11:20 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, currently no injuries reported but fire still burning"
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday Night Racing Set to Start
Racing starts at 7 PM Monday night at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wi. and is open to everyone. It is a 7 week season and costs just $45 and includes a year end banquet with awards and prizes.
You can buy a ski pass at the Ski School desk at a reduced rate of $20. You generally take two runs and the times are added together. Each run is on a separate side by side Giant Slalom course similiar to NASTAR. Come on out and enjoy the snow.
Goggle Tan
It was a Bluebird day at Cascade Wednesday before the warm up arrived. Vacationers jammed the area like busy bees swarming on honey. Temps will drop on New Years Eve and skiing will be winter-like again.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wilmot and Alpine Valley Open
More Milwaukee area ski areas opened. You can now ski at Wilmot or Alpine Valley. Devils Head, in Merrimac opened Saturday.
Friday, November 26, 2010
News Flash - Cascade Mountain Opens Saturday
Cascade Mountain Ski Resort will open at 9am Saturday with $25 lift tickets. They also plan on being open Sunday. Take advantage of the reduced ticket price and come on out.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Monday Night Race League
Alpine Valley Resort in East Troy Wi. hosts a Monday night Alpine race program. For a mere $45 you can compete with others on a Giant Slalom course similiar to a Nastar course. You do 2 runs, one on each side by side course. For more details let me know we will pass along the details. Snowboarders can also race. There are about 6 races scheduled starting in January. Beginners welcome.
Sunburst set to Open
Sunburst ski area is set to open Friday at noon. Where would you rather be carving turns or shopping at Wal Mart? Sunburst is in Kewaskum, north of Milwaukee.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Ski Areas Open
The ski season has begun. Out West, Loveland, A Basin, Keystone and some others opened last week. Locally, you can ski Tyrol Basin, west of Madison, this weekend, if you like to hike. No lifts are open but they are open during the day, Saturday and Sunday with $10 tickets. Sunburst has made snow. Granite Peak expects to open Nov. 20th. Ski Brule is open in Iron River, Michigan.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Ski Areas Close
It looks like Marquette Mountain and Ski Brule are closed. The last remaining open areas shut down for the season April 3rd and April 4th. Meanwhile parts of Colorado and Wyoming are still getting dumped on. Soon, unless you want to go to Oregon or Chile to ski it may be time to find a summer sport. Start dreaming of late November powder days.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Pond Skimming
Tyrol Basin was open Sunday March 28th and people took advantage of it. Nearly all runs were open although conditions have been better. You have to give them credit. They blew snow Thursday night. Pond skimming started at 3PM and about 13 participants schussed down the hill and launched themselves into the water outfitted with life jackets and crash helmets as rescuers remained nearby by in a 14 foot Sea Nymph.
One contestant had water skis that looked like they were more than 220 cms long. Unfortunately he was unable to navigate the hill and launch himself with full speed.
He still made a splash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwwzpdBxu6Y
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