The Wisconsin Skier

When many people think of skiing the first resorts that come to mind are usually Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, etc. However, recently we have all become aware of Buck Hill where Olympic downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn learned to ski.

In addition, Ski Brule near Iron River Michigan sent a snowboarder to the Olympics.

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I was riding up this weekend and as is usual I invite others to ride along. I am more concerned about wasting an opportunity to have a good conversation or network with others. Riding up the chairs with others leads to some interesting meetings.

Anyway, one fellow I rode up with this last weekend informed me he was from Lakewood Wisconsin. I then asked him about the Paul Bunyan Ski Area, a ski resort near Lakewood I know has been out of operation for a long time.
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One story I have been following is the tribulations of Intrawest the organization that owns the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort where many of the 2010 Olympic events are being hosted.

You may recall hearing or reading here that Intrawest’s creditors had managed to get an auction scheduled to sell of Intrawest’s holdings to recoup missed debt payments. Intrawest has been selling off resorts and managed to get the auction postponed. This is a current story and the postponed auction was scheduled for last Friday (February 19), yeah right in the middle of the Olympics.
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Recently I skied Nordic Mountain and present to you my review and opinions of the resort.

I visited Nordic Mountain on part of a bus trip organized by The Skier’s Outlet and by WVBO. Since I have never been to Nordic Mountain before I decided to go.

The trip left at about 9:40 and we arrived at Nordic around 11:00, though I was not pay real close attention. We were directed to the groups door and the attendants asked for people looking just for lift tickets and not rental gear so I went and collected my lift ticket and went to change into my gear.

Then I went skiing.

BTW, visit @snowdotcom’s website when you can. I mention this to get entered into their “swag” contest!
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Another point of misfortune befalling the 2010 Winter Olympics is Intrawest’s financial troubles.

Intrawest, you may know, is the holding company owning Whistler-Blackcomb — the venue for the Olympic mountain events (skiing, sledding, etc).

This Reuter’s story notes the following:

The ski resort near Vancouver where the Olympic downhill events are being staged won’t go on the block in a foreclosure auction on Friday as scheduled, winning a one-week reprieve from creditors, a source with direct knowledge of the talks said on Thursday.

This is just a postponement to next Friday (February 26) of the auction not a cancellation. A regular story of late is Intrawest selling off its other resort holdings (a number of which are ski resorts) and Intrawest may manage to have the auction called off entirely. Certainly, they are spared the embarrassment of losing ownership of resort in the middle of the alpine skiing events.

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I signed up for the WVBO bus trip to Nordic mountain. I am excited for this upcoming event. This will mark my first time skiing at Nordic Mountain.

I am guessing there is time to sign up yet and you can do so at The Skier’s Outlet.

See you there!

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What a weekend it was!

Went to the happy ski grounds last Friday. In variance with the usual pattern Friday night I took it easy and went to bed early. Early on Saturday our neighbors came by. I tossed my ski gear into my buddy’s RAV 4 and away we went to Ski Brule.

FYI this report is for Saturday February 6 & Sunday February 7 2010.
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How do you feel when approaching a new hill?

I remember the first time I skied Blackjack, we drove up to it and the resort’s hill is rather imposing. The run entitled Shanty Girl faces you as you drive up to BlackJack’s main lodge and years ago when I was a less experienced skier I recall thinking whoooaaaaa.
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YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE:

Ski Brule is holding a carload weekend February 6 & 7. That is, lift tickets cost $60.00 per carload. Check it out and hope to see you there!

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@Snow_Skiing tweets another story on financial difficulties of the ownership group of Whistler-Blackcomb:

Lenders Threaten to Auction Whistler Ski Resort – ABC News http://ow.ly/10jon

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