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I have skied both Indianhead Mountain and Monarch Mountain, both are great places to ski and I recommend both. For the complete deal read on! If you are comfortable on Indianhead’s blacks then you should have no problems at Monarch Mountain in finding skiing that is just right for you.
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Just wanted to give the following shoutout:

Text “SNOW” to 44256 for a chance to win a free season pass!!!

I skied Nordic Mountain last year and skied its sister hill Blackjack. I enjoyed my time at both sites. I texted a bit ago and urge you to do the same!

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One story I have been following the last month or so is the attempts to bring Sugarloaf Mountain back into the ski business. Being I live West of Lake Michigan and Sugarloaf is on its East shore I am not following too closely but fellow ski writer Jason at the MI Ski Report has been following the story very closely.

Normally, one would think such a story would be rather uncontroversial, a fellow comes in and wants to buy the resort and bring it back into operation and business. That means jobs and income for people and not just at the resort but around the community. Not everyone will stay at the resort, people need gasoline and cola for the drive back home, and so on.

So what is the big controversy surrounding the possible resurrection of Sugarloaf Mountain?
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Over at the Michigan Ski Report on the Fall Line Blog Jason notes:

As an individual that grew up skiing in Northern Michigan, including Sugar Loaf, I have been considering a post on the subject for some time now and didn’t feel inclined to write about it until the most recent article was posted by the Traverse City Record Eagle on Saturday. It appears as if another investor is interested in purchasing the dilapidated resort in the hopes that they can turn it around. I’m optimistic about the whole concept of Sugar Loaf making a comeback, I just have a hard time understanding how and when.

Sugarloaf Mountain is near Frankfort Michigan which is in the Northwest corner of Michigan on Lake Michigan straight across and a little North of Algoma Wisconsin. One can expect Sugarloaf to be the beneficiary of lots of lake effect snow.

As you can tell from Jason’s quote the resort has been non-operational and he presents some photographic evidence of the ghost-mountain nature of the resort.
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This post is passing on a second hand report; my ski season is done but my brother and father are skiing yet. Last weekend they were Upnorth and spent Saturday at Ski Brule.
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Here is my full review of Hot Tub Time Machine. I password protect the post (password: SPOILER) to force you to make a very conscious decision to read it, in case you want to see the movie.

In a nutshell here is my opinion of the movie: I missed a NCAA March Madness game, and I miss my money; wait for this movie to hit the second run theaters or for it to appear on late night TV.

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The Wisconsin Snow Bunny and myself went to a nearby movie theater and watched Hot Tub Time Machine and this is my review of the movie. If you have not seen it and want to see it not knowing details of the movie TURN AWAY NOW

I repeat:

TURN AWAY NOW

This is now your third chance of avoiding having the movie revealed to you, you only have yourself to blame.

One last thing to be aware of, is this review addresses a number of adult themes.
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This is way too funny.

I met up with my brother and father last Friday for our trip up north to ski at Blackjack. I turned on the radio to the ’70s channel and heard an announcement that Abba was going to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Abba has history intertwined with our ski trips and that story continues growing!
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I skied at Blackjack last weekend. This was the first time I had been back to Blackjack in sometime, I would guess the last time I was there was in the 2007/2008 season. Last season Blackjack lay idle, looking for a new owner.

COOL TRICK!

This boarder is exiting the pond! He went across the pond and spun a 180° turn on exit, you see him completing his turn and landing it on solid snow. Very very cool!

Well, my brother bought tickets for my father, himself, and myself and last weekend we collected on that purchase.
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A Breakfast Review

I have written on the importance of fueling yourself prior to skiing. I take that advice more seriously the older I get. I do not need lunch so much as a good breakfast prior to a day of skiing.

Our new breakfast joint at the Happy Carving Grounds is now the Brule River Tap.
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