Lots of Ski Resorts Out There

By: In: Resorts, Skiing, The Last Ride

I see local ski clubs typically plan trips to resorts to places such as Breckenridge, Snowmass, Alta, Aspen, etc. All big name resort and all destination resorts. I guess that helps with marketing and most people know of those resorts. After all, they feature in the news on a regular basis especially when we see stories of celebrities or other public figures skiing or snowboarding at these resorts.

There is no doubt, the resorts feature world class skiing, but it is more than just skiing that makes many resorts world class and that is why I suggest when planning a getaway ski trip to consider other resorts that may not be as well known but offer skiing just as good as the world class locations.
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My Ski Hill

By: In: The Last Ride

Do you own a ski hill?

I suppose the overwhelming response is NO (though I hope at least one ski resort owner is reading this site from time to time), the closest thing to ski venue ownership for myself is this website.
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On Indianhead

By: In: Resorts

Indianhead is one of the ski resorts in the area known as Big Snow Country. Big Snow Country is downwind from Lake Superior and usually benefits from generous dumpings of lake-effect snow.

We arrived on the later side of Saturday. We parked our vehicle close to the lodge to unload and did so. It was definitely lunch time when we arrived and we had to hunt around for a place to sit down to change into our ski gear.
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Blackjack Resort Ski Area is Back!

By: In: Resorts, Skiing

Happy New Year everyone!

One of our regular ski trips is to the resort called Blackjack Resort. I like the resort there are no runs too difficult (that does not necessarily mean slow or boring) and most of them are very fun with interesting twists and turns the whole way down the hill. In addition, not all runs are straight down with variation in both terrain and some turns.
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Resorts an Introduction

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Here I will provide resort reviews and commentary.

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