Yeah, it is a huge leap. I hope it can be done. While Sugarloaf is far from a destination ski resort it is small resorts like these future Olympians get their starts at. Lyndsey Vonn started at a small resort near Minneapolis a place called Buck Hill.

Patrick, Yeah it sounds like it has a lot of promise.

I was talking with a fellow in the industry yesterday and he is skeptical, noting (like many others) the dire straits of MI’s economy and what it means for the tourism and resort industry in the state.

There are a number of ski resorts in the UP and Minnesota with (what I am told) stellar vistas over Lake Superior. One resort I’ve been to you can catch glimpses of the lake from one of the chairs on the way up. I need to check out some of those other places. Most people are hopeful it can be pulled off, but in the meantime they are skeptical.