Comments on: Spring Skiing in the Upper Midwest https://www.wi-ski.com/skiing/spring-skiing-in-the-upper-midwest/ Ski Banter Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brad https://www.wi-ski.com/skiing/spring-skiing-in-the-upper-midwest/#comment-1182518 Tue, 10 Jan 2017 01:37:01 +0000 http://www.wi-ski.com/?p=8099#comment-1182518 Just shredded Granite Peak on 1/9/17. They have improved their night lift ticket score, you can start at 3 pm instead of 4 pm and go until 8 pm. The Dasher lift is open for a solid hour and then you get the rest of the hill. Got to love the extra hours of daylight shredding. $24 bucks a person tonight!! Thanks for making it affordable for cheap Gents.

]]> By: Brad https://www.wi-ski.com/skiing/spring-skiing-in-the-upper-midwest/#comment-1155241 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 01:33:10 +0000 http://www.wi-ski.com/?p=8099#comment-1155241 That is a huge batch of runs at Granite Peak! Way to shred Mr. Ski Man Sir looks as if you covered almost every inch of Rib Mountain that day.

]]> By: John https://www.wi-ski.com/skiing/spring-skiing-in-the-upper-midwest/#comment-1154532 Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:54:30 +0000 http://www.wi-ski.com/?p=8099#comment-1154532 My most recent local visit, and perhaps the last of the season anywhere, was on Sunday afternoon. The snow was grippy, due to the light layer of dirt that you could sometimes see in the snow. This can be a bit dangerous, I fear. A snowboarding companion of mine (we visited a different area two days prior) had a hard hit about 4pm, after I had left. I figure he hit something (big pile of slush?) that caused him to momentarily stop, and then crash. He ended up with a sprained ankle.

Skis may be better on ice, but I suspect that snowboards have the advantage in slush. I was going to take my skis out one more time this season, but the thought of having one leg getting snared while the other keeps going …, no, wasn’t going to risk it.

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