Midwest 2017-2018 Season

midwestfabs · Dec 5, 2017

focker said:
The upcoming cold temps are going to help a ton. Wild Mountain is saying they'll be 100% open in a week's time with the snow making they'll be able to do coming up.

Thats good to know, ill be there with the kids this sat.

focker · Dec 6, 2017

midwestfabs said:
Thats good to know, ill be there with the kids this sat.

They're actually not opening today, just so they can make snow all day on as many runs as possible. Should be really good conditions this weekend with them doing that. Moonshine and Ego Alley were really the only main runs they didn't have open yet and I expect both to be open this weekend. Doubt the wall will be open by this weekend. That's usually the last one they open up.

Dwight · Dec 12, 2017

5" of snow for Wed. Should be a great first patrol shift of the season. Florida today, skiing in fresh snow tomorrow evening.

focker · Dec 12, 2017

Wild and Trollhaugen report 3" yesterday which should really help things at both places.

My son on the race team was complaining about 'all the piles of snow on the racecourse' because they had to slip it several times

:doh:

Slim · Dec 13, 2017

We skied Lutsen this past weekend. They had the main, center, front side run open on Eagle, and the bridge run off the lake side. On Moose they had a few things open. It was good skiing, firm and a bit icy in spots, but. Nice and quiet.
They were making snow hard in the other stuff, so combined with the natural snow today, this coming weekend should have quite a bit open.

Dave Petersen · Dec 13, 2017

As usual anymore it's a slow start to the ski season outside of Omaha - just waiting on some more cold weather.

Mt. Crescent

Snow Creek

I think I will have to head a bit north this weekend -- good skiing in Minnesota from what I can tell.

Need to get in my first day of the season. Maybe I need to head for France — they are getting dumped on!

Here is what it should look like this time of year!

midwestfabs · Dec 13, 2017

Anyone ski granite peak yet this year? Have some acquaintances that will be heading up there in a few weeks, just curious to give them a heads up.

Dwight · Dec 13, 2017

hmm, told a friend to sign in and give Granite updates. I don't think he has yet.

Dwight · Dec 14, 2017

Finally had the first shift of my season. This would be day 3, but longer than 1 hr of skiing. Glad to have fresh snow too. www.nordicmountain.com is 80% open. Will be darn close to 95% by weekend and 100% after that.

Dwight · Dec 18, 2017

I can only hope I can take Friday morning off.

Dave Petersen · Dec 18, 2017

Dec. 17, 2017 For those who never ski the Midwest, this is how many runs you can get in a day.

focker · Dec 18, 2017

Big storm this week?!? Fingers crossed. I already have Friday off to ski with my son and his cousin at Wild Mountain so this couldn't be any more perfect. Traveling to and from work on Thursday is going to be a nightmare however.

Dwight · Dec 18, 2017

Local hill, www.nordicmoutain.com is switching their rental fleet to Rossignol this year. The Experience RTL line.

I know Cascade did the same thing too.

Dave Petersen · Dec 18, 2017

Dwight said:
Local hill, www.nordicmoutain.com is switching their rental fleet to Rossignol this year. The Experience RTL line.

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I know Cascade did the same thing too.

BRAND NEW Rental fleet in the Midwest???

Dave Petersen · Dec 24, 2017

Christmas Eve Morning - Myself and @TimD59

Dwight · Dec 25, 2017

Dave Petersen said:
BRAND NEW Rental fleet in the Midwest???

Of course.

Dwight · Dec 28, 2017

Looks like Michigan West coast should get some lake effect today.

Spnole · Dec 29, 2017

Hit Paoli Peaks yesterday (south central Indiana) for some turns. They had all 4 chairs and almost everything open. No crowds to speak of and excellent coverage on all the open trails. Learned to ski here many years ago and it holds a special place in my heart. They had the snow guns going all day long. Worth the drive for some turns!!

Dave Petersen · Jan 1, 2018

Jan. 1, 2018

Day 8. It was minus 18 (before windchill) this morning in Omaha so no local skiing, so I drove 3 hours south where it was in the single digits for a high.

Snow Creek in Weston, MO

With the cold temps I had the whole place to myself in the morning.