Vail Resorts Buys Mt Brighton

Vail Resorts Buys Mt Brighton In recent news… Vail Resorts entered an agreement to purchase Michigan’s Mt. Brighton.  We’ll repeat that… Mt. Brighton has been purchased by Vail Resorts. The Vail Resorts known for Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstart and Kirkwood...

Boyne Mountain 2012 Season Opener

Boyne Mountain 2012 Season Opener Plans were made at least two weeks ago when there was speculation that some resorts might be open for some early season skiing and snowboarding – we were riding somewhere. That somewhere wasn’t determined until about 24 hours before we hit the road. With...

Michigan Ski Resorts Open Early

Michigan Ski Resorts Open Early Many ski areas across Michigan took advantage of the cold snap that happened this past week, giving them a nice jumpstart to the 2012/2013 season. While there is a mild warm up anticipated in the weather toward the end of the weekend and into mid-week next week, many...

2013-Ski-Gear-Guide

2013-Ski-Gear-Guide Recently we spent some time hanging with the crew at Skis.com & Snowboards.com, checking out their Michigan digs and talking all things snow for the upcoming season. While you've probably received countless issues of glossy mags, taunting the latest and...

Building a Marhar Snowboard

Building a Marhar Snowboard Always looking to support the local brands, we have been following the crew at Marhar Snowboards for awhile now. If you remember, we caught up with them awhile back in their old shop when they were just getting going. Fast forward a couple years and these guys are...