State of the Industry

State of the Industry This week, I had the privilege to attend the Michigan Snowsports Industry Association's (MSIA) annual meeting held at Shanty Creek.  The MSIA was formed back in 1991 and was assembled to improve awareness of snowsports in Michigan, while attracting new...

Traverse City Ski Film Festival

Traverse City Ski Film Festival In just two weeks, you have an opportunity to see two of the sickest films dropping this season – and we're not talking about your typical Warren Miller event either.  The highly anticipated Poor Boyz Productions 'Revolver' and Dendrite Studios...

Chris Laker Interview | Up and Coming

Chris Laker Interview | Up and Coming If you remember, last month we headed down to the Birmingham Rail Jam to get our pre-season stoke on.  While on-site we were introduced to up-and-coming pro skier Chris Laker.  We learned about Chris last year after seeing his edit for Level-1's...

What’s new in Michigan. the 2010/2011 ski & snowboard season

What’s new in Michigan. the 2010/2011 ski & snowboard season We've spent hours scouring the interwebs so you didn't have to.  Pouring over websites, reading press releases and the occasional smoke signal just to bring you the 411 on what to expect this season as you plan to hit the hill.  Here's the...

BIRMINGHAM RAIL JAM RECAP

BIRMINGHAM RAIL JAM RECAP This past Saturday, we packed up and headed southeast to get our stoke on early at the 2nd annual Birmingham Rail Jam.  If you couldn’t make it, no worries, we have you covered. Put on by Otsego Club and Don Thomas Sporthaus, the rail jam took place directly in...