Sugar Loaf’s Attempt to Gain a Shred of Respect

Sugar Loaf’s Attempt to Gain a Shred of Respect Depending on who you talk to, Sugar Loaf has been called everything from an economic engine to an eyesore of Leelanau County. There have been countless articles written on the fate of the defunct resort, its financial woes and prospective new owners –...

Flexon to Full Tilt

Flexon to Full Tilt When it comes to gear, are you a looks are everything person, or a performance at all cost?  It's no mystery that developing quality ski gear that looks as well as it performs is a difficult challenge.  Thinking back on the old Raichle Flexon 3-piece...

2010 killer video trailers

2010 killer video trailers I'll admit, we have been a little quiet lately – It's summer afterall and we're doing the same thing everyone else is… chilling at the beach, floating in the water, mountain biking.  While we're hanging out for the summer, the major...

Liko Smith, speculation and clarity

Liko Smith, speculation and clarity The dust has seemed to have settled a bit in the past couple of weeks after the outpouring of media attention received by Liko Smith.  Prior to the community get together at Red Ginger in Traverse City to inform the general public on the plan for Sugar Loaf, I had an...

Indianhead Mountain iPhone App

Indianhead Mountain iPhone App Located in the western portion of the Upper Peninsula, Indianhead Mountain announced the release of their iPhone App.  To our knowledge they are the first ski resort in Michigan to have their own app.  We immediately downloaded it and took it for a spin – heres...