BEHIND THE SCENES AT SKIS.COM & SNOWBOARDS.COM

BEHIND THE SCENES AT SKIS.COM & SNOWBOARDS.COM Many outdoor sports enthusiasts in Michigan, especially mid and southeast, are familiar withSummit Sports stores. With locations in East Lansing, Brighton and Keego Harbor, Summit stocks everything for camping and kayaking to skiing and snowboarding. Let’s back...

Michigan Ski Areas Open This Weekend

Michigan Ski Areas Open This Weekend With colder temps rolling through much of the upper midwest this past weekend, ski areas have been cranking out the snow. Operations crews at various resorts we have talked to state that these are some of the coldest early season temps that we have received in awhile...

NORDIC SKI FEST

NORDIC SKI FEST Ok, I`ll admit  it, the skis are thinner, poles are longer, and yes they ski uphill – on purpose! These are the differences from our downhill brothers and sisters, and this is cross country, AKA Nordic skiing. Michigan has a very active nordic community with every...

Burton Knowbuddies Explore Mt Bohemia

Burton Knowbuddies Explore Mt Bohemia Mitten Knowbuddies Ty Modz and Jake DeVries getting after some freshies in the the U.P. last season in their edit Bohemia Rhapsody. Stay Stoked!   Original story with Q&A from Burton.

CABERFAE PEAKS ADDS BACKCOUNTRY TERRAIN

CABERFAE PEAKS ADDS BACKCOUNTRY TERRAIN Caberfae Peaks has been making advancements over the past 2-3 seasons, including terrain changes, off-hill amenities and improved snowmaking capacity that allowed them to stay open for skiing 6 consecutive months last season. The most recent announcement is one that...

Karly Piper Shorr, The Road to Sochi

Karly Piper Shorr, The Road to Sochi Michigan native, Karly Piper Shorr of Milford secured a top 30 finish recently – making her eligible to go after one of the spots for USA Olympic Qualifying and hopefully compete in Slopestyle during the 2014 Sochi Olympics! The road to get there isn’t...

Liko Smith to Purchase Sugar Loaf Resort Again

Burton Knowbuddies Explore Mt Bohemia Sugar Loaf, the place where I fell in love with snowboarding. The property is in the sights of Liko Smith again, and he has some huge ideas for the propagation and revival of the once grand Sugar Loaf Resort. If you have been following the recent news and opinions on...

A WEEKEND IN BIRMINGHAM

A WEEKEND IN BIRMINGHAM The MISKIREPORT crew arrived at the Birmingham 8 theater for the Poor Boyz Productions // Red Bull Media House Premier of Tracing Skylines hosted by Don Thomas Sporthaus around 7pm. Pep Fujas and Khai Krepela greeted us at the door. They were signing autographs and...

Crystal Mountain Resort Expands Terrain & Offerings

Crystal Mountain Resort Expands Terrain & Offerings Fresh off of a $4 million investment, Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, MI adds 3 new runs, a new lift and slopeside amenities for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy this season. New Buck Quad Chairlift Early this spring Crystal Mountain began deconstruction of...

What’s New at Boyne for 2013-2014 Season

What’s New at Boyne for 2013-2014 Season Fresh off the press from Boyne Resorts. An inside look at what's new for the 2013-14 season and the nearly $3 million investment into Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands. Boyne Highlands Resort Boyne Highlands is celebrating its 50th season this year, adding 31...