HAWK ISLAND SNOWPARK

HAWK ISLAND SNOWPARK “Snowboarding has been the most positive thing in my life. Im stoked to share that with all these kids” Jeff Deehan, Lansing Resident Michigan has been an underground force in the snowboard and ski culture for decades. From the disputed incarnation of...

Cross Country Trail Update

Cross Country Trail Update Something new for us at MiSkiReport.com is the Cross Country trail report. Each week we’ll post up the latest trail conditions and an outlook for the rest of the week from the crew at Cross Country Ski Headquarters. Let us know if you’re looking for...

Return to Mt Mancelona

Return to Mt Mancelona With Joe teasing us all summer long of improvements that he and Mikey had made, we were in. The wheels were put into motion. Plans were made during the off season and into the fall. Gear, riders, dates, all contingent on the right conditions. Like kids anticipating a...

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...

2012-2013 Michigan Ski Resort Season Outlook

2012-2013 Michigan Ski Resort Season Outlook It’s getting to be that time of the year again. Resorts and ski areas are scrambling to get the last minute touches on terrain changes and upgrades for this season, some areas like Ski Brule are already open.  With a rash of storms up and down the east coast,...

Support Michigan’s Urban Scene

Support Michigan’s Urban Scene There’s this little group located in Grand Rapids, MI known as Start Garden. Their focus is on creating an ecosystem where ideas can grow, entrepreneurs can learn and businesses can be built. How does it work? Don’t ask us… read the fine...