Is something I have never had happen to me. However, right now, I’m in a situation where no one would want to bother with my skis, being over ten years old now and while I would like new skis, I’m okay with the not worrying about them being stolen. I was at a ski resort [...]
How are snow conditions? Much improved from my previous report. A constant stream of tweets and FB updates indicate the northern WI & UP of Michigan received lots of snow since I was there (not at the Happy Carving grounds this weekend). So my previous report of ice on the runs does not apply anymore. [...]
Big Powderhorn has never been a frequent stop for our ski trips. Quite frankly, I prefer Blackjack and Indianhead when we are over in that part of the world. However, that does not mean I feel no loss or sadness over the lodge burning down, in fact, I do feel it. Our infrequent stops there [...]
Big Powderhorn Ski Resort on their Facebook page states: Official Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort Group Thanks everyone for the wonderful show of support. The Caribou is setup and we look forward to seeing everyone this weekend. Tickets, Rentals, Snow Sports School and Lodging are ready for tomorrow morning. Mountain Conditions are great! Lifts open at [...]
WLUK Reports reports Big Powderhorn Ski Resort located in Michigan’s UP has burned down: The fire broke out Thursday morning in the main lodge of the Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort near Bessemer. Gogebic County sheriff’s deputy Jay Kangas says crews were still trying to extinguish it. Kangas says no injuries have been reported, but the [...]
It was the first half of the 1980s and classes were done for the day, I was a member of the cross-country team and practice for the day had not yet started and we were chatting up with some classmates who were getting ready for football practice. One fellow was talking about how hard geometry [...]
I have never skied with a helmet. That changed last weekend. In my years of skiing I have crashed many times and only once did I get a blow to head and it was on hard pack, but the blow was not too hard. I checked myself for concussion and seems to me the fact [...]
Energy is a term we hear about quite a bit, we have a general notion of what it means, but unless we remember our basic physics we have usually have less than a precise understanding of energy. We know our cars need energy to move, we know we need energy to heat our food, to [...]
This second part covers the jacket’s performance in the field under winter conditions. In a word: EpicTriumph! Here are the conditions I was skiing in and that was from roughly 10:30 am to about 2:00 pm. The weather station collecting this data is about a 45 minute drive from where I was skiing, but conditions [...]
Ski Brule is having a carload days special this weekend (January 7, 8, and 9 2011). A carload days special is where everyone in the car gets a lift ticket for a total of $60.00. Three people in the car and you are ahead of the game! Tell ‘em The Wisconsin Skier sent you!
I went UpNorth this weekend and spent Saturday skiing. I am not going to name the particular resort I was at, but if you read this site or spend some time reading this site you should be able to guess. To set this up let me describe the weather last week. We have had a [...]
A topic I frequently discuss here are movies with skiing or snowboarding playing a central role in the movie. However, it occurred to me that movies are not the only form of pop-entertainment seemingly lacking ski or snowboarding themes. So I put out a query today and found the following: Thanks to Scott Williams (@PGscottwilliams). [...]
A special early edition of The Last Ride. I hate anticipation, but what is life without anticipation? I hate anticipation because it is essentially wishing your life away, but let me tell you I’m looking forward to carving things up. Anticipation also takes away from the enjoyment of the here and now or at least [...]
Happy New Year to all of you! May it be a good one. 2010 in Review 2010 started off with myself resurrecting this website and revamping it. This effort has been fruitful in someways and a struggle in other ways. I met many online folks via Twitter and Facebook. These meetings have been great. I [...]
Time to refresh my Facebook skiing photo I will be wearing a new ski jacket this season and you should consider it too! I recently obtained a Columbia Sportswear Company’s Omni-HeatTitanium ski & snowboard parka. This review is going to focus on the non-performance aspects of the jacket, that is style, fit, features, and comfort. [...]
I am seeing a lot of blog postings & alerts along the lines of: So & so was killed skiing/snowboarding in Europe So & so was NOT killed skiing/snowboarding in Europe What appears to be going on is unscrupulous people are posting these stories and getting a burst of traffic from the BS rumor post [...]
Writing an editorial I noted how some people were attempting to hike up a hill in their ski boots. I then came up with the phrase of “These boots are NOT made for walking”. Obviously that is one word from a hit song and below is my attempt at adapting that song to fit skiing. [...]
I can put up one or more pictures or I can write thousands of words and none of that will do as well as simply saying: MERRY CHRISTMAS
I’m not one to fight gravity and work my skis uphill. I may soon join the legions of cross country skiers, but at first I will seek out flat terrain as my conditioning is not that great and the Wisconsin Snow Bunny must first master the flats before seeking out downhill thrills. However, I am [...]
