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Recent Stories
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Vail Pow Day – March 1, 2013
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Flanel Crew’s Spring Edit – “Fuck Yeah”
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That’s a Wrap
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X-Games Detroit Bid Party – April 20 at Eastern Market
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Spring Skiing & Boarding in the Midwest – Time for a Last Hurrah?
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Boyne Mountain Archive
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Miracle March in the Mitten
Posted on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsBetter late than never, as they say. Although some ski areas have already shut down for the season (ahem, Shanty Creek...), others are relishing some of the deepest days of the year... -
Michigan Ski Area Opening Dates – 2012/2013
Posted on November 27, 2012 | No CommentsHere's the skinny on who's already open and who's opening this week, if you're in Chicago-land or Ohio and you're dying for a fix, get after it and head to Michigan. -
Boyne County Sports Rail Jam – November 3, 2012
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsOver the weekend the Boyne County Sports store in Novi, MI hosted their fourth annual Burton Sample Sale & Box Jam -
Test Fest 2012 Recap
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 7 CommentsWe rode a buttload of new snowboards and bindings, slept little, ate pretty much nothing but free hot dogs and drank pretty much nothing but free beer and red bull (thanks Burton, Salomon, Marhar, Ride and whoever else was slinging free food!). Here's a brief recap and a teaser for you. -
Let it Snow, Let it Blow!
Posted on December 6, 2011 | No CommentsBy next Friday, I would expect almost all of the lower-peninsula ski areas to have chairs running and gapers gaping. Although we're off to a slow start, it's still a start and hopefully the season will be in full swing for the Christmas holiday season. -
Michigan Ski Season Passes 2011-2012
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsIt's that time of year again... here's the rundown on this year's season pass offerings at Michigan's ski resorts of the northern lower peninsula. These are all full-service resorts, within 4 hours of Detroit, and 5 of Toledo, Indianapolis or Chicago. -
Test Fest at Boyne Mountain
Posted on February 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsPretty much all of the Tier 1 manufacturers were there although there were some brands we were not able to ride because they weren't on our checklist (Forum, Nitro, Capita for example). We'll have Burton, Lib Tech, K2, Gnu, Rome, Ride, Salomon, Rossignol and Marhar (Michigan-made) snowboards to review -
MRA Test Fest at Boyne Mountain
Posted on January 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsFortunately, the good people at Snowboards.net (a Michigan company) have invited me to Test Fest where I'll do a grueling 2-day stint riding, testing and reviewing a bunch of 2012 snowboards for them. When the dust settles I should have a bunch of previews & reviews to share with you, here, too.