Nubs Nob Archive

  • Looks like another super fun park at Nub's Nob this season and the Rome Great Lakes Insurgents crew kills it with mostly jibtastic riding in this edit.

    Rome Great Lakes Insurgents at Nub’s Nob

    Posted on March 4, 2013 | No Comments
    Looks like another super fun park at Nub's Nob this season and the Rome Great Lakes Insurgents crew kills it with mostly jibtastic riding in this edit.

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  • Here'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.

    Michigan Ski Area Opening Dates – 2012/2013

    Posted on November 27, 2012 | No Comments
    Here'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.

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  • By 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.

    Let it Snow, Let it Blow!

    Posted on December 6, 2011 | No Comments
    By 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.

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  • It'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.

    Michigan Ski Season Passes 2011-2012

    Posted on September 27, 2011 | No Comments
    It'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.

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  • For those of us in the Midwest, Snowvember is often elusive. It's a great start to a season if we can get out to the slopes by Thanksgiving or earlier but that's never guaranteed.

    Snowvember in Michigan!

    Posted on November 26, 2010 | No Comments
    For those of us in the Midwest, Snowvember is often elusive. It's a great start to a season if we can get out to the slopes by Thanksgiving or earlier but that's never guaranteed.

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  • Earlier this week I took a look at season pass offerings in Michigan for Metro-Detroit area ski resorts and also some of the smaller resorts on the state's west side . There are many ski areas and full-service resorts a few hours to the north, within 4 hours from Detroit, 5 from Toledo, Indianapolis and Chicago.

    Michigan Snowboard/Ski Season Passes – Northern Lower Peninsula Resorts

    Posted on August 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Earlier this week I took a look at season pass offerings in Michigan for Metro-Detroit area ski resorts and also some of the smaller resorts on the state's west side . There are many ski areas and full-service resorts a few hours to the north, within 4 hours from Detroit, 5 from Toledo, Indianapolis and Chicago.

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  • If everything goes absolutely perfectly and I get all my permission slips signed, in addition to my Wednesday evening park sessions at Pine Knob or Saturday afternoon backyard or rail sessions with some local guys, I'd like the winter to look something like this:

    Winter 2010-2011 Shred Vacation Plans

    Posted on August 5, 2010 | 10 Comments
    If everything goes absolutely perfectly and I get all my permission slips signed, in addition to my Wednesday evening park sessions at Pine Knob or Saturday afternoon backyard or rail sessions with some local guys, I'd like the winter to look something like this:

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  • So, here we go, the last edit of the season... The Superpipe was open, although it hadn't been cut in a week. Rider's right side of the pipe was soft and slashed out in places, kind of sketchy, rider''s left of the pipe was melty-icy-hard-bumpy and to call it

    Nubs Nob Edit

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | 2 Comments
    So, here we go, the last edit of the season... The Superpipe was open, although it hadn't been cut in a week. Rider's right side of the pipe was soft and slashed out in places, kind of sketchy, rider''s left of the pipe was melty-icy-hard-bumpy and to call it "sketchy" would be the understatement of the century.

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