Midwesterners...

[INDY GS]

You bringing the little ripper? I'd have to bring the whole fam damily. I'd be up for splitting lodging.

Depends what my wife cares to do. If she is up for a ski weekend with a whole bunch of interweb strangers, than probobly yes.

We will be deciding alot closer to the weekend as winter is always busy for us (read, me gone skiing all the darn time) and I have two extended vacations this winter. If the mini is Boyne/nubs I know of some rentals that are fairly affordable that acomodate two familys.

How many kids do you have and their ages?

[Nohillsnearby]

Depends what my wife cares to do. If she is up for a ski weekend with a whole bunch of interweb strangers, than probobly yes.

We will be deciding alot closer to the weekend as winter is always busy for us (read, me gone skiing all the darn time) and I have two extended vacations this winter. If the mini is Boyne/nubs I know of some rentals that are fairly affordable that acomodate two familys.

How many kids do you have and their ages?

Three kids, Boy 43 Girl 12 yo, Boy 8 yo. OK, so the first kid listed is Mr Nohills. I know I wouldn't escape the house for a ski weekend without my family. THere would be hell to pay upon my return.

[Sublime]

Once again I must cast my vote for Searchmont. I honestly can't imagine driving 12 hours to Bohemia. I'd be doing the drive solo so it would be almost a 2 day trip.

The touring alone in Searchmont is crazy. Many many freshies to be had for free. It is surronded by state forest? Maybe have a dual Summit with the majority at Searchmont and then a carpool trip to spilt gas and driving time between mags?

[Nohillsnearby]

Once again I must cast my vote for Searchmont. I honestly can't imagine driving 12 hours to Bohemia. I'd be doing the drive solo so it would be almost a 2 day trip.

The touring alone in Searchmont is crazy. Many many freshies to be had for free. It is surronded by state forest? Maybe have a dual Summit with the majority at Searchmont and then a carpool trip to spilt gas and driving time between mags?

What's the touring like? I'm a solid blue skier (or gaper, if you prefer)

[Sublime]

It vaires from trees to maybe some glades. I've hiked a bit in the surrounding area and snowshoes/pack were a must. Searchmont rents out shoes for like 10 bucks a day. We hiked down the road to the powerline clearing across from the mountain and skied that. It was a very sweet memorable experance, first time i've ever hiked for my turns. But it has pretty much everything and i'm sure you could handle it.

I'm sure big could give more info on the touring in the area.

[Ty Webb]

its ambitious, but what about some lake-effect snow/sand dune bc skiing.

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http://www.purplebutterflies.com/mic...dunesover1.jpg

http://techalive.mtu.edu/meec/module...DunePic2_2.jpg

i sand-skied the saugatuck dunes this summer (http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...highlight=dune) and wouldnt mind goofing around over there w/ some snow on top-- not really sure how that would work though.

A-reck-- you said you'd be up for it yea?

Just an idea

[A-wreck]

its ambitious, but what about some lake-effect snow/sand dune bc skiing.


A-reck-- you said you'd be up for it yea?

Just an idea

Plans for this have been in the works ever since your dune skiing thread.
I know there are some cool bowls and places we could build kickers.
If you don't have anyone to go with, you are welcome to join us when we go.

sublime: where are you driving from?


I'm not a real big fan of going to canada..........but some friends and I have been kicking around the idea of going to searchmont this year. The mini might be the right kind of motivation I/WE need to get there.

Otherwise: If anyone is interested, we could take a private jet from Detroit to Houghton (30 mins from bohemia). 8 people= $250 per person. Yes I actually have investigated this. Yes I know how far fetched/ridiculous this sounds, but Bohemia is FACKING FAR.

[Ty Webb]

a-reck

dec 15 - jan 17 i'll be around and up for a trip

shoot me a pm if any plans are made

[A-wreck]

a-reck

dec 15 - jan 17 i'll be around and up for a trip

shoot me a pm if any plans are made

check.....

[bigsugar]

I'm sure big could give more info on the touring in the area.

Touring is quite good.................no question that it is really the only place in the midwest to do it. Most of the land is split between privately owned (although nobody cares if you ski on their land.....although some people like you to ask) power company owned (which pretty much equals public land) and Queen's Land, which is similar in regards to management to BLM land. Also, if we don't want to hike all the time for turns, I do know people with sleds.....Canadians are friendly and generous. As far as inbounds is concerned, there is stuff that rivals Bohemia.........and there are also nice long groomers of varying pitch. It's actually very family friendly....if you have non-skiing or new to skiing family, Searchmont has an excellent, and inexpensive, ski school (it must be awesome, I teach there). The grooming and snowmaking has improved a lot in the last two years, as well as the park (there are actually two parks now, one with big hits and rails and one with smaller hits and a pipe). Lodging on property is available, and there are multi-family accomodations available. There are also nearby (within 5 minutes) condo/cabin rentals. There is a bar at Searchmont, which is cool, and they had pretty good restaurant setup last year (not sure if they're doing that again this year....you can buy groceries in the soo if you need to). Soo Canada is a city of about 80,000 that has lots of bars and a couple strip joints for those who may be interested. It's about half an hour away from Searchmont. Soo Michigan is the same distance, but there is the border crossing........95% of the time the border is a non-issue. Takes about 5 minutes to get across usually. If you really want to make this summit on the cheap, my house is available.....it's a college student home so don't expect a mint on your pillow. But it'll be free......we can also car pool up to Searchmont from my house. Liek I said before we do it 3-4 times a week. Oh, and if you're under 21, you can still drink at the bars, as long as your 19, but often you can get away with it if you're younger too.