Midwest Mini

**Nohillsnearby** · 11-21-2006, 01:39 PM

I'll post this here, too.

I'm calling January 20th at Swiss Valley as the official location. Be there or be heckled.

**Egon** · 11-21-2006, 07:13 PM

Pray for snow.

**Andy_B** · 11-28-2006, 11:33 AM

Dec 15th. Boyne Mtn.

6 for 1 day.

**marshalolson** · 11-28-2006, 11:43 AM

if you can make it at devils head, i;d come back just to ski there again.

**Particle** · 12-08-2006, 05:31 PM

Out of curiosity, I don't know what states any of these places are in...anything within a few hours of C-bus?

**Xover** · 12-08-2006, 11:31 PM

^ michigan, michigan and wisconsin retard

**WhiteHunter** · 12-11-2006, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by marshalolson

if you can make it at devils head, i;d come back just to ski there again.

It's almost like crack.

**motown_fatty** · 12-18-2006, 08:26 PM

Holy shit this weather makes me sad.

**thephatkid** · 12-19-2006, 10:49 AM

i might be able to make it we'll see how work is goin and if i can get some others to join me

**flatNshallow** · 12-19-2006, 02:19 PM

this would be about 1 mile of drive for every foot of vert on that "mountain"... better break out the oxygen and crampons!

**kid4lyf** · 12-21-2006, 09:48 AM

Seeing this thread poking up in the midst of Utah, JH, Mammoth, and Chamonix Mini threads just makes me really sad.

Where's my gun?

**Venus Flytrap** · 12-21-2006, 03:03 PM

Don't do it, Kid! Just grab another magazine and DREAM.

**INDY GS** · 12-22-2006, 08:20 AM

We need cold. This is getting farging rediculous. It is 55 at my house right now. Sayying we may be able to turn the guns on for a while late tomorrow night, but who knows.

Kid4lyf. It may be depressing that we ski little 200-500' hills, but it's what we got. A maggott gathering on 200' and a bar is better than sitting on your ass in Crown Point chilling at Southlake Mall. deal with the geography and make the most of it, it makes life more fun.

**baseWeldr** · 12-22-2006, 10:34 AM

leaving tonight or tomorrow for some cabFae &/or mishyCrustal ackshun...
packin the golfDiscs too of course and plan on a couple multiSport daze

lookin ahead the wknd of the 20th we might just be free- could possibly meet up with our chiTown friends too at SV- that way the wife&I would each have friends to ski with...

**uglymoney** · 12-23-2006, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by INDY GS

We need cold. This is getting farging rediculous. It is 55 at my house right now. Sayying we may be able to turn the guns on for a while late tomorrow night, but who knows.

Completely ridonculous. XBoat and myself were up at Chestnut on Tuesday night and the snow was just complete concrete from the freeze thaw cycles. Its been too warm to make snow since then. Think wet pack ice. Glacier hip crushing hard. I'd still be up there today if I could have.

Snowmaking is on for tonight though. Temps look good every night for the next week, but still the freeze thaw cycle will haunt.

Originally Posted by INDY GS

Kid4lyf. It may be depressing that we ski little 200-500' hills, but it's what we got. A maggott gathering on 200' and a bar is better than sitting on your ass in Crown Point chilling at Southlake Mall. deal with the geography and make the most of it, it makes life more fun.

Well said. Its the midwest, not prison.

**Woodsy** · 12-27-2006, 11:24 PM

nihils makes me hot in a we are noth taken kinfa way

**kid4lyf** · 12-28-2006, 08:12 AM

44 degrees and rising.
Maybe we should just throw in the towel and meet at Ft. Custer with mountain bikes.

**flatNshallow** · 12-28-2006, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Woodsy

nihils makes me hot in a we are noth taken kinfa way

alcohol?

**Nohillsnearby** · 12-30-2006, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsy

nihils makes me hot in a we are noth taken kinfa way

Uh, yeah. I do that....

**INDY GS** · 01-05-2007, 01:10 PM

OK don't write off the season yet. It looks like a good 24 hrs of snowmaking coming up, then a brief warmup and then plummeting in time for the mini summit to actually happen at Swiss Valley on the 20th. Keep an eye on the site, as the 20th approaches.

I'll be there regardless of weather as long as there is snow.

**Andy_B** · 01-05-2007, 02:42 PM

Flat, you wanna meet up and head over?

50/50 gas.

**Nohillsnearby** · 01-06-2007, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by INDY GS

OK don't write off the season yet. It looks like a good 24 hrs of snowmaking coming up, then a brief warmup and then plummeting in time for the mini summit to actually happen at Swiss Valley on the 20th. Keep an eye on the site, as the 20th approaches.

I'll be there regardless of weather as long as there is snow.

Thanks for the update, Indy! We'll be there.

**INDY GS** · 01-06-2007, 01:18 PM

I was at Swiss a few days ago doing some work, etc... They are still hanging onto some of the snow they had made, There is not a lot, but some decent patches streaking the hills, and in a few spots was still pretty deep, I'd say even up to 10" or more in a few spots maybe up to 15". It won't take much to get the hill skiing again. Right now we are looking at about a 30-50% chance of opening back up on Wednesday of this week. But that just depends on what the snowmaking can crank out in a good 24 Hour window.

Looking forward to changing nickles with some maggots at the local hill!

INDY

**flatNshallow** · 01-06-2007, 03:52 PM

Andy-
Not sure I am gonna make it... I've got my daughter that weekend and my better half is making noises about a family weekend at Boyne. I won't know until next weekend at the earliest - I'll PM ya.

**Diz_MT** · 01-08-2007, 11:20 PM

Crystal Mtn is not too bad right now (according to an icebum i know). Make sure and stop at AnnArbor to piss on something, go bucks! Damn we just lost......