midwest summit thread

[A-wreck]

Sorry guys, been kinda busy lately. I don't know if I'll be making thiis trip. Actually, I am not sure what I'll be doing on a much grander scale. Due to this: (pay attention to the "beloved mother of" part) http://obit.desmondfuneralhome.com/o...isting=Current





I think all the info you need to book the cabin is in this thread. If It's not...............work it out.


Aaron


edit for: link fixing

[Magoo]

Sorry A-W, crummy time of year for a loss like that. My condolences.

[gincognito]

Sympathies and thoughts, A-wreck.

[bigsugar]

Oh man.......

Sorry for your loss, A-wreck.

[Grange]

Sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you and your family.

[Nohillsnearby]

Prayers for you and your family, A-wreck. I'm sorry for your loss.

[ill-advised strategy]

I just quickly scanned this thread....if you're travelling through, or want some variety, I'd suggest Marquette.

Having skied all over da UP back in the day, I'll say that Marquette is not a waste of time like much of the other midwestern skiing. Granted, I've only skied Bo when it was backcountry.

Worth consideration (my old favorites):
If the snow's good it can be fun to ski the outruns of Suicide or Copper Peak, and there can be good touring/powder turns off Mqt county road 510, and the Blind End road (Blind 35). It is possible, but maybe not advisable to get into the Hurons...I used to work for the club and they're pretty hardcore about trespassing--I've also been on Mt. Ives as a non-employee--it can be done.

For a potentially sketchy but also very fun ski (again, pending snow conditions and access), find your way to the logslide area of the Grand Sable dunes near Grand Marais (MI, not MN)....this is about 500 veticle feet of open 35 to 40 degree pitch. Please be careful, this can slide into the lake, which is an unsurvivable situation.

I feel like a rat giving up my old stashes, but it's been 9 years and I'm not going back....take care of 'em, they're my babies.

[up an down]

sorry to read the bad news a-wreck

[ill-advised strategy]

The dunes I spoke of....summertime photo. As you can see, potential for practically endless powder turns, also potential for a slide into lake superior....
We used to ski this in the summer on the schwagboards, it's enough pitch to make GS turns on sand.

[justcuz]

Thanks yeti! We just might have to track that down sometime soon.

[rip]

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so whats the story with this?

If i want to get these days off of work I need to know soon.


fyi- it has been dumping pretty solid up here. nice big base now, and plenty of pow has been skied already.

[crashnburn'd]

Not so sure that I'm going to be able to make it anymore, it is going to be hard to commit to a date... About the best I can do is say that I am going to try to hit it sometime after it snows.

[FNG]

Ditto. I'm up to my eyeballs in bills. The phone got shut off today. Cable next?