February 2, 2012 – 9:40 am
Every year the Kiwanis Ski Club in Iron Mountain holds the Pine Mountain Continental Cup Ski Jumping Competition, one of the best tournaments in the United world. The first competition was held in 1939, making 2012 is the 73rd annual. The event takes place the weekend of February 11-12, 2012 and will draw top US & international [...]
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January 30, 2012 – 8:30 am
Iron Works #2 – Cranbrook by MikeRyu Our Michigan February Event Calendar shows that the more the weather tries to keep us holed up, the more ways we find to get out and have fun!! Of course, there’s still many, many more and we invite you to fill us in on other February events in [...]
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January 25, 2012 – 6:16 pm
All January we have been giving away ski tickets to Michigan resorts in our January Ski Month Giveaway. Our last giveaway is to one of the pioneering ski resorts in Michigan. boyne highlands lodge by northernlightphotograph Boyne Mountain started in 1947 when Detroit native Everett Kircher moved to northern Michigan to build a ski resort. [...]
January 19, 2012 – 8:44 am
View from Bay Mountain by Patrick Kuras Our January Ski Month giveaways continue with a chance to win a pair of lift tickets to The Homestead in Glen Arbor – to be eligible, just add your email to our list using the form above! As you can see from the photo, Bay Mountain at The [...]
January 12, 2012 – 7:56 am
Ski Month keeps rolling on Absolute Michigan with our latest giveaway, a pair of lift tickets to Shanty Creek near Bellaire in Northern Michigan. Shanty Creek boasts a 450′ vertical drop and has 53 runs with 4 terrain parks and a 300′ half pipe on its two mountains. With nearly 200″ of snow every year and [...]
January 5, 2012 – 2:15 pm
Mulligans Hollow by Second Glance Photos Kevin Ryan January is Ski Month on Absolute Michigan, and all month long we are celebrating skiing in Michigan with original articles and features on downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding along with photos and videos that take you up close and personal with the Michigan ski experience. We’ll also [...]
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January 3, 2012 – 9:44 am
There’s an Upside and a Downside by farlane Northern Michigan kicked off 2012 with a big snowstorm and in January, Absolute Michigan will celebrate all that beautiful snow by giving away 4 pairs of tickets to 4 great Michigan ski resorts. We’ll also be heading out to the slopes to bring you reports & photos [...]
January 2, 2012 – 8:15 am
Frankfort, Michigan Lighthouse and Beach by forestlady Here’s a few highlights of the many events being held around Michigan for the month of January (be sure to click Read More to see them!). A lot of them are out in the snow for snowmobiles, skates, skis and sled dogs, but there’s also a chance to [...]
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December 14, 2011 – 8:55 am
Last winter Jason Dodge of miskireport.com and his crew spent time at Mount Mancelona and, with intern Justin Vander Velde and the assistance of the documentary class at Grand Valley State, produced this very cool video about long-shuttered Mt. Mancelona. Jason writes: This project is the pinnacle of things that I have been involved with up until [...]
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December 6, 2011 – 1:35 pm
The Michigan Snowsports Industries Association (MSIA) has established a state-wide “Cold is Cool” Fourth Grade Ski & Ride Passport that provides every fourth grader in Michigan the opportunity to ski for free up to 3 times at any of 22 downhill and cross country ski areas with a paying adult. Read on for details about [...]
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