December 6, 2010 – 8:28 am
Into The Blue by Second Glance Photos Kevin Ryan Michigan is a skiers’ paradise, boasting 42 ski areas with over 200 chairlifts, 840 runs, more than 40 terrain parks and hundreds of kilometers of groomed cross-country trails. The Michigan Snowsports Industries Association (MSIA), is the trade organization for Michigan’s ski areas, retail stores, and manufacturers. [...]
Today we’re bringing you a whole lot of information about a Michigan landmark that is very near and dear to my heart: Sugar Loaf Mountain in Leelanau County. I am indeed a Sugar Loafer. I grew up skiing there, worked as a lift operator and was taken for thousands of dollars in services rendered but [...]
February 18, 2010 – 8:41 am
In this Absolute Michigan Sponsor Spotlight, we make a brief visit to the Homestead Resort in Glen Arbor, Michigan and take a lesson with their Director of Skiing, Logan Price. Share this:
February 9, 2010 – 7:52 am
Nick writes: Yes, it’s true. You don’t have to live in Utah to ski the deep stuff. Here’s some nice tele turns in a couple of unknown locations in northern Michigan. The skiers in the video above are using telemark skis, about which Wikipedia says: Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the [...]
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February 5, 2010 – 8:58 am
gkretovic (Greg Kretovic) says that he lives for the outdoor and loves capturing it with his camera in unique ways, especially the opportunities offered by the Upper Peninsula. He took this photo at last weekends Pine Mountain Ski Jumping Tournament. His sets include nature and you’ll want to check out some of his tags including [...]
January 28, 2010 – 2:54 pm
Taste the Passion 2011 – February 5&6, 2011. Cabin fever taking hold? Well here are a couple of great reasons to embrace winter in northern Michigan. The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association presents “Taste the Passion ~ Wine, Chocolate & Love”. The following weekend as part of the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest is the “Traverse City [...]
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January 28, 2010 – 9:01 am
SNOWBOARD Training in Gaylord, Michigan by MyWheelsareTurning Yesterday my son Jamie returned from the Otsego Club near Gaylord with a shirt covered with signatures and a smile the size of a half pipe. The reason? In Northern Michigan, an Olympic Training Hot Spot Has Emerged in the New York Times explains: When word spread through [...]
December 31, 2009 – 10:44 am
via Michigan in Pictures Mulligans Hollow, photo by GH Patriot. I had originally thought about a more sober and reflective photo as we head into 2010, but when I saw this one in the Absolute Michigan pool this morning, I changed my mind. I don’t think that anyone can deny that the first decade of [...]
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September 2, 2009 – 1:46 pm
Travel Michigan has announced that it has earned the top-ranking amongst the 50 official US tourism office Web sites in the use of social media. In a recent study, How Social is Your State DMO (national break down pdf), How Social is Your State DMO (Michigan by city break down pdf) conducted by Gammet Interactive, [...]
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Face Plant by by Rudy Malmquist We try to be as positive as possible, but I do hope that everyone (and yes, I’m looking at you elected officials) is preparing to need to do extraordinary things to keep our state and the people in it afloat. 1. Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ismael Ahmed, director of [...]
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