Tony Crocker wrote:The vertical may be puny, but you can't say that the snow cover is on its last legs from those pictures.
I'm guessing the scheduled closing dates, as at so many areas, are due to lack of interest as spring approaches. And maybe this was a very good year (I don't track the Midwest). These places are more than daytrip distance from the metro areas of Chicago and Detroit, right?
Snow cover was really good for this time of the year. Snowfall for the year was a little above normal (150" in Gaylord to date)
Of course with lake affect snows, that total can very a lot in a very short distance because of the narrow bands of heavy snow that can develop.
With irishskiers reports of nonexistent lift lines (I also experienced the same) on such a beautiful Saturday spring skiing day, 100% open and reduced lift rates, it must be skier turn out and not lack of snow
Nubs and Boyne mt/highlands are about 4 1/2 hours from metro Detroit. I would guess about 6 hours from Chicago, so yes it is a little far for just a 1 day trip.
Just 60miles north west of Boyne/nubs area they are currently under a blizzard warning and are expecting 10" - 20" of snow, I was hoping this would track a little more south so Boyne/Nubs would get some. Boyne/nubs are on the rain side of this storm, might only see 1" - 2" on the back side when the cold air moves in.