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bemmis
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so far my main candidates are granite peak and white cap mountain.
my and some of my friends are going on a ski trip this winter and are wondering where would be the best place. we all ski park and we would also like a wee bit of pow.

any suggestions?
Aug 2 2007 3:28PM
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japanada
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bohemia for cliffs and pow. they get like 250inches of lake affect a year. if not mroe. for park marquette, cascade has a great park. they are some places in MN that are up there too.
Aug 2 2007 3:55PM
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45.
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come to Iowa and jib cornstalks with us
Aug 2 2007 3:59PM
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MHW
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we'll hit up iowa, pm me
Aug 2 2007 4:05PM
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mcrew763
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werd
Aug 2 2007 4:13PM
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TheButterHashira
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granite peak is UP of michigan right? and they have like 700 vert not bad
Aug 2 2007 4:30PM
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king.tubby
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its all about chestnut, nw illinois. sick steeps, tons of snow, huge vertical. such an epic ski area
Aug 2 2007 4:46PM
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45.
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not really steep,not huge vertical, but fair amount of snow
Aug 2 2007 5:55PM
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japanada
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wausa, WI, its relativitly int he middle of WI. 750 ft of vert, decent terrian, fun place, park has improved a lot.
Aug 2 2007 7:00PM
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P.J.S.
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how has no one said welch village yet?? 360ft vertical, 50 trails and 45inch of snow annually
Aug 2 2007 7:08PM
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P.J.S.
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well, we all gotta start somewhere
Aug 2 2007 7:20PM
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Gretchen.
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i live near granite and go there all the time.. i go to school near whitecap, so i go there. but i say if you are going to be in the whitecap area, you are better going to the Indianhead-Powderhorn-Blackjack hills, especially if you want a park. Whitecap doesnt have a park at all.

Bohemia is where i ski most, closest thing i can get to skiing a real mountain, and I love the place..
Aug 2 2007 11:14PM
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king.tubby
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i guess the joke was missed. chestnut is tiny and pathetic. but i do have a fond place for it in my heart
Aug 4 2007 3:00PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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iowa is where its at
Aug 4 2007 3:03PM
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BurgRider
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cannonsburg
Aug 4 2007 3:15PM
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bitterwithin
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marquette MI sick park.
Aug 4 2007 4:09PM
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bemmis
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for those of you recommending mt bohemia, i said a bit of pow, not only pow.
Aug 5 2007 4:05PM
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bemmis
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also, im in madison, so basicly anything within a 6 hour radius i doable.
Aug 5 2007 4:07PM
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Henry
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marquette mtn has a good park and decent pow skiing when it snows.
Aug 5 2007 4:30PM
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P.J.S.
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i definitely had a lot of fun seasons there, but it's not worth taking a trip to.
Aug 10 2007 7:44PM
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caucasian_chad
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spirit mountain and giants ridge have good parks
Aug 10 2007 7:57PM
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