Algunderfoot Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Indianhead / Blackjack resorts have been cranking the guns and will open on Monday 12/21. I plan on a Lunchtime session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouinard Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 How are the conditions? Do they warrant a 10 hr drive from Flint? I was planning a trip to Boyne but looks like they are scheduled for rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) Hopefully Al will give us a first hand report. Most places around here now have decent carving conditions─still not 100% open, but cold enough to make snow and lake effect is starting to kick in. rwmaron and I are planning a midweek Indianhead trip sometime in January. We will file a report then. Long range forecasts are looking good for the next couple of weeks. Lake effect dropped about 5" snow near Marquette yesterday (only about 1" near Indianhead) according to the web snow reports. Someone once posted that Marquette Mt was a good place to carve. I've never been there, but the lake effect seems consistently stronger in that area. You should check it out on your way to Indianhead and give us a comparison report. Edited January 4, 2016 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Spent 14 days riding at Indianhead over the holidays, primarily on two runs. Base is thin but enough cover to minimize dirt spots. They had no measurable new snow for 2 1/2 weeks so runs are lumpy, newer ones are narbelly, all man made snow. They could get 6-12" later this week but I wouldn't drive 10 hours for it. Fly 4-6 and hit CO, NV, CA or WA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chouinard Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm going to Aspen but would like some runs before then. I am going to Boyne Sunday/Monday for some boilerplate riding. They are forecasted for some snow. We'll see. Thanks for feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hey Partisan, I'm glad that there will be more than a few wobbly legged Midwest windbags trying to acclimate in Aspen! Beth and I will be at Indianhead this weekend if you get a wild hair.... Otherwise we'll meet in Aspen! Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) Lake effect is kicking in! Edited January 11, 2016 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 ^^^^^ And it Did! ^^^^ Conditions were fantastic last weekend and with all the new "quality" snow, all three Big Snow Resorts should be close to 100% open. Heading back up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 ...and it continues to snow...Russ and I are planning an Indianhead day trip next Thursday or the following Tuesday...watching weather forecast for the best day. Look forward for a report from you after the weekend! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 It's all good, we'll be back up for the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted January 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Indianhead received 22" this week, 8" last night should be the best of the year so far.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 26, 2016 Report Share Posted February 26, 2016 Well, never made it to Indianhead prior to our trips out west, but Russ and I are planning to head over and ride Indianhead/Blackjack next Thursday and Friday, hoping to get some before spring conditions set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 We'll be riding at Indianhead and Blackjack Thursday and Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted March 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nice to get a few hours Carving with you two today, before getting back to work. More tomorrow before the wedding. I wonder if any other carvers spent thier wedding day morning on a board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcelsiorTheFathead Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Hey Al, strangely enough I heard about your wedding from an Indianhead skier I met on the lift here at Big Sky. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great day today! Started with flat light that gradually improved all morning and turned into patchy sunlight . Snow was a bit crunchy in spots, but still one of the better days on snow for us in the mid-west this year. Rode from 9-3:45 (we skipped the last run). We'll be out there in the morning again! Some action from this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Indianhead today... started out with sun and a nice groom... and finished with Beth & Al (another nice groom) getting hitched just as the snow began to fly... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) Had a great couple of days riding at Indianhead. Thanks for sharing your hill with us Al. It was fun to be in the whirlwind of your celebration. 1st tracks Friday morning was pretty sweet. A minute and a half down Old Flambeau... This run used to be covered with rails and jumps making carving tricky. Apparently they have moved all the hazards and obstructions to free carving over to Blackjack. A good move in my opinion. Edited March 7, 2016 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Indianhead webcam this morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 23, 2016 Report Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Russ and I are plotting one more trip to Indianhead/Blackjack this Sunday. Looks like Indianhead closed for the season yesterday...3/30... Giant Ridge and Lutsen are left. Edited March 31, 2016 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hey Al, How are things in da U.P.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 "Hey Al, How are things in da U.P.?" Well, I guess we'll just hafta go see for ourselves Russ and I are planning to head over to Bessemer Thurs-Fri. Mother Superior turns da lake effect on for the next several days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Couple of good days at Indianhead and Blackjack. As forecast, hills were refreshed with lake effect snow prior to our arrival. Blackjack had some ungroomed runs with about 5" of fresh fluff. Thursday was pretty empty at both hills, Friday at Indianhead got busier as the day progressed. Got to make first tracks both days Met another carver on the hill today, Brian. Al was nowhere to be seen, so we left the carver's calling card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted February 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Oh I heard, Brian, better known as "Doobs" let me know you guys were poaching in my hood ? I was on the clock yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algunderfoot Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Heard you two were back again yesterday, I was hoping to catch up today but saw no evidence of your presence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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