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  • 10 February:
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    • Boyne Mountain - 106 KHQ Thursday Nights - February 11, 2010 (4:00 pm)
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    • Friday Night Rail Jam #6, Boyne Highlands - February 12, 2010 (6:00 pm)
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    • Norway Mountain - Yooper Day - February 13, 2010 (all day)

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Monday, February 8, 2010
Very large turnout yesterday due to sunshine, groomed trails and the great outdoors! Today looks to be just as ideal. Groomer Greg stared grooming this morning at 6:30am.
SKIING & SNOW CONDITIONS:
The Tall Pines and Blizzard trails have very good freshly set tracks and excellent skating lanes. Excellent skating conditions and excellent [...]

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Just coming in from grooming tonight with the PB. The trails are in great shape. Conditions today were reported in the best condition of the season.
SKIING & SNOW CONDITIONS:
mid season
GENERAL SNOW & WEATHER CONDITIONS:
winter
SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS, UNPACKED:
24
SNOW DEPTH PACKED ON SKI TRAILS:
10-15
Visit ABR Trails Website >>>>

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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, located on the south shore of Lake Superior near Silver City in Ontonagon County, is offering cross-country skiing by lantern light again this winter.
“This place is incredible in the winter,” said Park Interpreter Bob Wild. “What better way to see the park and experience winter, than by participating in [...]

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[ February 7, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. February 14, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. February 21, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. February 28, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Kids accompanied by an adult ski free, get free equipment rental and instruction. Noon to 2 pm Sundays in February.

Kids Ski Sundays in February

Visit ABR Trails Website >>>>

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[ March 6, 2010; ] Ski along the ABR Ski Trails and sample our local cuisine and specialties of our local restaurants.

Restaurants will have tables set up from the trailhead along a designated route on the River Trail. You can ski or snowshoe on the River Trail to the food booths. It is a 1-2 mile route.

Skiers enjoy the Taste [...]

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[ February 19, 2010 to February 21, 2010. ] Join other Telemark skiers for a weekend of freeheeling at the resort and in the adjoining Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. There will be clinics for all ability levels, a NASTAR race and fun!

Clinics available from 10am to 4pm.  NASTAR race at 2pm.

Visit The Homestead Resort Website >>>>

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[ March 21, 2010; ] ABR’s famous Spring Race!  A 19K freestyle race that uses an equalizer format that gives all ages the same chance at winning the race.  There’s also a 6K youth race, 3K junior race, and a 1K Gorilla chase.  The event is well known for the great prizes including skis, poles and more!

Climbing one of the [...]

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(Note: Spoke with the Arnold Transit Co. and the last Arnold Ferry passenger service to Mackinac Island was yesterday, January 7, 2010 - They were unable to get through the ice out of St. Ignace today (January 8, 2010) - It’s Great Lakes Air (906-643-7165) now for winter travel to the island (until the ice [...]

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Nordic walking poles from Glen Arbor, Michigan are helping Wounded Warriors move
Nordic Walking Poles are radically improving balance, stability, gait, walking posture and walking comfort of Wounded Warriors! Quality Nordic Walking Poles from WWW.SKIWALKING.COM and the American Nordic Walking System have been donated to Wounded Warrior Programs at Walter Reed, Fort Carson, Fort Lewis/Madigan/McChord [...]

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HOLIDAY CROSS COUNTRY PACKAGE
Package valid December 26, 2009 - January 2, 2010.*
Bring the family and watch the fireworks on Summit Mountain on New Year’s Eve!
Adult’s Package Includes:
• One night’s lodging
• One-day cross country ski pass
• Lunch
Children’s Package Includes:
• One night’s lodging
• One-day cross ski country pass
* Rates do not include applicable taxes and fees. Three-night [...]

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Did you know The BOYNE’s have 70km of cross country trails?
Did you know our trail passes include a lift ride to access our upper trails?
Did you know that on weekends you can glide on evening trails at Boyne Highlands?
With all of your knowledge, why wouldn’t you take advantage of our Nordic Ski pacakges that start at only [...]

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Most visitors only see Mackinac Island during the warm days of summer, however, the wonders of the island are perhaps even more grand and beautiful in the winter. Uncrowded, snow-covered streets and groomed ski trails leading to stunning  vistas, make a winter trip to Mackinac Island a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Here are some photos of winter [...]

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Well-known for its collection of downhill ski resorts, the Big Snow Country of the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan is also home to some of the most challenging and most scenic cross country ski trails in the midwest.

Every winter a succession of snowstorms blows in over the waters of Lake Superior and turns the rugged [...]

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60 km of Scenic Cross Country Ski Trails Pisten Bully groomed for skating and diagonal striding.
ABR Trails is a full service ski touring center located on over 1100 scenic acres of varied terrain along the Montreal River in Ironwood Michigan. Our facilities include a heated warming cabin with light concessions, and a full service ski [...]

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Four main and several smaller trails combine to form the 42 KM Nordic Trail System at the Porcupine Mountains State Park.
The cross country ski trails encircle the lift-served Alpine Ski Area with numerous scenic loops. Trails are track set with a power-tiller equipped groomer. Warming huts are located along the Log Camp Loop and Union [...]

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