Upper midwest temperatures

[jim]

Where do you go, jim? Alpine Valley? Rib Mountain?

We have a house over near LaCrosse, so we are going to Mt. LaCrosse. I've been to Rib Mountain, Devils Head, and Chestnut as well, Rib Mountain being the best I think. Chestnut is pretty bad imo, very limited runs and it's just kind of a straight shot.

I've also been to Copper Mtn a couple of times, doesn't quite compare with that but Rib Mtn and Mt. LaCrosse actually aren't bad approximations.

Rib Mtn. is now Granite Peak....

As far as WI ski hills I've been to (in order)

Granite Peak is the best.
Devils Head despite the crowds.
Whitecap despite the ice.
Cascade
Alpine Valley
Wilmot (less than 5 minutes away)
Grand Geneva

I do agree, and Granite is only another hour past Devils Head and worth it imo. Mt. LaCrosse has the longest runs though.

[Hungary Jack]

I refuse to ski the Midwest. I can get on a plane at O'Hare at 7am, and be skiing on Snowmass by noon--maybe 11 am if I wanted to buy a full day.

Yes, it's expensive. But it's skiing.

[Maclowery]

Ugh, Ames. My first winter experience there was 1998-99. Miserable. Probably not as cold as this one, but plenty of hellish ice-storms to keep me falling down constantly on hateful icey Monday mornings. My last remaining Ames buddy says that they've had it really, really, really bad this season. Chicago has been horribly cold, but at least we've dodged the massive amounts of snow out there (for the most part)

I miss St Louis. Last year we had, what, 5 inches of snow all season?

[jim]

Ugh, Ames. My first winter experience there was 1998-99. Miserable. Probably not as cold as this one, but plenty of hellish ice-storms to keep me falling down constantly on hateful icey Monday mornings. My last remaining Ames buddy says that they've had it really, really, really bad this season. Chicago has been horribly cold, but at least we've dodged the massive amounts of snow out there (for the most part)

I miss St Louis. Last year we had, what, 5 inches of snow all season?

I don't know what part of Chicago you are talking about, but it's been between 4-7 feet depending on where you are at. In early February, it was the 9th snowiest winter in history and that was before a few sizeable storms that I'm sure moved us up.

[Maclowery]

I know it's been bad. Downtown doesn't seem to have near the buildup from that last major storm that the suburbs got (a week ago or so). I was in Palatine, and they had at least a foot a few days after said storm. Outside my apartment, an unused porch had about four inches, if that, on that same day. Even two miles away I see more buildup than what I have to walk over. We dodged a bunch of bullets, Iguess. Still just as bitterly cold though.