SKI

The National Ski Areas Association says the 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to resorts around the country.

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In this segment of our History 4 All special, we’re talking about the Jim Dandy Ski Club, the nation’s first-ever Black ski club.

With most schools closed Wednesday (Feb. 2), some families are spending the snow day on the slopes.

Local 4′s Kim DeGiulio joined the Northville Varsity High School Ski Team this week to witness exactly how they shred the slopes!

Lack of snow coupled with warmer-than-average temperatures have Colorado ski resorts on edge. Mark Strassmann is at Steamboat Ski Resort where a small percentage of the terrain is open to skiers.

Several dozen skiers participated in the ski jumping junior national qualifier on Jan. 31, 2021, at the Norge Ski Jump. This year marks the 116th year of the competition. The club has seen a huge surge in the number of kids signing up to train and jump. It has 45 kids on its junior team, including kids as young as 4.

CEDAR, Mich. – A once-popular former ski resort in northern Michigan has been sold, again. The Sugar Loaf property in Cedar was sold to a private buyer, according to a report in the Traverse City Record-Eagle published Tuesday. Sugar Loaf, northwest of Traverse City, was once the county’s largest employer. Real estate developer Jeff Katofsky bought Sugar Loaf in 2016 with plans to invest $134 million into the property and turn it into a year-round high-end resort. Related: Alpine Valley ski resort prepares to open

WHITE LAKE, Mich. – The snow cannons were on full blast at Alpine Valley in White Lake as the ski resort prepares to open Tuesday afternoon. We’ve been really hoping for the cold weather to come, week by week,” said Brian Snabes with Alpine Valley. Three of their 25 runs will be open. It’s a slower start but with man made snow blasting overnight, skiers should have ideal conditions this week. We’re hoping as the season progresses we’ll be able to change that and open the lodge back up.”Watch the full report in the video posted above.

DETROIT – Crews are still working to clear and clean up snowmobile and ski trails in northern Michigan and urging those who use the trails to be extra caution. “The number of downed trees and limbs is astonishing,” said Rob Katona, central Upper Peninsula trails specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Parks and Recreation Division. In some places smaller trees have been bent over and arched across trails to the ground and then buried in snow. “Trail crews have been working to clear the trails, but many trails remain cluttered and not passable.”The DNR’s contracted snowmobile clubs have been working to clear downed trees and grooming trails. If you plan on using a recreational trail you should refer to local snowmobile and ski clubs for information on the latest trail conditions.