Frazz: I say we grab the telemark skis and head to crystal mountain. Miss Plainwell: Onward Kid 1: Where are Frazz and Miss Plainwell going? Kid 2: I guess up north with their polish friends.
There’s actually a mountain(?) in Marquette that is used for skiing. Well, more correctly, a large hill. Very popular ski site. Just outside of Marquette.
We told this smiling old gent at the noisy desk that our last name was CAMPBELL, as in soup. He patted me on the shoulder and said: “Oh, a Polish family!”
Holy cow, people. Google “Crystal Mountain Michigan” instead of blathering about flat MI is. Way less typing on your part and way less annoyance for the rest of us. Sheesh.
As to the flatness of Michigan, Detroit is actually surrounded by a ring of hills. That’s one reason the suburbs get more snow than the city, The clouds hit those hills and dump the moisture.
One of the few precise definitions in geography (seriously, can you tell me the difference between a pond and a lake?. A stream or a creek?) It’s a mountain if it’s over 2000 ft. We don’t have any that high, but we come really close. Mt. Arvon is 1979 ft. high…Nearby, the one once thought to be the highest, Mt. Curwood, is one foot shorter. I’m told that some Yoopers are piling up rocks on the top of Curwood, hoping to make it the highest one the next time they take a reading! Of course, other Yoopers are piling up stones on the top of Mt. Arvon, trying to keep it the tallest……But holy Wa, on Sunday, no matter what, day all root for da Packers, eh?
In the upper part of the LP there are three ski areas, Nub’s Knob, Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands. All withing about 15 miles of each other. They are about the best for the area.
telemark skis are free-heel skis. they’re talking about going cross-country skiing. not alpine skiing. you don’t need a mountain to telemark. flat land and hilly land is just as good for telemarking as mountain regions. do you guys not realize that frazz and miss plainwell aren’t your traditional sport enthusiasts? perhaps you should expand your horizons
This one confused me at first because there’s a Crystal Mountain ski resort in Washington, and even Frazz and Jane couldn’t be so hard-core as to drive here from Michigan.
TheSkulker almost 13 years ago
Okaaay ? What is the point of this?
Randy B Premium Member almost 13 years ago
They’re going to Crystal Mountain with their Polish friends, the Telemarkskis.
Cathy38c almost 13 years ago
The Skulker is so not with it!
hildigunnurr Premium Member almost 13 years ago
they can have the snow – fortunately it’s thawing up here after the worst bout of winter in years!
bagbalm almost 13 years ago
In MI we can ski on our trash mounds.
twj0729 almost 13 years ago
There’s actually a mountain(?) in Marquette that is used for skiing. Well, more correctly, a large hill. Very popular ski site. Just outside of Marquette.
BrianCrook almost 13 years ago
Why are outdoor enthusiasts all about brand-names? One foot in nature; one in the mall. It’s creepy.
graycie5198 almost 13 years ago
Telemark is a style of skiing, not a brand name.
8arkay almost 13 years ago
@masterskrain, we don’t jump off the mountain — we slide down it.
atajayhawk almost 13 years ago
Don’t worry, TheSkulker. I needed the explanation, too.
Luciamari333391 almost 13 years ago
We told this smiling old gent at the noisy desk that our last name was CAMPBELL, as in soup. He patted me on the shoulder and said: “Oh, a Polish family!”
Dwayne Smith almost 13 years ago
Holy cow, people. Google “Crystal Mountain Michigan” instead of blathering about flat MI is. Way less typing on your part and way less annoyance for the rest of us. Sheesh.
cissycox almost 13 years ago
As to the flatness of Michigan, Detroit is actually surrounded by a ring of hills. That’s one reason the suburbs get more snow than the city, The clouds hit those hills and dump the moisture.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Jef Mallet are you from Michigan? Seems there have been a few references.
Varnes almost 13 years ago
One of the few precise definitions in geography (seriously, can you tell me the difference between a pond and a lake?. A stream or a creek?) It’s a mountain if it’s over 2000 ft. We don’t have any that high, but we come really close. Mt. Arvon is 1979 ft. high…Nearby, the one once thought to be the highest, Mt. Curwood, is one foot shorter. I’m told that some Yoopers are piling up rocks on the top of Curwood, hoping to make it the highest one the next time they take a reading! Of course, other Yoopers are piling up stones on the top of Mt. Arvon, trying to keep it the tallest……But holy Wa, on Sunday, no matter what, day all root for da Packers, eh?
Varnes almost 13 years ago
Oops! Forgot to post this… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Arvon
Rumball almost 13 years ago
worst…pun…ever!
cezpaige almost 13 years ago
We have a 100 inches of snow at my house. I am sick of it – there’s still three months of winter to go.
SCOTTtheBADGER almost 13 years ago
Telemark Skis are cross country skis. The kid misheard Telemark Skis as Telemarskis
daj024 almost 13 years ago
In the upper part of the LP there are three ski areas, Nub’s Knob, Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands. All withing about 15 miles of each other. They are about the best for the area.
swordwhale almost 13 years ago
…and I’ll follow with my other Polish friends, the huskies… (I want to see Frazz skijoring…)
revolutionarylife almost 13 years ago
telemark skis are free-heel skis. they’re talking about going cross-country skiing. not alpine skiing. you don’t need a mountain to telemark. flat land and hilly land is just as good for telemarking as mountain regions. do you guys not realize that frazz and miss plainwell aren’t your traditional sport enthusiasts? perhaps you should expand your horizons
childe_of_pan over 7 years ago
This one confused me at first because there’s a Crystal Mountain ski resort in Washington, and even Frazz and Jane couldn’t be so hard-core as to drive here from Michigan.