Visiting Lutsen Mountains and Snowriver Mountain Resort - Delightful Destinations

If you’ve been a listener of this program than you may have heard me mention before that I grew up in New England.  I spent the first 18ish years of my life in New Hampshire.  When I got to high school, snowboarding became a huge part of my life and personality.  It was what my friends and I loved to do all winter long.  I was happiest when I was on a mountain.

My favorite thing to do was get to the top of the highest peak at any ski resort and just look around at the world.  These are images that, even though I saw them nearly 30 years ago, I still have burned into my memory.  I think snowboarding was what really made me fall in love with nature and the outdoors.

When you live in New England you have pretty easy access to some world class ski resorts.  And of course everyone always hears about Colorado and Tahoe.  Basically it was always New England or the Rocky Mountains.  When you talk about the Midwest, it was always about corn fields and how flat it is.  Ski resorts weren’t exactly top of mind.  Let’s change that story today.

We’re taking a look primarily at two wonderful resorts in Wisconsin and Michigan.  They are part of the Midwest Family Ski Resorts properties.  They actually have three, but we’re only going to focus on two.  Lutsen Mountains and Snowriver Mountain Resort.  With me to open my eyes about skiing and snowboarding in the midwest are Greg Fisher, the chief marketing officer, and Charlotte Skinner, she’s the chief financial officer and chief operating officer.