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Winona/La Crosse

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asmith916
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So I was supposed to go to school in Duluth, but plans changed and I am now down in Winona. I will probably be spending most of my time in the winter at either Coffee mill or la crosse hills, but are there any newschoolers down there going to school?
Aug 5 2011 12:30AM
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asmith916
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I would love to go up to school there considering i was just in Duluth and loved the city, but i cant change now. I know the main skiing is up there or at hyland, so I am planning to make trips at times up there, but is the parks at those places at least decent?
Aug 5 2011 1:58AM
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.Hugo.
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my friend snowboards and goes to winona, he says don't even waste your time and money checking them out, they are absolute garbage
Aug 5 2011 9:05AM
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asmith916
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well i guess then i will be making trips up to Hyland more then i thought i would be, thank you guys
Aug 5 2011 11:40AM
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Guard_Puma
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Please do not go to Coffee Mill, 2 lifts and like 8 runs, its terrible. Mt. La Crosse is actually okay, worth riding occasionally, but I would recommend Welch Village (actually pretty good, about an hour and a half from Winona). If you want to come all the way to the cities though, more power to you.
Aug 5 2011 8:05PM
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Guard_Puma
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I mostly say Welch just because its way closer to Winona than the metro. But if you're willing to drive, then Afton all the way.
Aug 5 2011 8:40PM
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asmith916
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i might consider that afton, i looked into it, and a bit of a drive but im used to it.
Aug 6 2011 4:44PM
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.Hugo.
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Afton has been getting better every year. I'm expecting big things from them
Aug 6 2011 4:46PM
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niebski
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coffee mill is one of the most hilarious places to ski.
please dont ever go there
Aug 11 2011 12:00AM
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K_Ruhde
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you guys think thats bad...im stuck at Mount Kato...i went last year, and an EMPLOYEE told me it was a snowboard park and there isnt anything for a skier to do...
Aug 19 2011 12:42AM
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i.ski.troll.
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I can get you a couple passes at troll if you are lookign for something different a couple times.
Aug 25 2011 9:14PM
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KellyK
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mt. la crosse is nothing to get excited about. very few runs, shitty rails, no jumps. but i know a couple kids that ride there occasionally and they still manage to have fun!
Aug 25 2011 9:44PM
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AKilness
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wow a lot of hate towards the Mill. thats where i learned to ski and yea its pretty beat down and a hilarious terrain park and probably not worth the money if you dont have a season pass hook up. id say mt lacrosse is better
Aug 26 2011 1:00AM
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asmith916
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thank you guys, any information helps! But  I went to the summit board shop rail jam on the 20th, and drove by afton alps, and that is not too terrible of a drive for me, it is very due-able, I care most about having rails and jumps to hit, and cool kids to ski with since i am 100% new to the area. Also was the troll passes in reference to me or someone else cause I would love to if that was to me haha!
Aug 26 2011 3:23PM
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asmith916
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it was fun, are you going to the one on the 22nd?
Aug 26 2011 4:42PM
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sanders
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i actually live in La Crosse. Mt Lax sucks. def wouldnt buy a season pass there since their main thing is racing. I usually just bite the bullet and head to either cascade or tyrol. Devils head i think it it... pretty close to cascade and they have tons of rails.
Aug 27 2011 2:59PM
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asmith916
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really? Cool I might being swinging down there a couples times to check that out for sure then!
Aug 27 2011 3:19PM
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asmith916
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no not september 22, the October 22 rail jam at summit boardshop
Aug 28 2011 2:02AM
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