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What's the resort with the best park in the Midwest?

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J_Berg
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I have a couple days set aside to take a quick weekend trip somewhere in the midwest (WI, MN, or MI) I live just south of the WI border and I was wondering what you guys thought? I was thinking Granite but Im not sure how much snow people will have over xmas break
Nov 7 2013 7:29PM
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Ryguy920
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I haven't been to any places outside MN in the midwest, but we have some pretty good park skiing here. Hylands is super fun because of the fact that you can hot lap the rope tow all day and get tons of laps in on a pretty fun park. Spirit is also sick, they have a really good jump line and some good rails as well. Afton is going to be killer this year too because it was just bought by Vail and is going to have an amazing park because of that. Trollhaugen is always a fun time too. If I were you I would try and do a different place each day, I feel like that would be super fun
Nov 7 2013 7:34PM
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Paul.Marik
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Granite Peak no doubt. They have the best park and will probably have more snow than most other places in Wisconsin. It's just plain fun to ride around the hill outside of the park too.
Nov 7 2013 7:38PM
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Toaster-Tony
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Kinda old news, but I would be surprised if Afton alps contended with all the upgrades they are putting in, it's about to be sick!
Nov 7 2013 8:18PM
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PositiveSpin
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Depending how far you are willing to drive...Michigan has a few pretty decent parks. Nubs Nob always has a stout park with solid booters, rainbows and c rails, they used to have a superpipe but took it down after all of the injuries. Boyne has a few parks and probably the best nightlife east of Breckenridge.
Nov 7 2013 9:07PM
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theabortionator
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Transworld Snowboarding Top Midwest Parks

2014
1. Chestnut Mountain, Illinois
2. Cannonsburg, Michigan
3. Tyrol Basin, Wisconsin

2013 http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000190439/resorts/resort-poll-2013-top-3-mid-west-parks/

1. Tyrol Basin, Wisconsin
2. Granite Peak, Wisconsin
3. Cannonsburg, Michigan

2012 http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000161989/resorts/resort-poll-2012-top-3-midwest-parks/

1. Granite Peak, WI
2. Tyrol Basin,WI
3. Nubs Nob, MI

2011 http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000137230/uncategorized/2011-resort-poll-top-three-midwest-parks/

1. Granite Peak, Wisconsin
2. Hyland Hills, Minnesota
3. Tyrol Basin, Wisconsin
Nov 7 2013 9:24PM
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.Asain-Skiier
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Cannonsburg for Michigan I would say.

just check out their facebook and you'll be blown away.

This year they're partnering with rome for anouther park!
Nov 7 2013 9:25PM
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theabortionator
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I'm interested to see what happens there
Nov 7 2013 9:37PM
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Where-am-I
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im super excited to see how much better afton gets this year, and with the epic pass i can ride co and mn on the same pass. now if the temp would just fucking drop already
Nov 7 2013 9:37PM
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.Hugo.
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They have built a bunch of new features, expanded the park and put in a double high speed tow rope. It's gonna be dope as fuck.
Nov 7 2013 9:41PM
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theabortionator
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Did they already build everything? I knew the original plans but haven't seen any actually pictures of anything. I'll have to see what I can find
Nov 7 2013 9:53PM
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theabortionator
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Looking at the facebook pics now. Pretty sick. I love getting stoked about mountains I'll probably never ride.
Nov 7 2013 9:55PM
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Thawg
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Be careful where you go, if you go to cannonsburg like several people have recommended, be aware that there are children(under 10) EVERYWHERE and it is a fairly small hill, but they just have a tons of rails. I personally love Nubs Nob(northern michigan) it always has a wicked jump line(3 40' kickers that aren't just mounds of snow with ramps poorly shaped on them), and they also have some pretty sick rail setups. If you go to Nubs Nob make sure to keep updates on their facebook page because they usually don't have jumps setup until after christmas.
Nov 7 2013 11:48PM
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.Hugo.
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With the money they now have to put into the park I bet they will have one of the best in the midwest in a couple years
Nov 8 2013 2:13AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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Granite Peak is nice and all, but it's not really worth the drive. Just go to the nut. I made the drive to gp once, and while it was fun, i'll never do it again. the nut is pretty comparable and soo much closer. tyrol ain't half bad either.
Nov 8 2013 3:22AM
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Stainr
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LOLOL did u just rate boyne as one of the best parks in mid west.... u sir must be literally blind.
Nov 8 2013 6:36AM
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The_Polock
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C-burg HYLAND NUBS TR Parks
Nov 8 2013 7:38AM
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Rparr
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Don't come to Ohio... that's for sure.
Nov 8 2013 7:56AM
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SOSA69
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Try Afton there gonna have a sick setup this year
Nov 8 2013 12:15PM
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J_Berg
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Gotcha, Im just wonderin if there's gonna be enough snow to have a good setup
Nov 8 2013 2:00PM
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japanada
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Granite peak. Six hours from chi
Nov 9 2013 1:43PM
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WU-sconsin
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I live in chicago and since your pretty close, Tyrol is pretty damn good and its not too far. CHestnut is close too, which is really good too. But, if I were to choose the best, I would go to Granite Peak althoug its a long drive.
Nov 10 2013 11:14AM
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YourMomsCouch
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Oh my god were neighbors.
Nov 10 2013 12:13PM
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Paul.Marik
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Yes, they should have a good setup by Christmas. I'd say its worth the trip too
Nov 13 2013 11:00PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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I'm tellin you....GP isn't worth THAT far of a drive. The place is dope, but it's still the midwest. It's not really worth the 6 hour drive when you could just go to the nut or Tyrol...both of which are pretty comparable in terms of park quality....but SO much closer.

Nov 14 2013 10:45AM
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theabortionator
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Bump for BoisvertRep11
Nov 17 2013 5:08PM
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Lick
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Listen to this guy. I've been to all and can say that not only did I have more fun at Tyrol, it was worth the longer drive than Granite. Granite is fun, but they honestly don't have too many features. (I'm only comparing this to Tyrol, which you can hit a higher number of features for cheaper, closer, and also lap faster.)
Nov 17 2013 5:34PM
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skier58284
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Not sure about park, but Mount Bohemia in Michigan has Rockies-tier off-piste and they don't even have any grooming equipment. One of the biggest places in the midwest too, I think it's about 1k vertical. If you want somewhere not so remote, Blackjack and Whitecap are also great places, near the Michigan/Wisconsin border. Again, not much for park, but they're nice places with some off-piste, especially Whitecap (which has some stuff as steep as pretty much any western double black diamond, and also the scariest chairlift I've ever been on).
Dec 3 2013 5:41PM
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skier58284
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Also worth mentioning are Giants Ridge and Lutsen, both in Minnesota. Giants Ridge has some big jumps and is a big place (by midwest standards) but almost no off-piste. Lutsen has a few off-piste areas and is probably the biggest place in the midwest, but I don't remember if they have much/any for park.
Dec 3 2013 5:43PM
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skier58284
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*biggest place in Minnesota

Probably not the biggest in the midwest, that might be Mount Bohemia
Dec 3 2013 5:44PM
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mnskier.
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Hyland is sick when it's not rutted out.. Go weekdays
Dec 9 2013 11:56PM
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CashmereCat
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Like others have said, granite is fun and all, but not really worth the drive. Tyrol is closer and just as good if not better at some times. Chestnut it the closest and still pretty good. I'll be up at the nut next Friday if anyone wants to shred for a bit. The only places I would avoid are cascade and sundown. Cascades park was really good then management changed and it hasn't been the same. Sundown's park is good but patrol there have been know to be complete dicks. I got my pass yanked for skiing switch through the park last year.
Dec 28 2013 9:57PM
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YungTabitha
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I would say Nubs Nob or Cannonsburg Michigan. I havent been to any resorts in the midwest outside of michigan tho...
Feb 18 2014 5:52PM
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APunx176
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Afton is really good now, but the jump line is a little weird. Try granite peak or tyrol
Feb 24 2014 12:05AM
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CoyoteJenkins
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So if you buy a season pass to Afton can you take it to Vail?
Mar 28 2014 10:41PM
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.Hugo.
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Yes. Afton is under the epic pass now
Mar 29 2014 1:23AM
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