Wow, what a terrible spring. On top of spring coming SO late here in the midwest, we had enough rain to flood all the lakes in the area. Heavily.I have not skied since February in Florida. However, things are looking promising here. We put in one course last weekend and we'll be setting up the private lake this weekend. So that's good. With any luck, I'll take the first midwest run of...Read more
I realized the other day that I created the ski diaries feature on this site 2 years ago but never told anyone how to use it. D'oh!The purpose of the ski diary feature is to allow site users to create their own ski logs, including video and photos, and allow others to comment on them and help them with their skiing. It's a little more slick than a typical forum post and is meant to really...Read more
Just got back from Milwaukee's 1st annual Brew Fest. Amazingly this event was held at a familiar location, still fresh in my mind from when I plopped my boat into Juneau Park Pond last fall. The Brew Fest seemed well-attended. They ran out of beer sampling pint glasses at some point and most of the brew was gone within a few short hours, which tells me that perhaps the attendance was higher than...Read more
If you’re trying to convince your significant other to go to Ski Paradise with you and they seem resistant for any number of reasons - real or perceived - there is one thing that no one can deny about Ski Paradise - the food is fabulous!Each morning you will have option of making the early ski run (7:15 departure) or the later run (usually around 8:30). If you’re on the...Read more
Ouch...
Trying to squeeze as much out of this water ski season as possible. Winter will be here soon.