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I'm 78 and have been skiing for almost 60 years. Boyne Mountain is where I still mostly race. However, Nubs Nob has the best groomed snow, the friendliest people, and with the free beginners hill (with a two place chairlift), I have got a lot of people introduced to skiing. It is one of the few places when you can ski for free when you hit age 70 (which Boyne stopped just before I hit 70). They also know how to properly hold the chairs so that they don't whack the back of your legs when loading. My race group previously went to Searchmont, north of Sault St. Marie, Ontario where we raced the Downhill which was a mini World Cup style race with blind turns, jumps, and high speed turns, all in 700 feet of vertical. It was a hoot!

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Thank you so much for this! I am taking my daughter tomorrow on the beginner runs and it was nice to see a visual of where to go and take her safely!! So appreciated!

Buck hill and wild mountain are also very good

How do you not include nubs nov. outside of the Bohemia. It’s the most visited family owned resort in Michigan.

Thumbs Up Matthew! I loved the "hot laps" you were showing. I have heard of Perfect North, but I don't really see myself driving that far to ski it. I hope to skiya maybe over the MLK weekend. Ask anyone, I am a lot of fun to ski with.

White Cap in Wisconsin is a nice little resort as well. Three mountain peaks give it a “out west” feel in a much smaller package.

Watched some of your videos for the first time a couple of days ago and wondered if you were going to do one on Perfect. Boom, there it is! Nice video. Thanks for giving some attention to our ski hill. We think it has good variety for a modest hill.

Bro really said nubs knob instead of Caberfae.

Great list. Nubs is my favorite. I'd also recommend Searchmont in northern Ontario. It's a very remote ski area about 45 minutes from Sault St. Marie. The drive up goes through a river gorge with some scenic rocky terrain.

Learned alot .....thamks, was trying to figure those snowcats out as i went up the lifts..

That has to be tough skiing on such small hills. What is the vertical 300-400 feet? I live in the Northwest and we have a small local hill that 2250 vertical feet and about 2000 acres. Only 4 chairs with only 1 high speed quad that goes to the top. Since it is Christmas week we have lots of out-of-town skiers, but most of the time especially during the week we locals feel like we have a private resort.

This video was a nice break from reading articles about chair lift malfunctions left and right out west. YEW! \\m//

#3 Baby!!

So jealous! It’s on my bucket list for sure!

Excellent video, only two hours from Columbus, Ohio. Definitely going to give it a try. Merry Christmas.

I think Granite Peak belongs on this list

If you live in Iowa, I’d just drive to Colorado 😂

Ahhh Perfect North….if you’re not with the one you love, love the one you’re with. I ❤ PN!!!

Caberfae all the way. On the way to Boyne and Nub's from the south.

Just took my daughter there on 12/20 for her first ever time skiing. She is hooked. All the magic carpets are great for first timers. They also do a great job making snow

Real surprised to see Hyland Hills as a #5 visit over Welsh Village or Buck Hill. By far Welsh Village is the best near the Minneapolis metro, and with less than a hour commute from most of the Twin Cities there is a reason most rank Welsh as their 2nd favorite to Lutsen. And Buck Hill really gets the nod over Hyland as far as more vertical and more runs. But it’s rich history as the Metro area pioneer in racing, snow making and grooming. If Buck Hill hadn’t developed the sport in the 50’s , I doubt Hyland, Welsh, Afton would exist as they do today. In fact at one time, the metro area had over 18 ski areas that sprung off Bucks first efforts in snowmaking, and helping those other areas tackle that expensive investment. And it was Buck Hill that first brought the Tucker Snow- cat to the metro area , and then the Stone family ended up buying Tucker and brought its operations here to Bloomington MN to sell that technology to all the other fast expanding areas in the late 60’s early 70’s. Yes Buck is a racers mountain, providing more racers to colleges and national fame due to bringing on Eric Sailer an Austrian Champion and the guy that ran Western Race Camps that Midwesterners all attended. But they also have made great efforts to develop their snowboarding and park areas. With a great Snowboard shop just up the hill from their parking lot, the privately owned Zombie Snowboard. I was a Hyland Hills beginner and pass holder in my early days of youth skiing.,But as soon as I could convince parents and friends who had parents that would drive us the extra 10mikes, I was Buck bound and only returned to Hyland a couple times and always disappointed by the lack of terrain to compare with other metro areas.

Owner is a man named Chip Perfect. Great name, nice guy. Paoli Peaks next?

There is no better-run operation in the Midwest. The only mountain East of the Mississippi that beats Perfect North is Wachusett in Massachusetts. They're both guest-focused and make the most out of every snowmaking opportunity.

Merry Christmas, everyone! If you enjoy this more raw-style video - let me know! I'm trying to give everyone some quick looks into ski areas while I am out filming/working for the day :)

Great videos! we need a Lutsen or Granite Peak full-walkthrough!

Sundown near Dubuque, IA is my favorite. Very local vibe and a decently steep headwall. Park on top next to cornfields and ski down into a valley. Very cool place. Never been to any of the bigger Midwest ski areas. Now I live in Telluride, but have fond memories of that place.

Great info! Nub's Knob sounds awesome 👌 Hyland is inspiring!!! Love it

I live in the mid west and its snowed less than an inch so far altogether

Ive never liked blackjack, granite is fire, troll at 1 am drunk is a must, spirit mountain for park, lutsen has always left me disappointed even while skiing there for free. Boyne is really good

Nubs blows away boyne

So sweet, loving the Minneapolis ski vibe. Have a Merry Christmas 🎄🎅⛄❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

No love for Terry Peak? I know most people don't consider it Midwest, but maybe it's the western edge of the Midwest. Love the videos!!

Not a fan of your number 1, but I do like this idea of a midwest hills need to be lap-able. With Lap-able being a priority I'd like to submit Mt. Brighton in Brighton Michigan. Proudly featured in the classic ski movie Aspen Extreme. Let me get a shout from my people at Mt. Brighton!

This list is trash. 🤷‍♂️

Granite Peak needs to be on this list

FINALLY SNOWRIVER ❄️❄️ going there in a week

I love that Welch got on the list. So much variety especially when the back bowl opens up.

just watched both this video and your top 5, i think i really do agree. i haven't been to many of them, but the ones i have or have heard of i totally agree. the ones i completely agree with based on my knowledge are Lutsen, mt bohemia, hylland hills and giants ridge. Have yet to go to hylland and bohemia but have heard tons of good things about them. going to bohemia in febuary :). But Lutsen and Giants Ridge i have been to many times as i live in northern mn and they are amazing. really enjoyable videos!

during work is to relatable

Giants Ridge! Seriously an amazing place.

got to ride giants ridge last year on way back from lutsen, its a great riding hill.

you should check out detroit mountain at some point

I'd add Whitecap. By far my favorite WI resort. Best fish fry too!

You nailed it. Blackjack packs a big punch for a smaller hill. Great steeps, trees and powder. Gotta hit the other 4 4 sure. My top 5 are 1.) BOHO, 2.) Nubs, 3.) Lutsen 4.) Ripley and 5.) Schuss.

Caberfae!

None, don't bother. They all suck. I live here and I don't even bother at this point

Hyland Hills shout out! Heck Yeah!!

I know it's in Canada, but it's within an hour of the US border... Searchmont north of Sault St. Marie, US/Canada. 750 feet vertical, lake effect snow, plenty of off-piste terrain and gorgeous scenery. And to add to the appeal... nearby Stokely Creek X-country and the Bellevue Valley B&B, run by my dear friends Ehn and Robin, with guided back-country skiing.

Have you guys made a video of the breakdown of a snow gun? Not how it works and that stuff like they physical features like the nitty gritty stuff. Im not really sure how to explain it