Lower Midwest Closed for Season

Many ski areas across this same region weren’t able to open for the season until late January because of warmer than normal temperatures preventing snowmaking and a lack of natural snow. Even ski resorts in northwest Michigan – known for its heavy lake effect snow – were barely 50 percent open until late January. Most of the lower Heartland ski areas normally close about this time so the season is ending on schedule, but overall the late start and lack of snow during the Holiday Season has left it a less than desirable snowsports season. Skiing continues across the upper Midwest and around the Great Lakes; probably through the rest of this month and into April for some.