Michigan: A winter wonderland of snowy fun
Forty-two ski areas, 840 runs, 40 terrain parks and more than 3,000 miles of cross-country trails. Sound like Colorado? Utah? Try much closer to home: Michigan. The Wolverine State is full of reasons to bundle up and get out in the snow, which can average more than 200 inches a year in the western Upper Peninsula, a k a Big Snow Country.
• Michigan: A winter wonderland of snowy fun (11/09/08)Forty-two ski areas, 840 runs, 40 terrain parks and more than 3,000 miles of cross-country trails. Sound like Colorado? Utah? Try much closer to home: Michigan. The Wolverine State is full of reasons to bundle up and get out in the snow, which can average more than 200 inches a year in the western Upper Peninsula, a k a Big Snow Country.
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