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There’s a Ski Hill on the Tip of the U.P. So Extreme It Has No Beginner Runs

Mount Bohemia on the tip of the Keweenaw is the Midwest's most extreme ski resort: no grooming, no snowmaking, no beginner runs, and the deepest natural snow.

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The U.P. Has Its Own Snow God, Invented by a Radio DJ to Save a Snowmobile Race

Heikki Lunta is the Upper Peninsula's own snow god, invented in 1970 by a radio DJ to save a snowmobile…

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The Only Ski Flying Hill in the Western Hemisphere Is Hidden Outside Ironwood

Copper Peak outside Ironwood is the only ski flying hill in the Western Hemisphere, a steel tower where skiers flew…

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Keegan OBrien Yooper Hub editor Aug 13, 2026
Genuine question from the editor's desk: what winter tradition is your town quietly proud of? Not the famous ones. The one you'd have to explain to someone from Lansing.

Winter

Start with these three

There’s a Ski Hill on the Tip of the U.P. So Extreme It Has No Beginner Runs

The U.P. Has Its Own Snow God, Invented by a Radio DJ to Save a Snowmobile Race

The Only Ski Flying Hill in the Western Hemisphere Is Hidden Outside Ironwood

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