Feature Articles

Welcome to Michigan Skier's Feature Page, the place where you get a detailed inside look at ski resorts in Michigan. In addition, some travel destinations outside the state are highlighted. Many of these features are specifically written for Michigan Skier readers and you'll only find them on MichiganSkier.com.

Jim Neff has been writing about Michigan skiing for over 30 years for a variety of publications: Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Tribune, SKI magazine, and many others. Longer versions of these are now featured online at MichiganSkier.com.

Jim also provides content to Yahoo Sports. Those articles are archived here as well.

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My Wife the Skiing Terrorist -- Yahoo Sports -- 7/1/2011
Ski Walking To Total Fitness -- Yahoo Sports -- 1/1/2011
Cadillac Pathway: A Michigan cross country ski gem -- Yahoo Sports -- 12/14/2010
Caberfae, Michigan: Big Time Glitz-Free Skiing -- Yahoo Sports -- 11/22/2010
Skiers Need ICE -- Yahoo Sports -- 11/18/2010.
Ski Traverse City -- 2010 Traverse City Magazine.  
 Boyne Mountain -- January 26, 2009 SkiNet Blog article.
 Mt. Holiday -- February 2009 SkiNet Blog article.
 Shanty Creek/Schuss Mountain -- February 23, 2009 SkiNet Blog article.
Caberfae Peaks -- March 9, 2009 SkiNet Blog article. 
Caberfae Peaks -- Written in 2007. 
Nub's Nob -- Written in 2005/Updated in 2007.
Crystal Mountain -- Written in 2006. 
Boyne Mountain -- Written in 2005. 
Surf's up this winter at Michigan's Boyne Mountain -- Written in 2005 for CNN Travel.
Granite Peak, WI -- Peak Surprise. -- Written in 2005 for CNN Travel.

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