I don’t understand why there aren’t more “skier’s mountains” like this rather than the groomed, glitzy, boring, homogenized resorts that dominate the activity. Thank goodness for the independents like Bohemia! Bring on the no-nonsense bumps, trees and rocks!
In the late 90’s the national forest service and BLM adopted a policy that it would be preferable to allow existing resorts to expand rather than approve new resort development. That leaves private land, and private land owners have been more inclined to develop private resorts for the wealthy.
Head to the French Alps sometime. Lift tickets average $50 per day. Portes du Soleil is about $60 per day, but you can ski from France to Switzerland. Includes 12 resorts, 600km of runs, 209 lifts. We ski the French alps every year, and it's half the cost of traveling to Colorado. And that includes airfare, lift tickets, rent-a-car, and room. There are 254 ski resorts to choose from in the French Alps.
Mind blown... maybe the best ski vid I've ever watched..... what incredible skiing in this video Jeff...And you perfectly explained the areas without giving any big secrets.... although I would have put a danger mark on slide path...it comes up on you quick. And for me personally I find that a slightly longer ski is more pleasant up there because it will bridge the massive fluffy snow piles...that's obviously after tracked out powder.... anyway this is awesome!!!!
Sweet video. I just got done with a ski tour of the Rockies (started in Taos and ended at Revelstoke). I’m a Midwest native and had never heard of Mt. Bohemia until this year and now I can’t wait to get up there next season. Non-groomed pow mountain with lake effect sounds so fricking wicked
Cool! Brought be back. I led Northland College trips to Bohemia from 2006-09. Sure looks like it's grown up a lot! Best skiing in the midwest, and it's not even close.
Wow! Great Video, Jeff! Looks like such a beautiful wonder land. I'm a sucker for some great powder . I am faily expirenced in the ways of boarding. But unfortunately, I will be up and boarding the mountain on Friday all by lonesome. I live in almost as low as you can go in Michigan and was hoping to get a personal tour of such a breathtaking place if you are available. Feel free to leave to leave me in the dust if I can keep up. But I would sure love a chance
I've been wanting to come to this resort for years. And finally me and my body are gonna do it. We are planning a trip in February. Any suggestions. Would help. We are driving up it is going to be a 13hr drive.
Thanks for the overview. I live in Utah so I'm used to some steep vertical terrain but having visited (and considered moving to..) MI I was curious what kind of snow(boarding) was on offer there. It's definitely way up there on the UP though!! Would need to make a mini vacation out of a visit from the Lower I suppose.. Does it get busy there?? I like the variety of terrain options. Things here at the local resort I go to (Snowbasin..) are so unbelievably crowded most days now...
It "gets busy" but by Utah rocky standards it's deserted. My buddy was very upset one st Patrick's day to have to wait over 5 mins at the lift line 😂 It's just so far away and the town and resort are so small it never gets crazy
Hey, not sure where in Mi. your referencing but also in your romps if your looking for some other great runs that are Superior(ish) and gets those wild dumps of Lake Effect check out Searchmont Valley Resort up North of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario! It's a great decent resort that stirs up some nice steeps and grooms....!
So I live in Utah and have traveled east long long ago finding nothing but disappointment.(Spring mtn anyone 👎) You have actually got me curious. I've never heard of it before It looks great. Maybe this season👍
Love, love, love Bohemia. First started hitting it back in ‘06 and rode there throughout college. Now live out in Utah but it honestly reminds me of the terrain at Brighton, although a bit steeper than the inbounds stuff. More akin to the backside of the resort. Unfortunately, climate change will kill this lovely spot, as its snow is highly dependent on cold air pouring off Superior.
@ No, I actually went to UW Stevens Point but I’d drive like 300 miles to go shred there when it would dump. We had Granite Peak nearby, which is actually a superior ski hill because they groom and make snow, but it could never touch Bohemia’s powder and trees.
@ It’s just a shame that they don’t get snow like they used to. The last year I rode there -2012/13 - they got like close to 400” of snow and I had a powder day on April 20th. That’s a rarity these days. Without elevation like out West, Climate Change will kill them in 15-20 years.
Great video. I haven’t skied here since it first opened when I was at Tech. I really want to get back! I bet my new Mohawks would feel pretty good there, though at some point a pair of Ahmeeks may be added to the quiver!
@@shaggys_skis shit, would really love to, maybe one of these years. We already have two ski trips (Killington and Big Sky) and an ice fishing trip in ME planned this winter, can’t pull it off this year ha ha.
We’ll be there this weekend. Any tips for avoiding long hiking out? How does the shuttle work? I gathered from the video that haunted valley needs a hike out. What about the middle earth?
Hope this isn't too late... But you can ski the Haunted Valley without any hike, you take the Ghost Trail back to Prospector. The hike out area is below the Ghost Trail
Depends on your definition of advanced; we talking Midwestern advanced or Out-West advanced? Essentially the entire hill is moguls. So if you at least can do moguls, you will be able to have lots of fun and progress a ton. Boho definitely rides like an Out-West resort. I've snowboarded on many double-blacks at Taos and Whistler and Boho is honestly pretty similar in terms of difficulty. The snow coverage is often variable and there are lots of cliffs, rocks, tree, and logs, so no matter how good you are you always have to be vigilant.
Is the extreme backcountry zone patrolled/avalanche bombed or is it actually backcountry where you'll need avy gear to be safe. Also, is it best to bring avy gear for the resort in general or is it not really needed?
The "Extreme Backcountry" area is all in-bounds and avy gear isn't needed. While it's always good to practice snow safety, this is very different from actual backcountry skiing.
I can’t believe that it’s in the Midwest! Mount Bohemia is even more dope than some ski resorts out West! Eldora in Colorado is a joke compared to this!
The moguls are naturally made from folks carving down the runs. So they are random and variable just like the steeper ungroomed runs out west. I've found the gnarliest moguls to be located on the skiers left side of the Haunted Valley; it's steep and quite tight.
@@classclown14 Every run, even the single Blue, is almost entirely moguls unless you get lucky and are there during a big storm. I and my friends are all snowboarders and love the moguls at Boho though. Snowboarding moguls is very doable and an extremely necessary skill to progress to double-blacks out West. There are quite a few good videos on RUclips that talk about how to board moguls. Watch them and then go practice at your local hill before going to Boho. If you're in the Wisconsin area, Granite Peak sets up moguls on some of their runs and is good practice. Tyrol does have a mogul run too, but it generally opens later in the season. Best of luck! You won't regret learning how to do moguls.
@@therolando608 I was born an raised in Colorado, learned how to snowboard there when I was young. I use to do back country boarding. I wanted to find something more natural without moguls, and it might be at Bohemia.
@@classclown14I’m from Seattle, been riding Mt.Baker and all the other Cascade mountain resorts for thirty years, this place looks cool but I just don’t see it being all that enjoyable unless it’s dumping. Riding tracked out mogul piles all day and blasting chunder runs blows lol. I’m a snob admittedly, but this place is interesting, I’d check it out.
As a Colorado skier this is the first Midwest resort that looks like I wouldn't be bored in 5 minutes. Unfortunately, it is so far from civilization. How do the cliff runs and trees compare to the steepness of the Colorado black and double black runs?
I see lots of shrubbery sticking out even in the powder. Is this the type of place I’d want to use some rock skis or would my nice skis probably be fine? Don’t wanna put any unnecessary core shots in the bents 🥲
It all depends on the snowpack. Last winter was one of the all-time warmest and least snowy for Mount Bohemia, so rock skis were a very good idea. In a typical winter there, they open around New Years and close in mid April, but outside the first and last two weeks of the season you would generally be fine on non-rock skis.
I don’t understand why there aren’t more “skier’s mountains” like this rather than the groomed, glitzy, boring, homogenized resorts that dominate the activity. Thank goodness for the independents like Bohemia! Bring on the no-nonsense bumps, trees and rocks!
most places don’t have the best snow in the world like boho
Because the masses can't grasp the concept of living
In the late 90’s the national forest service and BLM adopted a policy that it would be preferable to allow existing resorts to expand rather than approve new resort development. That leaves private land, and private land owners have been more inclined to develop private resorts for the wealthy.
There are plenty. Like tons and tons.
Head to the French Alps sometime. Lift tickets average $50 per day. Portes du Soleil is about $60 per day, but you can ski from France to Switzerland. Includes 12 resorts, 600km of runs, 209 lifts. We ski the French alps every year, and it's half the cost of traveling to Colorado. And that includes airfare, lift tickets, rent-a-car, and room. There are 254 ski resorts to choose from in the French Alps.
I’d love to ski this place. Looks like such an amazing mountain with a great atmosphere. Very unique and remote. Would be a super cool experience.
Phenomenal Video!
Mind blown... maybe the best ski vid I've ever watched..... what incredible skiing in this video Jeff...And you perfectly explained the areas without giving any big secrets.... although I would have put a danger mark on slide path...it comes up on you quick. And for me personally I find that a slightly longer ski is more pleasant up there because it will bridge the massive fluffy snow piles...that's obviously after tracked out powder.... anyway this is awesome!!!!
Thanks Hazer! Understand the length for you, some of the piles can catch you pretty hard!
Sweet video. I just got done with a ski tour of the Rockies (started in Taos and ended at Revelstoke). I’m a Midwest native and had never heard of Mt. Bohemia until this year and now I can’t wait to get up there next season. Non-groomed pow mountain with lake effect sounds so fricking wicked
Cool! Brought be back. I led Northland College trips to Bohemia from 2006-09. Sure looks like it's grown up a lot! Best skiing in the midwest, and it's not even close.
Thanks for making this Jeff! You’re freakin’ awesome!
my son loves snowboarding here.
Wow! Great Video, Jeff!
Looks like such a beautiful wonder land. I'm a sucker for some great powder .
I am faily expirenced in the ways of boarding. But unfortunately, I will be up and boarding the mountain on Friday all by lonesome.
I live in almost as low as you can go in Michigan and was hoping to get a personal tour of such a breathtaking place if you are available.
Feel free to leave to leave me in the dust if I can keep up. But I would sure love a chance
Heck yeah, great video. Just waiting for the kids to get better at riding so we can make a family trip of this
Nothing cooler than seeing kids conquering their first run at Bohemia!
What a hot hot ski resort no doubt the best east of the Rockies
I've been wanting to come to this resort for years. And finally me and my body are gonna do it. We are planning a trip in February. Any suggestions. Would help. We are driving up it is going to be a 13hr drive.
Thanks for the overview. I live in Utah so I'm used to some steep vertical terrain but having visited (and considered moving to..) MI I was curious what kind of snow(boarding) was on offer there. It's definitely way up there on the UP though!! Would need to make a mini vacation out of a visit from the Lower I suppose.. Does it get busy there?? I like the variety of terrain options. Things here at the local resort I go to (Snowbasin..) are so unbelievably crowded most days now...
It "gets busy" but by Utah rocky standards it's deserted. My buddy was very upset one st Patrick's day to have to wait over 5 mins at the lift line 😂
It's just so far away and the town and resort are so small it never gets crazy
Hey, not sure where in Mi. your referencing but also in your romps if your looking for some other great runs that are Superior(ish) and gets those wild dumps of Lake Effect check out Searchmont Valley Resort up North of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario! It's a great decent resort that stirs up some nice steeps and grooms....!
You forgot to mention that Ghost Trail is the longest ski run in the midwest at two miles long.
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For sure! It's always worth the trip!
Best boho vid so far imo. Thanks! \\m//
@caseywillax has two videos from here a couple years ago
Love all the info on where to find each type of terrain! However, you mentioned the Forbidden Cliffs, where exactly is that on the map?
Sweet video!
So I live in Utah and have traveled east long long ago finding nothing but disappointment.(Spring mtn anyone 👎)
You have actually got me curious. I've never heard of it before
It looks great. Maybe this season👍
Long-range forecasts are always a crap shoot, but the Upper Midwest is supposed to have a great winter this season!
Love, love, love Bohemia.
First started hitting it back in ‘06 and rode there throughout college.
Now live out in Utah but it honestly reminds me of the terrain at Brighton, although a bit steeper than the inbounds stuff. More akin to the backside of the resort.
Unfortunately, climate change will kill this lovely spot, as its snow is highly dependent on cold air pouring off Superior.
Did you go to Tech?
@ No, I actually went to UW Stevens Point but I’d drive like 300 miles to go shred there when it would dump.
We had Granite Peak nearby, which is actually a superior ski hill because they groom and make snow, but it could never touch Bohemia’s powder and trees.
@@omarmuhyar2005 ahh nice nice, not much could touch Bohemia
@ It’s just a shame that they don’t get snow like they used to.
The last year I rode there -2012/13 - they got like close to 400” of snow and I had a powder day on April 20th.
That’s a rarity these days. Without elevation like out West, Climate Change will kill them in 15-20 years.
Great video. I haven’t skied here since it first opened when I was at Tech. I really want to get back! I bet my new Mohawks would feel pretty good there, though at some point a pair of Ahmeeks may be added to the quiver!
You should come up for Shaggy's Family Vacation - Jan 18-21st, 2024! And btw, the Mohawk 98s are another awesome pair for Bohemia!
@@shaggys_skis shit, would really love to, maybe one of these years. We already have two ski trips (Killington and Big Sky) and an ice fishing trip in ME planned this winter, can’t pull it off this year ha ha.
Need to go this year
I love it 😻. Do you a training for beginners?
Planning a trip with some boys up in Chicago, all good skiers, is it worth the 7 hrs?
Definity! My ski group drives 5.5 hrs up there every winter. Might be a little low on snow this early in the season though.
Absolutely, we drive 12 hours from KY to ski there once a year, totally worth a man trip!!!!
We’ll be there this weekend. Any tips for avoiding long hiking out? How does the shuttle work? I gathered from the video that haunted valley needs a hike out. What about the middle earth?
See you there!
Hope this isn't too late... But you can ski the Haunted Valley without any hike, you take the Ghost Trail back to Prospector. The hike out area is below the Ghost Trail
@@shaggys_skis some locals explained that and it was clearly marked. We avoided that. Thanks still! We’ll go back next season.
Looking to ride it in the new year just wondering how it would be for an advanced snowboarder?
Depends on your definition of advanced; we talking Midwestern advanced or Out-West advanced? Essentially the entire hill is moguls. So if you at least can do moguls, you will be able to have lots of fun and progress a ton. Boho definitely rides like an Out-West resort. I've snowboarded on many double-blacks at Taos and Whistler and Boho is honestly pretty similar in terms of difficulty. The snow coverage is often variable and there are lots of cliffs, rocks, tree, and logs, so no matter how good you are you always have to be vigilant.
Is the extreme backcountry zone patrolled/avalanche bombed or is it actually backcountry where you'll need avy gear to be safe. Also, is it best to bring avy gear for the resort in general or is it not really needed?
The "Extreme Backcountry" area is all in-bounds and avy gear isn't needed. While it's always good to practice snow safety, this is very different from actual backcountry skiing.
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I can’t believe that it’s in the Midwest! Mount Bohemia is even more dope than some ski resorts out West! Eldora in Colorado is a joke compared to this!
It's our hidden gem! Definitely one-of-a-kind in the Midwest.
Are the moguls bad there?
The moguls are naturally made from folks carving down the runs. So they are random and variable just like the steeper ungroomed runs out west. I've found the gnarliest moguls to be located on the skiers left side of the Haunted Valley; it's steep and quite tight.
@@therolando608 dang that's disappointing coming from a snowboarder. Got a pass for cheap and hope all the open runs aren't straight moguls
@@classclown14 Every run, even the single Blue, is almost entirely moguls unless you get lucky and are there during a big storm. I and my friends are all snowboarders and love the moguls at Boho though. Snowboarding moguls is very doable and an extremely necessary skill to progress to double-blacks out West. There are quite a few good videos on RUclips that talk about how to board moguls. Watch them and then go practice at your local hill before going to Boho. If you're in the Wisconsin area, Granite Peak sets up moguls on some of their runs and is good practice. Tyrol does have a mogul run too, but it generally opens later in the season. Best of luck! You won't regret learning how to do moguls.
@@therolando608 I was born an raised in Colorado, learned how to snowboard there when I was young. I use to do back country boarding. I wanted to find something more natural without moguls, and it might be at Bohemia.
@@classclown14I’m from Seattle, been riding Mt.Baker and all the other Cascade mountain resorts for thirty years, this place looks cool but I just don’t see it being all that enjoyable unless it’s dumping. Riding tracked out mogul piles all day and blasting chunder runs blows lol. I’m a snob admittedly, but this place is interesting, I’d check it out.
I hear there's a $900 gopro camera on voodoo mtn.
Yes fusion 360 with epic footage😢
LOL...oh noooooo....it went whoops when someone did an epic whoops!
Should call it mogul mt.
As a Colorado skier this is the first Midwest resort that looks like I wouldn't be bored in 5 minutes. Unfortunately, it is so far from civilization. How do the cliff runs and trees compare to the steepness of the Colorado black and double black runs?
It gets extremely steep in certain sections and makes for great riding. I have more with boho tree riding than any Colorado resort
I see lots of shrubbery sticking out even in the powder. Is this the type of place I’d want to use some rock skis or would my nice skis probably be fine? Don’t wanna put any unnecessary core shots in the bents 🥲
It all depends on the snowpack. Last winter was one of the all-time warmest and least snowy for Mount Bohemia, so rock skis were a very good idea.
In a typical winter there, they open around New Years and close in mid April, but outside the first and last two weeks of the season you would generally be fine on non-rock skis.
How will they be lookin in about a week or two? Would be my first time there