Trying to survive a winter in Michigan, especially if you do
not like the snow and cold, is like trying like trying to scoop water with a
tennis racket. It is going to be
difficult. There are many things about
winter that get real old as we reach the mid-way point of February, even for
the hard core Michigander. Your car is
always covered in salt. Pushing a
shopping cart through a snow packed parking lot should be added to the agenda
as a winter Olympic sport. And the lack
of outside activity can really make you feel frumpy and crabby.
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| Marianne and I at Nub's Nob January 2015 |
So I made the decision, as I experience my
first winter as a single, to head to the great north at least once a month for
weekend getaways of skiing, hot totties and a warm hot tub. If you can't beat the weather, then embrace
it, right! I am not going to lie, it is
weird being there with a friend instead of my kids, who I adore, but who are
always cold, tired, or hungry, even as adults!
What is different is the freedom to stay out longer if you want, or go
into the lodge bar for a warm up, where it turns out, you can meet a lot of
interesting people. It is also a lot
cheaper to pay for one lift ticket opposed to three and if you can go on non-prime days, skiing up north
can be very affordable.
Northern Michigan is a great place to get in amazing skiing. My second trip
of the season was two weeks ago and skiing weather was perfect, 28 degrees and
sunny! We choose Nubs Nob since we hit
Boyne Highlands just a few weeks before. Boyne also has tubing and zip lining if you like that kind of thing, and
is the home to largest hot tub in the state.
So don't let yourself fall into a bad state of S.A.D. (Seasonal Attention Disorder). Put a warm hat on and get out there and
breath the air….it's refreshing!
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