Midwest Skiing Snow Report for March 8, 2012

Before you hit the slopes for a day of skiing, make sure the conditions are good and the trails are open.

Use this information to find the status of the biggest skiing areas in the Midwest (as of March 8):

Afton Alps, Hastings, Minn.

Snow depth: 24" to 45"

Trails open: 43 of 48

Alpine Valley, White Lake, Mich.

Snow depth: 0"

Trails open: 0 of 25 (Closed for the season)

Alpine Valley Resort, Elkhorn, Wis.

Snow depth: 18" to 35"

Trails open: 20 of 20 (Closed until Mar. 10)

Big Powderhorn, Bessemer, Mich.

Snow depth: 12" to 42"

Trails open: 32 of 33

Blackjack Mountain, Bessemer, Mich.

Snow depth: 16" to 50"

Trails open: 24 of 24

Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Mich.

Snow depth: 33" to 55"

Trails open: 55 of 55

Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls, Mich.

Snow depth: 55" to 75"

Trails open: 51 of 60

Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac, Mich.

Snow depth: Up to 54"

Trails open: 33 of 34

Cascade Mountain, Portage, Wis.

Snow depth: 12" to 36"

Trails open: 36 of 36

Christie Mountain, Bruce, Wis.

Snow depth: 38" to 53"

Trails open: 25 of 25

Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, Mich.

Snow depth: 36" to 50"

Trails open: 45 of 45

Devil's Head, Merrimac, Wis.

Snow depth: 10" to 36"

Trails open: 26 of 28 (Closed until Mar. 9)

Granite Peak, Wausau, Wisc.

Snow depth: 58" average

Trails open: 74 of 74

Indianhead Mountain, Wakefield, Mich.

Snow depth: 20" to 52"

Trails open: 29 of 29

Lutsen Mountains, Lutsen, Minn.

Snow depth: 30" to 60"

Trails open: 64 of 92

Mad River, Bellefontaine, Ohio

Snow depth: 10" to 18"

Trails open: 21 of 24 (Closed until Mar. 10)

Marquette Mountain, Marquette , Mich.

Snow depth: 12" to 42"

Trails open: 25 of 25

Mount Bohemia, Lac La Belle, Mich.

Snow depth: Up to 56"

Trails open: 81 of 85

Nub's Nob, Harbor Springs, Mich.

Snow depth: Up to 54"

Trails open: 53 of 53

Otsego Ski Club, Gaylord, Mich.

Snow depth: 9" to 38"

Trails open: 23 of 31 (Closed until Mar. 9)

Perfect North Slopes, Lawrenceburg, Ind.

Snow depth: 7" to 30"

Trails open: 20 of 23 (Closed until Mar. 10)

Pine Mountain Resort, Iron Mountain, Mich.

Snow depth: 40" to 52"

Trails open: 20 of 27

Shanty Creek, Bellaire, Mich.

Snow depth: 10" to 65"

Trails open: 41 of 53

Spirit Mountain, Duluth, Minn.

Snow depth: 30" to 40"

Trails open: 22 of 22

Sundown Mountain, Dubuque, Iowa

Snow depth: 20" to 44"

Trails open: 21 of 21

Terry Peak, Lead, S.D.

Snow depth: 16" to 26"

Trails open: 24 of 27

Welch Village, Welch, Minn.

Snow depth: 31" to 48"

Trails open: 52 of 60

Whitecap Mountain, Upson, Wisc.

Snow depth: 18" to 36"

Trails open: 43 of 43

Wild Mountain, Taylors Falls, Minn.

Snow depth: 43" to 64"

Trails open: 25 of 26

Wilmot Mountain, Wilmot, Wis.

Snow depth: 33" to 53"

Trails open: 21 of 25 (Closed until Mar. 9)

Floyd Saunders, a native of snowy Minnesota, has been a downhill and cross-country skier since childhood.

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