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Grex Nature Item 25: Cross country
Entered by arthur on Fri Jan 15 20:21:45 UTC 1993:

  Which are good places to rent cross-country skis?  Also, what
are the places to go, besides Waterloo Rec. area, near Ann Arbor?

9 responses total.

#1 of 9 by jdg on Sat Jan 16 02:16:58 1993:

See the Skiing item in Ing, for more discussion on the art and science
of skiing.
 
(Of course, it's a fairly new item, so there isn't much there yet.)

#2 of 9 by rcurl on Sat Jan 16 06:49:20 1993:

Add something, skiers. The most *local* xcntry skiing with rentals is
the golf course on Huron Parkway at the Huron River. Pretty tame, but
great for beginners. Waterloo is more challenging. We've also been
up to State area just west of Beck Rd (west of Northville), on 8 mile
Rd - but we haven't been there for some time now.

#3 of 9 by klaus on Sat Jan 16 15:09:00 1993:

Huron Medows is a bit nicer.  More woods and longer, more interesting 
trails.  Wildernes Outfitters also rent them, or they use to.  Radric
Farms is also good skiing when there is enough snow.

#4 of 9 by jdg on Sat Jan 16 19:53:53 1993:

Item 25 in nature is now 28 in ing, just because it's convenient

#5 of 9 by arthur on Wed Jan 20 19:11:58 1993:

   While I'm at it, for a bit of drift, where are the good
local places to go toboganning?  (Ones that rent sleds.)

#6 of 9 by srw on Sun Jan 24 07:01:00 1993:

One of my favorite places to ski is Saginaw Forest. It is on Liberty about 1/2
mile west of Wagner Road (on the north side). It is owned by UM and there is
no parking at the gate on Liberty, but if it is a weekend you can park in the
lot about 1/4 mi. east of the gate and carry your skis to the gate. You do need
skis of course, there are no ski rentals, it is just a forest. It's not overly
challenging. It's beautiful and there is a lake (3rd sister, I believe). When 
the lake is frozen (which it is NOT right now) you can ski across. You can
skiaround to the other side of the lake whenever there's snow.
   For more difficult skiing that's still not too far, try another UM forest -
Stinchfield woods. It's on Peach mountain, which is where the WUOM antenna is.
That is, on North Territorial just west of Dexter-Pinckney road. Parking there
can be difficult - you have to park in a lot nearby and walk a bit. The skiing
is great, but can get steep. It's not for beginners. -srw

#7 of 9 by jdg on Sun Jan 24 13:39:30 1993:

I like the Radrick Farms golf course on Geddes.  Not the fairways, but the
woods.  There are very beautiful trails, winding streams... it's quite
lovely.  Unlike the golf, it seems to be open to anyone who wants to ski,
and you can park in the parking lot.

#8 of 9 by scg on Sun Jan 24 21:51:02 1993:

I like Radrick Farms also.  YOu used to be able to rent skis there, and get
hot chocolate, but that building hasn't been open in a few years (at least not
when I've been there."

#9 of 9 by jdg on Tue Jan 26 20:36:37 1993:

We should plan a Grexpedition for x-c, shouldn't we?

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