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 Feb. 2):
Afton Alps, Hastings, Minn.
Snow depth: 26" to 46"
Trails open: 48 of 48
Alpine Valley, White Lake, Mich.
Snow depth: Up to 43"
Trails open: 19 of 25
Alpine Valley Resort, Elkhorn, Wis.
Snow depth: 22" to 40"
Trails open: 19 of 20
Big Powderhorn, Bessemer, Mich.
Snow depth: 12" to 40"
Trails open: 32 of 33
Boyne Highlands, Harbor Springs, Mich.
Snow depth: 33" to 55"
Trails open: 52 of 55
Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls, Mich.
Snow depth: 40" to 60"
Trails open: 51 of 60
Caberfae Peaks, Cadillac, Mich.
Snow depth: Up to 42"
Trails open: 33 of 34
Cascade Mountain, Portage, Wis.
Snow depth: 18" to 40"
Trails open: 36 of 36
Christie Mountain, Bruce, Wis.
Snow depth: 24" to 38"
Trails open: 25 of 25
Crystal Mountain, Thompsonville, Mich.
Snow depth: Up to 50"
Trails open: 45 of 45
Devil's Head, Merrimac, Wis.
Snow depth: 18" to 42"
Trails open: 28 of 28
Granite Peak, Wausau, Wisc.
Snow depth: 58" average
Trails open: 74 of 74
Indianhead Mountain, Wakefield, Mich.
Snow depth: 14" to 46"
Trails open: 29 of 29
Lutsen Mountains, Lutsen, Minn.
Snow depth: 18" to 36"
Trails open: 63 of 92
Mad River, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Snow depth: Up to 36"
Trails open: 24 of 24
Marquette Mountain, Marquette , Mich.
Snow depth: 36" average
Trails open: 25 of 25
Mount Bohemia, Lac La Belle, Mich.
Snow depth: up to 48"
Trails open: 85 of 85
Nub's Nob, Harbor Springs, Mich.
Snow depth: Up to 52"
Trails open: 53 of 53
Otsego Ski Club, Gaylord, Mich.
Snow depth: 20" to 21"
Trails open: 0 of 31 (closed until Feb. 3)
Perfect North Slopes, Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Snow depth: 8" to 40"
Trails open: 23 of 23
Pine Mountain Resort, Iron Mountain, Mich.
Snow depth: 28" to 40"
Trails open: 18 of 27
Shanty Creek, Bellaire, Mich.
Snow depth: 10" to 65"
Trails open: 39 of 53
Spirit Mountain, Duluth, Minn.
Snow depth: 24" to 30"
Trails open: 22 of 22
Sundown Mountain, Dubuque, Iowa
Snow depth: 25" to 55"
Trails open: 21 of 21
Terry Peak, Lead, S.D.
Snow depth: 16" to 22"
Trails open: 25 of 27
Welch Village, Welch, Minn.
Snow depth: 18" to 30"
Trails open: 52 of 60
Whitecap Mountain, Upson, Wisc.
Snow depth: 12" to 36"
Trails open: 39 of 53
Wilmot Mountain, Wilmot, Wis.
Snow depth: 20" to 46"
Trails open: 13 of 25
Floyd Saunders, a native of snowy Minnesota, has been a downhill and cross-country skier since childhood.
