Wisconsin Skiing, v3.0

As is the case for any outdoorsy activity, a group of us headed up to Wisconsin. Again, it was for skiing and we ended up about an hour north of Madison. Compared to the other places I'd been to, it was a nice step up. A lot more runs and the runs themselves were longer. Plus, the price was reasonable enough at $128 for two days. For being my third time, I thought I did pretty well. The first day was kinda disappointing - I was struggling more than I should've compared to last time. I didn't really wanna leave because of that. The second day was pretty fun, I got back to where I wanted to be and spent most of the day on a black diamond. For *that* reason, I again didn't wanna leave. I'd definitely like to go one more time before spring, but time and money might be more of an issue.

Madison itself is only about 2.5 hours from Chicago, which makes for a nice skiing daytrip. With the place being 3+ hours from Chicago, we decided to make the trip a two day affair, staying in Madison overnight. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see as much of the town as I would've liked. We didn't even wander onto campus. That was mostly a result of getting into town late and being exhausted. The night out wasn't all bad though - ate at a local microbrewery/restaurant and hit up some bar with a fake tree growing all up in it. Seems like a decent enough town, but I would've liked to see the State Street strip between the Capitol and UW's campus. It seemed pretty pedestrian friendly and sounded like a happening scene on the weekend.

There was a place about five hours into Wisconsin with a lot more runs and a higher vertical drop that we considered. But, it was obviously further and didn't have Madison nearby. Maybe next time though. I'd love to go again this winter, but realistically it probably won't happen :(