Recap: Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia 2019

If there's one time of year that's our favorite, it's definitely Shaggy's Family Vacation at Mount Bohemia. It's the time when everyone at the factory, our ambassadors, customers, friends, and soon-to-be new friends all head up to the Midwest Powder Mecca, Mount Bohemia. Located in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula and surrounded by Lake Superior, Bohemia was the perfect location for a 4 day weekend of shredding powder, hooting and hollering, and making memories. 

Here at Shaggy's we go by a simple rule: you have to live it. What this means for us is that just making skis isn't enough, you have to use them, push them, and most importantly know everything about them. When you call us, we must be able to relate to you, and this trip is all about living it!

For those of you who don't know, Mount Bohemia is an anomaly in the Midwest. It's terrain is rocky, rugged, and steep. They don't groom, they don't make snow, they simply receive heaps of lake effect powder from Gitchi-Gami.

This year the stars were perfectly aligned and the snow just kept falling! Mother Superior must be happy this year!

We arrived on Wednesday night after a long day of building skis (gotta keep those orders going out) and were just a bit antsy to start shredding the 8"+ of fresh snow from the few hours of sleep we got. 

We didn't waste any time getting the skis out and heading to the chairlift.

And then we were off! Everyone was out bouncing off anything they could find, the snow was still puking and I don't think I took a break all day, open to close.

Ryan (our wood tech on the left) and Dave from Minnesota showed off for the camera.

John (dad) and Shari (mom, and yes you've probably talked with her on the phone) couldn't help but smile with all the fresh snow.

Logan found a deep pocket of snow on his Pure Carbon Ahmeek 105s (Wilderness Collection graphic).

Stephanie was loving the Outer Limits!

This one says it all for Day One - smiles all around!

On Days Two and Three, the snow kept coming. There was another 6-8" of fresh snow on top of a soft layer underneath on Friday and 8-10" on Saturday, everything was coming together! We took some quick group photos and then scattered into the trees. I knew at this point, we had no chance of getting everyone together all at once. The powder was calling, and we must go!

It didn't take long to head over to the top of Horseshoe Chutes in The Extreme Backcountry area to find some of the best snow we've ever seen at Bohemia. The younger guys were sending huge lines off the cliffs (see the video above), but I found a pocket of chest deep pow!

Everyone was cheering each other on and the turns were pristine.

Everyone took in the scenery and then the send continued!

As usual, Norm went big! This time he found himself bouncing off a few rocks. Good thing he recovers quickly!

After a long day of skiing, we partied at the Log Cabin Bar at the base of Bohemia. It was interesting to say the least...

Friends new and old joined up. The Shaggy's Family is growing!

We even convinced Bike Mike from North Country Cycle Sport in Boyne City to take a few days off and boy he's glad he did.

What good ski trip is complete without a hot dog lunch!? Thanks for the dogs ladies!

Logan darn near got lost in the powder spray. 

It was like skiing with free refills, constantly finding new lines and old lines filling in!

You couldn't turn off the smiles if you tried!

The Shaggy's Family was out in full force and the memories were endless!

And like all good ski trips, you've got to get on the bus! At Bohemia, many of the runs don't end at a chairlift, so taking the bus is the only way back to a lift.

 Nothing's better than seeing happy faces from satisfied customers!

To finish off the weekend, we had to give away a pair of skis and a ton of SWAG.

The excitement was building and everyone couldn't wait to see who was going to win!

Then it happened! Talk about a happy camper.

This trip was an amazing one and it will be hard to beat! We loved meeting up with customers, friends, and cheering each other on.

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who came and made this event so much fun! We couldn't do this without our amazing customers!

Thanks to Mount Bohemia and the whole crew for hosting this event.

And to everyone who didn't make it, plan on joining us next year, dates coming soon!

-The Shaggy's Family

PS: Check out photos and behind the scenes video clips at: www.skishaggys.com/pages/follow-shaggys-family-vacation