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Thanks for the good words!
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 Our
family was fortunate enough to spend the New Year weekend at Ski Brule
Resort. We had a great time! It was very family friendly and a great family
experience.
Thank you for
such a great time!
We have attached
a picture of our boys (Patrick and Matthew) while they were snowboarding.
~Mike and
Misty, Kalamazoo, Michigan
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I misplaced my survey form, but I wanted to give some
comments.
Thanks to the whole staff at Ski Brule for a wonderful 3 day
stay. From Tom in lodging, all the lift operators, Homestead staff, Allyson
in the bar, the Bear's Den staff, the Nastar operator....They all went over
and above the usual hospitality expected to make our short vacation a most
pleasant experience. We will be back!
~Julie
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Dear
Ski Brule Staff,
I just wanted to drop you a note to share this photo with Bob and also to let
you know what a great experience I've had working with Brule and your ski
instructors the last two years.
Last year I brought my niece to Brule on Dec. 26th as her Christmas present.
Arlen was her instructor and he did a fantastic job. He was so encouraging. My
niece felt really comfortable with him and learned a great deal. Afterward she
kept telling her Mom how nice the instructor was.
This year I brought my niece again as well as her younger brother. I had to
re-schedule twice, once due to a snowstorm and again due to a scheduling
conflict. Your staff was extremely accommodating in helping me make those
changes. Bob was our instructor (March 2nd) - he is such a professional. Like
Arlen, he was great with the kids and they learned a ton, especially my nephew,
this was his first time downhill skiing. At the end of the day Bob told my
nephew to let him know when he was coming again so they could take a few runs
together now that they are 'ski buddies'. My nephew just last weekend said he
would let Bob know next year when we were there and he hoped to ski with him
again!
Thanks for the memories and for helping me encourage the kids to be active and
enjoy the outdoors. I look forward to many more trips to Brule with the family
(I have 6 nieces and nephews total!)
Please share this note with Arlen and Bob and whoever is in charge of hiring
them - they are both treasures!
Sincere thanks,
Stephanie
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I
mentioned that I would be emailing these photos to you of Apache.
I don't know of another
ski hill in the Midwest that has a horse for people to get close
to on their hill. So many people like horses (and dream of having a
horse) that this is a nice exhibit to have there. No doubt many
people (besides me) even miss seeing the deer that used to live
there as well.
I enjoyed this weekend spent skiing at Ski Brule.
Best Regards,
Debrael,
Oneida, WI
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This little note is long overdue.
We were there last year for your learn to
ski program and I just wanted to say how much we really appreciated the
lessons with Bob (retired physical education teacher. My son is not
very coordinated and he really was so patient and took extra time to
work with him. We will never forget him. Thanks for having great
instructors like Bob!
~Kathy
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Hello Ski
Brule!
 We
were up there this past weekend and brought our 2 1/2 year
daughter, Autumn. We had private lessons with her at 10:45. We
both didn't think she was going to go through with it.
We got
there at around 10am. The moment we walked in the door, Lisa
greeted us and became Autumn's best friend! All she talked about
was Lisa. While I filled out the rental form, Lisa played with
Autumn. We then got Autumn all bundled up and went to the rental
area where Lisa came with. The 2 gentlemen there were wonderful
in getting her to put her boots and helmet on. They gave Autumn
her skis and we were off to the Bunny Hill for our lesson. When
we got to the top of the hill, a gentleman came over and said
our instructor would be right with us. A little bit later, Betsy
came over and we started the lessons. At first Autumn did not
want to put those skis on, but with Betsy's help we got them on.
Betsy took Autumn down the hill 4 times before it just got too
cold for Autumn. Betsy did a great job with her! Thanks Betsy!
We
went inside where the whole staff was asking her how she did and
if she had fun. Which of course her answer was yes! While I ran
out to the truck to get some things I needed, Betsy and Erika
played with Autumn. When I got back in, Autumn made another best
friend, Erika. Erika was going up to the lodge for lunch and so
were we. Autumn held Erika's hand the whole way up. Once we got
there, Autumn saw Lisa and was so happy. We got our lunch and
went upstairs to eat, the whole time Autumn wanted to go sit by
Erika. Once we were done with lunch, we went back out on the
Bunny Hill. Coco, Duane and a few others in the rental area
again treated Autumn great! Playing with her, helping her get
ready. All the while, all Autumn talked about was how much fun
she had skiing and how she wanted to see Lisa.
I cannot
thank the staff members at Ski Brule enough for all their help
and friendly service. I was so nervous going up there with a 2
1/2 year old. I thought she was going to hate it and we would
have a miserable time. Next thing I know, it's 4pm! I wish we
would have stayed the night! 2 days later, Autumn is still
talking about Skiing and Lisa. :-) Thanks Lisa!
 By
the end of the day Autumn was going down the bunny hill without
us holding her hand. All the guests couldn't believe how good
she was doing.
Thanks Ski
Brule for making Autumn's first skiing experience a great one!
Dana &
Keith & Autumn
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To the
Ski Brule Staff:
My
name is Amy and we brought our three children up to Ski
Brule last week for a winter getaway. This was our
fourth time at Ski Brule, but it was the first time for
my youngest daughter Emily (age 4). We were completely
impressed with the friendly and helpful demeanor of all
of the Ski Brule staff. My husband Brad and I purchased
the K2 Ski Package, with help from Jessica. We were so
happy with our new skis. But even better, we got to ski
with one of the Ski Brule staff instructors named
Arlen. He went down the hills with us a few times to
test out our newly purchased equipment and give us pointers. He was absolutely wonderful!! I learned a lot
from him and was able to ski much more confidently.
My son
Jacob (age 10) learned to ski at Ski Brule when he was 6
years old. This year he was so proud because he did all
17 runs at Ski Brule. His two favorite are Big Bear and
The Rapids. Yes, he even did the jumps during Night
Skiing.
My
daughter Emily went to SkiWee and learned how to
ski. She is now an expert on the Bunny Hill and even
attempted Maple Syrup. We also took advantage of the
child care provided at Ski Brule for a couple of
afternoons. Emily had a great time there as well
coloring, having snacks, and playing with the friendly
staff there.
And to
top off our extended weekend, we of course had to go to
the Homestead BBQ. This is the best food to be found at
Ski Brule and the staff is so accommodating.
Thank
you Ski Brule for a wonderful winter vacation!!
We
will recommend your resort to all of our family and
friends!
Brad,
Amy, Melanie, Jacob, and Emily
Kiel, Wisconsin
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Thanks
again Ski Brule for an amazing day!
Autumn had an amazing time not only skiing but with playing with the
animals
and jumping in the bounce house. She of course loved the entire staff,
especially Lisa! See you this fall!
Keith, Dana, Autumn
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Staff and Instructors,
Hi, my name is Jeremy and this last weekend I brought my son
Jack, age five, and his cousin Katherine, age nine, up to Ski
Brule for their first time skiing. I also brought my brother to
help out and he wanted to learn snowboarding at the same time. I
enrolled the two little ones in SKIwee Class and headed to the
slopes. I wasn't sure how it would all go, but I was very
pleasantly surprised when I picked them up at 12:00 Noon.
I wanted to take a moment to say thank you for helping me out.
The day turned out to be a total success and we all had a great
time. Your staff and instructors could not have made the day any
better. Jack and Katherine have been chatter boxes since we left
at 4:30pm on Saturday.
We were walking through the rental building at 3pm, 3 hours
after Jack and Katherine's class and three staff members flagged
us down and asked how things were going and helped us fix Jack's
binding. You go out of your way to make this experience great
and it has paid off, they wanted to come back up on Sunday for
another round. We will be back when time permits.
By the way, by the end of the day, Katherine was making great
turns with her skis together and had great control. Jack's only
5, so just snowplowing or making a pizza like you all taught
them works great for him right now. I had him making some small
turns also, but he was hesitant. My brother made it down
Homestead and Maple Syrup once without crashing by the end of
the day on the board.
All in all it was a great day, Thanx again!
Sincerely,
Jeremy
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Tell us about your Ski Brule
experiences!
We'd love to hear from you!
Drop us a line at:
Ski Brule
397 Brule Mountain Rd.
Iron River, MI 49935
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