SeekJoy Productions has put together another video edit for us to enjoy. This time it is from the opening weekend at Afton Alps. Check out the footy by clicking the “read more” link below and enjoy some night time riding.
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Afton Opening Weekend Video
December 14th, 2009Please bring us some cold weather!
November 23rd, 2009
Wild Mountain announced today that they will be closing for the rest of the week due to poor snow conditions. So far they have been the only resort to open in Minnesota and the weather hasn’t been very friendly to other resorts to try and catch up. Most resorts were open at this time last year, yet they keep pushing their opening dates back this year due to warm temperatures. Hopefully we will see the temperature drop after Thanksgiving as the weather forecasters predict. I don’t know about everybody else, but it has been pretty depressing for me to watch places out west such as Mount Baker open their season with powder days. Let’s all hope for colder weather so we can start the season we’ve been waiting for all summer long. In the meantime, make sure you stop by Joe’s Boardshop tomorrow night for a rail jam and an appearance by the Salomon pro team.
Other resorts trying to catch up to Wild Mountain
November 17th, 2009
Wild Mountain has now been open for 3 days, but other resorts are doing their best to catch up. I was at Wild last night and I must say I was impressed with the snow conditions for how little time they had to blow the white gold. Across the river in Wisconsin, Trollhaugen has been making snow whenever possible but hasn’t officially given an opening day yet. Down in the south, Welch Village has started making a little bit of snow and has set November 27th as their tentative opening day. Also near the Twin Cities, Afton Alps has also begun blowing snow but hasn’t predicted an opening date. It looks like there is a series of warm weather headed our way, but let’s hope that doesn’t last long so we can have more places to ride.
Summit Boardshop Announces Pro/Am Rail Series
November 11th, 2009
The Summit Boardshop recently announced that it will be hosting a Pro/Am Rail Series this season. This series will consist of several qualifiers with a point system to ensure that only the best riders will be in the final for the $4000+ cash purse. It will be kind of like you are going for the Olympics… Be sure to check back with rideMinnesota for results,photos, and videos from the events. Click the read more link for more detailed info.
Afton and Buck Hill Now Open!
November 12th, 2008
Well Afton Alps and Buck Hill are now officially part of the open for season crew. Check out their websites for their current hours and amount of runs they have open. Both places will have a few features setup to cure the boredom of 1-2 runs… Get your early season shred on.
