Trail EAffect

Benji Neff of Giants Ridge Bike Park and Resort Biwabik, MN (#69)


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Trail EAffect Episode 69 Benji Neff and Giants Ridge Bike Park and Resort

  • Benji Neff Backstory and entry into his role as Director of Mountain Sports at Giants Ridge Resort
  • The Role as Director of Mountain Sports – Winter and Summer
  • Why Giants Ridge got into Mountain Biking / Lift Access Mountain Biking
  • The Giants Ridge Advantage for size and topography
  • Giants Ridge Amenities
    • Lodging
  • Dining
  • Climbing Wall
  • Golf Courses
  • Bike Rental
  • Mountain Sports Academy (Women’s & Kids Camps)
    • Kids Camps
  • Building out Giants Ridge Bike Park and XC Trails
    • Dept of Iron Range Resources
  • How Iron Mining Tax Dollars helped redevelop the region and trails
  • Creating Bid Specs for the Building Process
  • How three separate Mountain Bike Trail Building Project collaborated and got the funding together to build out “Ride the Range”
    • The unique approach to hiring multiple builders for the region working together
  • Trail Building competition breeds competition among the builders which results in a higher quality build
  • How Giants Ridge Opened the Bike Park in 2020 during the start of the Pandemic
  • Staff at Giants Ridge for the Bike Park
    • Trail Maintenance Staff
  • Other Operations Staff
  • Bike Patrol
  • Future Plans for Giants Ridge Mountain Bike Trails
  • How Alternate Lines help build progression for riders to improve skills
  • Ride the Range and what that is
    • Redhead Trails
  • Tioga Trails
  • Cuyuna Trails
  • Zooming out a little for even more mountain bike trails in Northern MN
  • Benji’s Take on Trail Communities
  • Words of Wisdom by Benji
  • Closing
  • Links:

    Giants Ridge Resort: https://www.giantsridge.com/

    Ride the Range: https://www.ridetherange.com/

    Redhead Bike Park: https://www.goredhead.com/

    Reclaimed the Movie about Redhead: https://youtu.be/Qpscdce31YM

    Tioga Trails: https://tiogarecreation.com/

    Cuyuna Trails: https://www.cuyuna.com/

     

    This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services

     

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    Contact Josh at [email protected]

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