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/

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