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

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:

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

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