spirit mountain

The weather may have been crummy, with fog and sleet engulfing the Twin Ports, but that didn't stop some brave MIX 108 listeners from racing up the hill to become king or queen of Spirit Mountain.

It has been a long winter indeed, but for skiers and snowboarders it has been a little slice of heaven with all the snow, and now nothing beats Spring skiing or snowboarding.

A new event, combining the endurance of a 5K race with the challenge of an obstacle course, is coming to Duluth July 20. The event, called Mudman Duluth offers people of all skill levels the opportunity to test their mental and physical mettle with an obstacle-filled 5K on the beautiful hillside of Spirit Mountain.

Extremely cold temperatures and wind chill values leading to the wind chill warning in effect through Tuesday have prompted officials at Spirit Mountain to close the hill early on Monday January 21 and Tuesday January 22, 2013.

Over the weekend Spirit Mountain had a giant visitor, an airbag! The US AIRBAG Winter Demo Tour made a stop to give local skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to do some high flying tricks on the mountain.

One of the places on my summer check list is another trip to the Adventure Park at Spirit Mountain, it's the closest you'll come to the stomach turning, adrenaline pumping fun of a major amusement park north of the Twin Cities.

Spirit Mountain officially opened its latest attraction today, the "Timber Flyer" zip line.  The ride has been thrilling riders since last week, but today was the big official "Grand Opening" complete with a Mayor, a Senator and a red ribbon for them to cut. It was a gloomy morning with some spotty showers for those in attendance,  like Duluth Mayor Don Ness, State Senator Roge