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While other industries suffered during the pandemic, this winter was a boom time for outdoors enthusiasts who have explored new ways to safely avoid hibernation. This meant a new level of interest in fat tire biking in Minnesota’s Arrowhead region, where dedicated trail systems make it a growing winter sport. ....
“We get people who will ride in Duluth, then come up and ride our trails in Lutsen and Tofte and then go further north to the Pincushion area by Grand Marais,” he said. “There are new trails in Cook County near Split Rock and there are a ton of trails on the Iron Range, so there is kind of a trifecta of areas where people can ride and it’s becoming more of a destination to ride these trail systems..” In Cook County alone, Lynch estimates there are around 20 miles of groomed trails that are either biking only or dual-use trails for bikers and Nordic skiers. And at Spirit Mountain, they just completed their fourth winter season of offering downhill fat biking on select winter days. ....
“We get people who will ride in Duluth, then come up and ride our trails in Lutsen and Tofte and then go further north to the Pincushion area by Grand Marais,” he said. “There are new trails in Cook County near Split Rock and there are a ton of trails on the Iron Range, so there is kind of a trifecta of areas where people can ride and it’s becoming more of a destination to ride these trail systems..” In Cook County alone, Lynch estimates there are around 20 miles of groomed trails that are either biking only or dual-use trails for bikers and Nordic skiers. And at Spirit Mountain, they just completed their fourth winter season of offering downhill fat biking on select winter days. ....
While other industries suffered during the pandemic, this winter was a boom time for outdoors enthusiasts who have explored new ways to safely avoid hibernation. This meant a new level of interest in fat tire biking in Minnesota’s Arrowhead region, where dedicated trail systems make it a growing winter sport. ....
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