Ski Hut announces deal: for every Swix clothing item purchased at Ski Hut, 10% of proceeds will go toward GANCĬontinental announces deal: for every pair of Rossignol X-ium skis purchased at Continental Ski & Bike through, 10% of proceeds will go toward GANC Limited edition DXC winter hat by Swix is being sold through the DXC website here, or at local ski shops Ski Hut or Continental, with 80% of the proceeds going toward GANC Loll Designs donates $20,000 to the Grand Avenue Nordic Center in March 2016, as the first Legacy Sponsor of GANC!!Įnvironmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) related to the Grand Avenue Nordic Center at Spirit Mountain was approved unanimously by the Duluth City Planning Commission on ĭXC Board members have been participating in monthly strategic meetings with the City of Duluth over the summer and fall 2016, and winter 2017, to coordinate multiple aspects of the development of GANCĭXC has teamed with Sally Rauschenfels to produce Capital Campaign promotional materials in support of GANC, including a letter summarizing the campaign, and a brochure providing an overview of GANC The Duluth Cross Country Ski Club is a non-profit organization recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c) (3). We have already had an incredible outpouring of donations, with hundreds of generous contributors from the ski community and corporate partners getting us within reach of our goal! But we need your help in order to finish the trail! Now it is up to the Duluth ski community to raise these remaining funds to make Grand Avenue Nordic Center a reality. The City of Duluth is currently applying for Legacy funding, and if this is secured, ALL PHASES of Grand Avenue Nordic (all trails, all snowmaking, and all lighting) could be built by December 2020 if DXC can raise a final $215k by June 2020!! This represents a final push to complete all fundraising to finish all phases of building by 2020. DXC has now raised an additional $150k as of March 2019! ĭXC was tasked with an initial commitment of raising $500k toward the project, and we reached this goal in February 2018!! Grand Avenue PHASE I trail construction was completed by December 2018, and skiing there this past winter was incredible. The City has committed a large portion of the funding for Grand Avenue Nordic Center – $1 million in “half-and-half Tourism Tax” dollars – and on August 9, 2016, the City unanimously approved the environmental assessment, giving this project a green light from an. PHASE I of the GANC project was completed by December 2018/January 2019, with 2.5 km of new GANC trail including 1.5 km of snowmaking!
Welcoming atmosphere for new skiers, and a safe place to help young skiers learn and grow ‘Dark sky’ LED trail lighting for early morning and evening skiingįull-service chalet (Grand Avenue Chalet, pictured above) at the trailhead, and venue for hosting events & racesĮxpert grooming for high-quality ski conditions every day New 5 km cross-country ski trail developed by one of the country’s best Nordic trail designers, including 3.3 km of trail with snowmakingĬonnector trail linking the new trail to the 22 km of existing trail at the top of Spirit Mountain, which then also connects to the Magney Snively trail system Nordic-dedicated SNOWMAKING for early- and late-season skiing right here in Duluth!! Once fully completed, GANC will include: There are 3 dark-sky LED lights on the first 0.5 km of trail, with more lights to come!
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This includes the 1.5 km snowmaking section, plus the additional 1 km that does not yet have snowmaking infrastructure.
* As of December 11, 2018, there is Nordic skiing at Grand Avenue Nordic Center! * The entire 2.5 km loop that was built in fall 2018 is fully skiable with outstanding conditions/grooming. Daily hours for Nordic skiing at Grand Avenue Nordic are dawn until 8:30pm. **Trail pass/fee information is available HERE.** Frequent updates from Spirit Mountain about both Grand Avenue Nordic Center and alpine hill conditions are available on their 'Mountain Message' webpage here, and on SkinnySki Trail Reports here. Spirit Mountain operates Grand Avenue Nordic Center, including grooming and trail pass administration. Parking is in the large parking lot at the Grand Avenue Chalet. Grand Avenue Nordic Center is located at 8551 Grand Avenue, Duluth MN 55808, and starts at the Grand Avenue Chalet at the base of Spirit Mountain.
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