Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge

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It has been a rough winter and Red Bull had tried to move the location of Snow Boundaries to another venue but Mother Nature proved them who is in charge so they had to pull the plug...

“We are very sorry to announce that the Red Bull Snow Boundaries event has been cancelled. Representatives of the event flew to Big Powderhorn yesterday to take a look at snow conditions on and around the proposed event track. The last week of above freezing temperatures both day and night, coupled with a day of rain, has resulted in a significant loss of snow base on the proposed event course. Efforts to re-route the course would not result in a course sufficient enough in length or difficulty to hold an event of this caliber.

We sincerely thank the event organizers for considering Big Powderhorn for this event. We are pleased to have made some new friends while working with them and look forward to working with them again, perhaps on another event at Big Powderhorn in the future.

Thanks to all of our guests and Facebook friends for understanding the need to cancel the event.

Bruce Noren GM
Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort”

With that, Cor PowerSports has the Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge in 29 days at Lutsen Mountain Ski Resort!! Cross Country, Hillcross, & Hillclimb racing over 2 days!!

Lutsen staff earlier this week sent the following message over to the Cor PowerSports office:

"Temperatures spiked to a record 70 degrees in the Twin Cities, yet a few hours north and a world away we have ideal conditions for spring ski vacations. Highs near 40 and below freezing temps every night will bring us into April. With a base of 2’ to 4’ and plenty of snow stashed in reserve, daily operations through April 12th should be a breeze with a possibility for a few weekends beyond that."

Nick Gustafson is the course designer for the Hillclimb races, Matt Tingstad & Kurt Bauerly are teaming up to design the Hillcross course,& owner of Cor PowerSports Todd Myers is overseeing the layout of the cross country race course. Even the long time voice of snocross announcer Dean Norrell is coming out of retirement for this one and will be in charge of all the announcement duties!

Don't miss your chance to be part of one of the biggest and coolest spring snowmobile events in the Midwest!! Entries are limited to 20 people per class and spectator sales are also limited SO DO NOT DELAY!!

Head on over to the Cor PowerSports website, on the news page there are pictures and video of what conditions on the hill looked like just this past weekend!!

Get signed up today at http://corpowersports.com/schedule/MESC/

 

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For those questioning snow conditions at Lutsen Mountain here are the weekly pics and update that we received yesterday morning:

Received 3” of new snow on Sunday. Groomed in and froze over night. Brilliantly sunny and mid 40’s yesterday – possibly the best ski day of the year so far. Amazing corn snow in the morning, soft moguls in afternoon. Forecast looking great through the week for a replay

The first annual Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge is going to be an awesome weekend!! Racing all day and live bands every night in the Papa Charlie's restaurant!!

We already have some of the best Midwest Pro racer's signed up; guys who competed at Winter X in hillcross, top cross country pro drivers, and the best hillclimb racer's in the area!

Don't delay as the registration deadline of April 10th is rapidly approaching, get signed up today at www.corpowersports.com

 

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With only 10 days left until the first annual Midwest Extreme Snowmobile Challenge there is one question that we keep hearing: How are the snow conditions??

We post pictures about every 3 days on our website that the Lutsen staff sends us and the main portion of the ski hills are in great shape with close to 4’ of snow!!

Spectator tickets are available for $18/day or $28/2-day pass and include gondola access to Moose Mountain. In the event of weather closure on the gondola, a footpath to Moose Mountain will also be established where spectators can access a chairlift to the mountain summit. No outside food or beverage is allowed within the spectator arena.

Spectator tickets are available to purchase online at Lutsen.com/midwestextreme

Racer’s’ don't miss your chance to be part of one of the biggest and coolest spring snowmobile events in the Midwest as registration closes on April 10th at the end of business day, if you don’t get registered by then you will be a spectator!! Get signed up today at http://corpowersports.com/schedule/MESC/

Event Schedule
Saturday, April 18
9 a.m. – Noon | Cross-country race
1 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Hillclimb qualifier
9:30 p.m. | Race party featuring “Hitchville” at Papa Charlie’s

Sunday, April 19
7:30 a.m. Chapel at Caribou Highlands Village Chalet
9 a.m. – Noon | Hillclimb finals
Noon – 5 p.m. | Hillcross qualifier & Finals

To help people get out earlier on Sunday we will have the awards ceremony on a podium by the chalet after each event, riders will have the opportunity to thank sponsors and it will allow more fan interaction during the event instead of waiting until later Sunday evening to do the awards.

This picture was from Monday

 

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I'll be up there with a few buddies that are racing! Hopefully there's a good showing.