Snowskate Adventure Continued

After a day in the hood we left for Duluth, a city 2 hours north of Minneapolis. We were lucky enough to have our fellow snowskater Eric Fryc host us, if you're ever in the Cloquet area give this guy a call, very cool cat! Once there, we wasted no time and went straight to a snowskate spot where we met Eric's crew; Brandon, Mike and David. The spot was fun (it was the first time we had seen natural snow since our arrival in Minnesota), but not quite prime. The snow situation was still struggling. We then decided to head to the local hills; we had been put into contact with the park manager there and he was super pumped to have us. We skated for the next few hours and, to our joy, filmed many a cool shots.

The night that followed was a night i'll never forget. We ended hanging out in one of our new friend's shop; him and his buddy painted snowmobile parts and fixed motors there. It was a really nice, cozy and slightly grimy spot; just like I love my hangouts. One thing led to another and, shortly after arriving, we were doing all sorts of crazy things in there. You know that feeling when a few hours feels like only a few minutes? Well that's what happened here and i'm grateful to have had the chance to hang out with these guys in such a nice environment!

The next day was also our last in Duluth; we had only went up there for a quick 2 day journey. To my request we started the day by skating this super sketchy spot behind some mexican restaurant (which I heard was the best in town). As with such spots, it ended up being much harder than I had thought. It worked out in the end though. Following this, we went back to Spirit mountain for the remainder of the day and rode the snowpark there.

After bidding farewell to our new friends we drove back to Minneapolis in order to plan our new years eve evening. Once we got to the city we each had showers and restored our proper energy levels. Fireworks, warm drinks, orange skies and riding down hills were (and always will be) an amazing way to end the year!

Bye for now! JS

ps; before leaving for Duluth we had a laid-back session at some local cross-country skiing place. Check it out!

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