Spirit Mountain Celebrates the Winter Solstice

DULUTH - Sunday officially marked the beginning of the winter season, and in celebration of the longest night of the year, and the promise of more sunlight to come, Spirit Mountain hosted a winter solstice celebration. Everyone age 5 and older was invited to cruise down the tubing lanes, participate in beer–poking with local brews from Bent Paddle, and warm up next to fire pits. “We fully believe that the family that skis together, stays together, which that could be snowboarding, that could be tubing,” said Brandy Ream, Executive Director of Spirit Mountain. “We want to be able to encourage all families to come out and participate in activities together. With winter being sometimes as long as it can be here in Minnesota, it's important that we provide those opportunities for people to come out and enjoy the time together.” Luminaries were also being sold for one dollar, with proceeds benefitting the mountain's youth ski and snowboard programs.