For those of us who live on the St. Paul side of the Mississippi from Ideas To Go’s Minneapolis office, we’ve been awestruck at the growing presence of the Red Bull Crashed Ice course. Because the starting line’s been erected on one of the most iconic sites of the city—the front steps of The Cathedral of St. Paul—the action is impossible to miss. But what’s Crashed Ice? “Take some of the best and toughest ice-hockey players in the world, a sizzling atmosphere, stunning surroundings, tonnes of steel, a huge cooling system and thousands of square metres of frozen water. The result? Red Bull Crashed Ice! Since the first ever race back in 2001, Red Bull Crashed Ice has developed to become the most breathtaking winter sports events in the world. Ice-hockey aces hurtle down courses up to 500 metres in length in groups of four, shoulder to shoulder, as they fight it out for victory. The whole race is held on a steep downhill track dotted with chicanes, jumps and rollers. Pushing, sliding, sprinting and wrangling are all on the menu as the athletes race down the course, but the rules are, in fact, very simple: first to the bottom wins.” For those not lucky enough to be in the Twin Cities this weekend, the competition will air nationally on NBC on Saturday, January 21st from 1:00-3:00 CST. Winter is hardly dull in Minnesota.

For those of us who live on the St. Paul side of the Mississippi from Ideas To Go’s Minneapolis office, we’ve been awestruck at the growing presence of the Red Bull Crashed Ice course. Because the starting line’s been erected on one of the most iconic sites of the city—the front steps of The Cathedral of St. Paul—the action is impossible to miss. But what’s Crashed Ice?

“Take some of the best and toughest ice-hockey players in the world, a sizzling atmosphere, stunning surroundings, tonnes of steel, a huge cooling system and thousands of square metres of frozen water. The result? Red Bull Crashed Ice! Since the first ever race back in 2001, Red Bull Crashed Ice has developed to become the most breathtaking winter sports events in the world. Ice-hockey aces hurtle down courses up to 500 metres in length in groups of four, shoulder to shoulder, as they fight it out for victory. The whole race is held on a steep downhill track dotted with chicanes, jumps and rollers. Pushing, sliding, sprinting and wrangling are all on the menu as the athletes race down the course, but the rules are, in fact, very simple: first to the bottom wins.”

For those not lucky enough to be in the Twin Cities this weekend, the competition will air nationally on NBC on Saturday, January 21st from 1:00-3:00 CST. Winter is hardly dull in Minnesota.

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