Competitors took to the slopes at Ski Gull in Nisswa Saturday for the first ever Ibedirod for Youth event, where teams of up to four squared off in a double-elimination race down a tubing hill on mattresses. Medals were awarded for speed, costumes and most funds raised.
Teams gathered before the start of the Ibedirod to hear the rules for the mattress racing at Ski Gull Saturday.
Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
Thirty teams took part in the event that raised money for Kinship Partners, United Way's Youth as Resources and Ski Gull.
- Kelly Humphrey, staff photographer
The Beach Ball Beauties team raced down a Ski Gull hill on mattress Saturday for the first ever Ibedirod for Youth.
Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
Teams of mattress racers went down the Ski Gull tubing hill three at a time during the Ibedirod Saturday.
Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
Snowmobiles and four-wheelers took competitors and mattresses to the top of the hill at Ski Gull Saturday during the Ibedirod for Youth.
Brainerd Dispatch/Kelly Humphrey
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