Minnesota Ski Hill Honors Passing Of Industry Legend

In a recent Facebook post, Minnesota's Wild Mountain honored the June 21st passing of Leigh Nelson, the founder of neighboring Minnesotan ski area, Welch Village. Nelson was 94 years old.From Wild Mountain: "If you are a skier or snowboarder, then the hill you ride on was envisioned and built by someone. That person likely had vision, drive and hunger for success. In the case of Welch Village, that person was Leigh Nelson. Leigh, along with his brother, looked up that hill along the Cannon River