Lutsen Mountains
United States · Minnesota · Single resort
Lutsen Mountains is a ski resort in Minnesota (United States). It has 27.3 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 8 lifts. The runs go from 274 to 514 m (240 m vertical).
Base station
274 m (899 ft)
Top station
514 m (1,686 ft)
Vertical drop
240 m (787 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 1.5 km (5%)
- Black diamond: 20.1 km (74%)
- Double black: 5.7 km (21%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 61% (31°)
- Mostly facing east (31% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 8
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 6
- Caribou Express · Chairlift · 3,200 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 276–509 m
- Summit Express Gondola · Gondola / cable car · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 8 · 385–478 m
- Raptor Express · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 313–501 m
- Mystery Mountain Chair · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 313–502 m
- Timberwolf Chair · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 295–512 m
- Ullr Chair · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 383–466 m
- Bridge Chair · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 311–499 m
- Conveyor · 390–396 m
On site
- 9 car parks (1 free)
- 5 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 rental shops
Ski schools and rental shops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 21 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 40 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 26 cm, Snow depth 27 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 25 cm, Snow depth 29 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 26 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 35 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 270 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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