Official Website: threeriversparks. Are you ready for some real snowboarding? Then head to Hyland Hills. Snowboarders flock to the ski hill, with its 35 skiable acres on a foot vertical. Sorry, skiers, you may want to look to another spot on this list, as Hyland caters to snowboarders. Up north during winter, Lutsen Mountain is the place to be. Not only is the skiing fantastic, but the mountain resort has lively nightlife as well.
Nearest Airport: Airlake Airport. Welch Village offers on-site, bunk-style lodging, and also works with area hotels to offer discounted ski packages. Lessons, rentals and group rates are also available. Located in the thick of the scenic valley that runs along the Minnesota River, this mountain contains 19 trails and eight chairlifts that make for a non-crowded experience for all skill levels.
The whole operation moves at modern speeds with two new high-speed lifts. Steph March's post-ski picks: Head over to The Copper Nickel in nearby Aurora, where the burgers weigh a half-pound and Castle Danger flows from the tap lines.
Itasca Dr. In , a group of Coleraine ski-jumping enthusiasts got fed up with the lack of a local ski jump. Their remedy? Itasca, one of the oldest ski areas in the state, and one of only two with a jump. In fact, Itasca offers five jumps: a foot, a foot, a foot, a foot, and a footer—all visible from the chalet. Steph March's post-ski pick: On your way off the hill, call ahead to Pasties Plus and place an order. In , he cleared the first two runs and built the first rope tow.
By the s, Lutsen stood proud as a bona fide Midwestern skiing destination, with runs as epic as its Lake Superior views. Lutsen is easily the closest thing to big-mountain skiing in Minnesota. Steph March's pre-ski pick: Lockport Marketplace is a must for stuffing your backpack with snacks and your face with pasties and pie. Grab a coffee at neighboring Fika on your way out. But its uniqueness originates as much in its perch above downtown Duluth and the Duluth harbor. SW, Kensington, andestowerhills.
In fact, Andes is the only hill in a landscape of runestone-yielding farm fields. That means these modest, cruisable runs offer views that stretch for miles. NW, Bemidji, bvskiarea. Buena Vista began as a hike-up, bomb-down single-runner in and evolved slowly from there. BV finally discovered the joy of chairlifts in Not feeling the foot vertical drop? New Quad Chairlift Coming Weddings in the Village. Season Passes Now On Sale.
Now Hiring - Apply Online! Apply Online. Lesson Information All daily ski and snowboard lessons will be available online starting December 1st. Coming Soon! Read WV Visitor's Guide. The 48 named runs are generally intermediate in nature with a few short, steep black diamonds for added fun. The state of the art snowmaking system covers a majority of the hill, and with the colder northern temperatures, the hill can open early in the season.
Afton Alps has an extensive terrain park for snowboarders and freestylers with boxes, rails, and jumps for all abilities. Croix River. You'll find 26 runs descending down a foot vertical drop.
The runs are serviced by four chairlifts. Night skiing across all runs is available until 9pm each night. Four terrain parks provide endless laps over rails, jumps, boxes, and all kinds of other interesting features. Parents looking to get their children involved in skiing but concerned about the cost of gear will be pleased to learn about Wild Mountain's gear lease program.
They'll outfit your child in the latest gear for a year, and all you do is then return it at the end of the season. No need to buy new equipment every season as your children grow. Wild Mountain strives to have as long a season as possible.
In fact, one year they opened on October 7th, but they generally try to get the place up and running by the 1st or 2nd week of November. Buck Hill is located in the suburbs of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, only 20 minutes from downtown. This is a small ski hill with 10 lifts and a decent feet of vertical, and it's been the training ground of famous skiers like Lindsay Vonn.
In fact, the resort has named a lift in her honor. Buck Hill is also a snowboarding and freestyle hot spot, with an amazing terrain park along with a tubing hill. The resort has extensive snowmaking capabilities, and the place is lit up like a Christmas tree at night. It's a good place to learn how to ski, with gentle beginner areas and a great ski school. Children under five years of age ski free with a paid adult lift ticket. Powder Ridge is about 1. Comparable in vertical drop to many of the other smaller hills closer to the city at feet, this ski hill has five lifts and 15 runs.
The three terrain parks at Powder Ridge are North Park, suitable for advance riders; Cedar Park, suitable for beginners and intermediates; and South Park, geared towards higher level intermediates and advanced riders. Each of the parks have rails, boxes, tubes, ledges, pole jams, and jump lines of varying levels of difficulty. Mount Kato is a 1. Nineteen runs are spread across the front and back side of Mount Kato and are serviced by eight chairlifts along with two surface lifts.
The vertical drop is feet. You'll also find a tubing park for those non-skiers. Andes Tower Hills is a small, family-run hill about 2.
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