Lutsen Mountains
| Lutsen Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Upper Grizzly run on Moose Mountain, overlooking Lake Superior. | |
| Location |
Lutsen Township, Cook County, Minnesota |
| Nearest city | Lutsen |
| Coordinates | 47°39′50″N 90°42′50″W / 47.664°N 90.714°WCoordinates: 47°39′50″N 90°42′50″W / 47.664°N 90.714°W |
| Vertical | 825 ft (251 m) overall |
| Top elevation | 1,688 ft (515 m)[1] |
| Base elevation | 863 ft (263 m)[2] |
| Skiable area | 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) |
| Runs | 92 |
| Longest run | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Lift system |
9 total: 1 gondola 7 chairlifts 1 surface lift |
| Snowfall | app. 115 in (290 cm) |
| Snowmaking | 231 acres (0.93 km2) |
| Night skiing | none |
| Web site | lutsen.com/winter |
Lutsen Mountains is a ski area in the north central United States; an alpine and cross-country area located on the North Shore region of Cook County in northeastern Minnesota.
Lutsen is one of the northernmost ski areas in the United States outside of Alaska. It is located in the rugged Sawtooth Mountains, part of the Superior Highlands on the north shore of Lake Superior. Lutsen receives natural snow, at times lake effect snow from the lake at its foot, and also has snowmaking equipment. Lutsen Mountains Resort is the largest ski resort in the Midwest, also having the second most vertical drop in the Midwest after Mount Bohemia. The ski season extends from November into mid-April, longer than most other resorts in the Upper Midwest.
Lutsen has four mountains, named Eagle, Ullr, Mystery, and Moose Mountains. Eagle should not be confused with Eagle Mountain, the highest point in Minnesota, which is actually in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
In 1989, Lutsen Mountains installed a German-made PHB Hall gondola to provide access between the base area and Moose Mountain. The gondola is the first, and currently the only, gondola in a mid-American ski resort. Lutsen is known as a family-friendly resort, being named as a Top 20 Family Ski Resort for two years in a row.[3]
In May 2013, it was announced that Lutsen is installing a six-place high speed detachable lift on Moose Mountain to replace the current Caribou double chair. The existing Caribou double lift will be stored and re-installed on the backside of Moose Mountain to service expert terrain.
Within the next five to ten years, Lutsen also plans to expand its pedestrian village, add parking/ticketing at the base of Moose Mountain, replace the aging 4-place PBH-Hall gondola with a new 8-place, high speed gondola, and potentially add additional detachable lifts on Eagle and Moose Mountains.
U.S. Ski Team
- Cindy Nelson (b. 1955), silver medalist at 1982 World Championships, 1976 Olympic bronze medalist
References
- ↑ "Hiking in Minnesota - highest mountain". Retrieved 2006-10-03.
- ↑ "Lutsen Mountains". Retrieved 2006-10-03.
- ↑ http://www.familyskiresorts.net