Lutsen Mountains ski resort: snow, terrain & trip planner
Minnesota, United States · Base 853 ft · Summit 1,690 ft · Vertical 837 ft
Updated : usually opens around Nov 22.
Lutsen Mountains snow report
Nov 15: closed; no new snow forecast in the next 7 days.
- Status
- Closed resort report
- Next 24 h
- 0 in. summit forecast
- Next 7 days
- 0 in. summit forecast
Status from the resort's snow report (lutsen.com); forecast and modeled snow from Veabird's snow model. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.
Veabird's call
Opens around Nov 22, with no summit snow forecast in the next 7 days.
Great for intermediates; target the weeks of Jan 3 and Feb 28 and skip the week of Dec 27.
Grades from Veabird's snow model; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.
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Questions about Lutsen Mountains
How much snow does Lutsen Mountains get?
About 120 inches in an average season. The snowiest months are usually December, January and March, with about 20 inches each.
When is the best time to ski Lutsen Mountains?
For the most snow, December through March; December is usually the least crowded of those. Holiday weeks are the busiest; the forecast above has this week's grades.
Is Lutsen Mountains good for beginners?
6% of its mapped runs are beginner terrain, 74% intermediate and 21% advanced or expert. There is enough easy terrain to learn on, but it isn't a beginner specialist.
Terrain: Great for intermediates; limited terrain for experts
■ Beginner 6% · ■ Intermediate 74% · ■ Advanced 21%
76 mapped runs (about 17 miles) and 8 lifts.
Shares of mapped run length from OpenSkiMap (OpenStreetMap contributors); advanced includes expert terrain. Official acreage splits can differ.
Lift tickets & passes
- Day tickets are usually cheapest bought online, in advance, from the resort's site.
Plan your trip
Where to stay
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Getting there
- Duluth International Airport (DLH), about 2.3 h by road
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