Lutsen Mountains
Minnesota, US — size M · 27 km of trails · 236 m vertical · 8 lifts · light snowfall
Closed today
Season: usually late November - early May.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Ikon Pass | 7 days | no blackout dates |
| Ikon Base | 5 days | 3 blackout windows |
The mountain
- Trails
- 27 km — size M
- Vertical
- 236 m
- Summit
- 512 m
- Base
- 276 m
- Lifts
- 8
- Trees
- 4.6 km, 17% of mapped runs — Bear Claw, Bear's Den, Buckshot
- Region
- Lutsen, Minnesota, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Light
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 205 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 20% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 3 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 166 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.23 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
6% of it is novice or easy terrain, in the lowest tenth of North American resorts of 25–60 km, where the median is 22%. That is 2 km of it. There is not much room here to learn. Its lift fleet runs to 1 gondola among 8.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.1 km · 1 run
- easygreen circle1.5 km · 3 runs
- intermediateblue square20.1 km · 52 runs
- advancedblack diamond4.9 km · 17 runs
- expertdouble black0.7 km · 3 runs
North American grading.
Lifts
- 1gondola
- 6chairlifts
- 1magic carpet
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants Ridge Recreation Area | 119 km | 12 km | light | Ikon Pass (shared) | |
| Loch Lomond | 124 km | 8 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Big Powderhorn | 137 km | 13 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Whitecap Mountains Resort | 141 km | 19 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Mount Baldy Ski Area | 152 km | — | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Spirit Mountain | 155 km | 9 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass |
FAQ
- Is Lutsen Mountains on the Ikon Pass?
- Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Lutsen Mountains for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Lutsen Mountains on the Ikon Base?
- Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days at Lutsen Mountains for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows.
- How much snow does Lutsen Mountains get?
- Lutsen Mountains has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 205 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Giants Ridge Recreation Area (119 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Ikon
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo