Spirit Mountain
Minnesota, US — size XS · 9 km of trails · 173 m vertical · 8 lifts · light snowfall
Open it on the map spiritmt.com/winter
Closed today
Season: usually mid December - mid March.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Indy Pass | 2 days | blackout calendar not published |
| Indy+ Pass | 2 days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 9 km — size XS
- Vertical
- 173 m
- Summit
- 392 m
- Base
- 219 m
- Lifts
- 8
- Region
- Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Light
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 136 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 16% 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
- 123 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 ×1.11 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
4 of its 8 lifts are surface tows, and there is no gondola or cable car — the lift fleet says small hill more plainly than the trail count does.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.1 km · 1 run
- easygreen circle3.2 km · 7 runs
- intermediateblue square4.3 km · 10 runs
- advancedblack diamond1.7 km · 4 runs
- other0 km · 1 run
North American grading.
Lifts
- 4chairlifts
- 2drag lifts
- 1rope tow
- 1magic carpet
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants Ridge Recreation Area | 96 km | 12 km | light | Ikon Pass | |
| Wild Mountain | 141 km | 6 km | light | Ikon Pass | |
| Whitecap Mountains Resort | 143 km | 19 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared) | |
| Christie Mountain | 149 km | 6 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared) | |
| Lutsen Mountains | 155 km | 27 km | light | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | |
| Trollhaugen | 155 km | 7 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass (shared) |
FAQ
- Is Spirit Mountain on the Indy Pass?
- Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Spirit Mountain for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published.
- Is Spirit Mountain on the Indy+ Pass?
- Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Spirit Mountain for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Spirit Mountain get?
- Spirit Mountain has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 136 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Whitecap Mountains Resort (143 km), Christie Mountain (149 km), Trollhaugen (155 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Indy
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo