Thrill Hills
North Dakota, US — size XS · 3 km of trails · 78 m vertical · 3 lifts · light snowfall
Closed today
Season: usually mid December - late 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
- 3 km — size XS
- Vertical
- 78 m
- Summit
- 428 m
- Base
- 350 m
- Lifts
- 3
- Region
- Fort Ransom, North Dakota, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Light
- Snow-day share
- 13% 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
- 89 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
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
2 of its 3 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. It is a small hill: 3 km of trails, against 19 km for the median North American resort on a pass. Most of what the independents' passes sell is this size.
Terrain
- easygreen circle1 km · 5 runs
- intermediateblue square1.7 km · 7 runs
North American grading.
Lifts
- 1chairlift
- 1T-bar
- 1rope tow
FAQ
- Is Thrill Hills on the Indy Pass?
- Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Thrill Hills for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published.
- Is Thrill Hills on the Indy+ Pass?
- Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Thrill Hills for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Thrill Hills get?
- Thrill Hills has light snowfall by our banding.
Sources
- Pass terms
- Indy
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo