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Get Stoked on Minnesota Slopes
Minnesota’s slopes offer affordable downhill adventure. In the northeast, there’s a trio of resorts featuring some of the biggest hills in the Midwest, complete with exciting terrain parks, lodging and evening entertainment. Twin Cities area visitors will find an array of excellent downhill areas. Elsewhere around the state are hills where novices can get their start on the slopes and experts can challenge themselves on advanced runs. All have terrain parks for snowboarders, and some have tubing hills, where the youngest in the family can get in on the downhill fun.
NORTHEAST SLOPES
Giants Ridge Ski Resort, Biwabik
Vertical Drop: 500 ft. Longest Run: 4000 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, cross-country ski, tubing
Lutsen Mountains, Lutsen
Vertical Drop: 1088 ft. Longest Run: 10,560 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, cross-country ski
Pine Valley Tubing Hill, Cloquet
Tubing
Spirit Mountain, Duluth
Vertical Drop: 700 ft. Longest Run: 5400 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, cross-country ski, tubing
TWIN CITIES AREA SLOPES
Afton Alps, Hastings
Vertical Drop: 350 ft. Longest Run: 3000 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
Buck Hill, Burnsville
Vertical Drop: 310 ft. Longest Run: 1250 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
Eko Backen, Scandia
Tubing
Elm Creek Winter Recreation Area, Maple Grove
Vertical Drop: 100 ft. Longest Run: 800 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
Green Acres Recreation, Lake Elmo
Cross-country ski, tubing
Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area, Bloomington
Vertical Drop: 185 ft. Longest Run: 1200 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park
Wild Mountain, Taylors Falls
Vertical Drop: 300 ft. Longest Run: 5280 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
SOUTHERN SLOPES
Coffee Mill Ski Area, Wabasha
Vertical Drop: 425 ft. Longest Run: 4300 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park
Mount Kato Ski Area, Mankato
Vertical Drop: 240 ft. Longest Run: 2800 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
Welch Village Ski and Snowboard Area, Welch
Vertical Drop: 360 ft. Longest Run: 4800 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park
CENTRAL/NORTHWEST SLOPES
Andes Tower Hills, Kensington
Vertical Drop: 290 ft. Longest Run: 3000 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing, cross-country ski
Buena Vista Ski Area, Bemidji
Vertical Drop: 230 ft. Longest Run: 2000 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing, cross-country ski
Powder Ridge Winter Recreation Area, Kimball
Vertical Drop: 290 ft. Longest Run: 2400 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
Ski Gull, Nisswa
Vertical Drop: 287 ft. Longest Run: 2200 ft.
Downhill ski, terrain park, tubing
