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Lutsen Mountains
Ski resort · United States
Is it worth the trip?
Every day scores the same
Lutsen Mountains is closed for the season on these dates.
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 9°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 10°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 7°C
- Wind
- 9 kn
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 5°C
- Wind
- 8 kn
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 0°C
- Wind
- 6 kn
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Fresh
- 0 cm
- Depth
- 0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
- Coldest
- 2°C
- Wind
- 5 kn
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.
Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 7 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
The resort in three facts
- Top 514 mvillage 397 m
- 27 km of runsevery grade
- Open December–Aprilusually
Full forecast
every day, every number
Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Avalanche.org.
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 9°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 9°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 10°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 7°C | wind, 9 knots |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 5°C | wind, 8 knots |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 0°C | wind, 6 knots |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 2°C | wind, 5 knots |
Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
snow by month
Snow by month
| Month | Base397 m | Mid456 m | Top514 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | 0.2 m | -10°C |
| Jan | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | -12°C |
| Feb | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | -13°C |
| Mar | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | -6°C |
| Apr | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | 0.4 m | 0°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
Map
the resort, its town, photos
Lutsen Mountains on Google Maps · Directions
Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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Photos of Lutsen Mountains
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lutsen Mountains
Village 397 m.
A ski resort with its village at 397 m and its top at 514 m. It has 27 km of runs and 8 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 240 m, from 514 m to 274 m. For beginners and families: 79% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 6 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.5 m at the top (514 m). The town to stay in is Lutsen.
Lutsen Mountains is a ski area in the north central United States; in northeastern Minnesota. It is home to 95 runs across 4 mountains, with a maximum vertical drop of 773 feet. Average snowfall accumulation is around 10 feet each season. During the summer, the area serves as a hiking destination and getaway resort with nearby access to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and Lake Superior.
From the Wikipedia article Lutsen Mountains by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 274 m to 514 m: 240 m of vertical. 27 km of runs and 8 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Lutsen Mountains.
| Beginner | 0.1 km |
|---|---|
| Easy | 1.5 km |
| Intermediate | 20 km |
| Advanced | 4.9 km |
| Expert | 0.7 km |
| Gondolas and cable cars | 1 |
|---|---|
| Chairlifts | 6 |
| Magic carpets | 1 |
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.
For families
79% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).
Within 5 km of the village:
- a public pool: Alpine Slide, 0.3 km
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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,400–US$3,710 each
about US$2,400–US$3,710 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to DLH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$127–US$268 |
| Transfer | shared airport transfer, return | about US$94–US$161 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$288–US$482 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Lift pass | 5 days at about US$312 a day, country average | about US$1,330–US$1,800 |
| Ski hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$221–US$368 |
| Total | about US$2,400–US$3,710 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Lutsen
6 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Lutsen its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 7h 05m
About 7h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → DLH, direct, then 3h 40m by road
Flights ORD → DLH on your dates · SkyscannerTransfers · Search on Hoppa
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.