Lutsen Mountains Reviews

• Overall Rating 3
• Family Friendly 4
• Downhill Terrain 5
• Terrain Park
• Nightlife 2

Pros: Lutsen is 95% open

Cons: A little icy

Recommended Skill Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Recommended For: Single/Newlyweds, Families, Empty Nesters
Date Visited: Mar, 2009

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If you live in the midwest, you know that the weather has been less than conducive for skiing...but it's also spring. The recent ice storm left most areas stranded, and that would normally translate into certain doom for ski runs. But not at Lutsen. While Spirit Mountain just to the north plans to close this weekend, Lutsen is in great shape.

Yeah, be wary, because the snow is fast...it is, by and by, ice. But it's good ice, I guess. It's groomed well, but still little pellets of ice. It's also groomed enough that it's deep enough to make turns...which is weird, because it's *ice*. You can still slash some great turns, go fast, and have plenty of fun. There's no bare spots, but there are very small spots of pure ice that you have to be wary. But that's ok. Because the best part, is...

...Lutsen still has plenty of base. You'll be able to ski Lutsen, even after a big warm-up, for a while. Again, there's no bare spots, plenty of snow, and great grooming. You don't have to worry about them closing any time soon. The snow is plentiful and in great shape for spring skiing, once it warms up. There's some great turns that can be had coming soon.

Mystery Chair was still down today, but Lutsen is hoping to have it up by the weekend. So if you're wondering why they are charging full-price for a ticket, but only having 55 of the 90 runs open, it's probably because Mystery being out of commission is taking away a lot of the runs (all backcountry and glade runs are closed, because what snow there is is just unsafe to ski, hence the rest of the runs being closed). But Upper and Lower Bull, Koo Koo, and Bridge runs are phenomenal right now.

Don't let the first day of spring make you think your ski season is done...because it's not. Get out there and enjoy some great late-season turns.