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Giants Ridge Resort Ski Resort

Giants Ridge Resort

Projected Opening: Nov 28
Projected Closing: Apr 03
Lifts: 8
Trails: 35
Skiable Terrain: 202 ac
Base: 1,472'
Summit: 1,972'
Vertical Drop: 500'
Average Snowfall: 35"

Snowfall

35"

Annual Snowfall

Nov
Dec12"
Jan10"
Feb8"
Mar4"
Apr0"

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Important Dates

Projected opening date
Nov 28, 2026
Projected closing date
Apr 03, 2027
Projected Days Open
125
Days Open Last Year
120
Years Open
42
Average Snowfall
35"

Terrain

Beginners Runs

30%

Intermediate Runs

50%

Advanced Runs

20%

Runs in Total

Longest Run

0.8 mi

Skiable Terrain

202 ac

Night Skiing

121 ac

Snow Making

202 ac

Lifts

High Speed Quads

Quad Chairs

Triple Chairs

Double Chairs

Surface Lifts

Inside Scoop

Rentals and lessons available. About ten restaurants located nearby. Some great ethnic food can be found at restaurants in the many little towns that dot the region. The Whistling Bird in Biwabik is truly outstanding and very unusual. How othen do you find Jamican quisine on the meat-and-potatos Iron Range?

Reviews

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Me and two others went up to Giant's Ridge on an Indy pass, a Ski cooper Season pass, and a Boho partner pass. We were all thoroughly impressed with Giant Ridge set up, snow quality, and variety of runs. It was the Sunday of MLK and the lift lines were short (ranging from no wait to 2 min max peak o…

Brian

Feb 09, 2023