BobD Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Lutsen is busy for the next week or so. I managed to book two nights Sat and Sun, but most ski and stay deals are sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 For what it's worth, a skier friend of mine was there last week and said it was "super icy". Indianhead has mid winter conditions. 10" of snow past week and 4" dry powdery snow last night! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted April 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 High speed lift went down on Saturday. The old double on moose was struggling, and stopped for long periods on Sunday. Snow wasn't bad though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Anybody been up to Lutsen recently? @BobD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I generally go there at the end of March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Chilly bluebird long weekend on the north shore this weekend. Runs are way wider and grooming way better than the last time I rode an alpine board here. The thaw last week really left things quite firm but beautiful despite the cold and wind. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSurfer Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Looks like Lutsen is open, and is getting a nice amount of snow. The website doesn't mention anything about closures. Anyone have insight as to their operations? Like many of us, I all of a sudden have some free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 Indianhead (bigsnow) getting some too. $15 lift tickets M-W if ordered online. Definitely open. I was there yesterday and planning tomorrow with rwmarron. More snow forecast for Wed, then Thurs/Fri, so might be pretty good by this weekend. Rumor that Al might have a posse of out-of-town carvers visiting this weekend. Keep your mittens on, stay outside and don't touch your face. Sorry, don't know what Lutsen's like lately. I suspect they had the same rain and melting last week. Looks open on the webcam today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted February 2, 2022 Report Share Posted February 2, 2022 Had a great long weekend with the kiddos and was lucky enough to have, tolerable temps, excellent grooming and no crowds! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 I'm heading up to Lutsen on Friday, after the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 Friday Maybe 6-7" of wet snow at Lutsen from the storm. Icy groom on Eagle Mt, but much better on Moose Mt. We got sun rather than the forecast clouds. It warmed up to 45° for surfy slush slarving and deep trenches with no ice base! Gusty 35kt winds kept the gondola down and later shut down 2 more chairs. I need to remind myself to go straight over to Moose in the future, even if I have to use that 2 mi cat track access trail when the gondola is down. The snow softens earlier in the sun there and the runs are nice and wide. Without the gondola, everyone had to use the Moose return cat track that has some uphill sections you have to walk up. Then, with the Bridge chair shut down, we had to ride back to the main lodge in a sleigh towed by a cat. It was a fun day. Lottsa snow on the hill still. Not crowded either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted May 4, 2022 Report Share Posted May 4, 2022 Saturday, May 7th last day for Lutsen. I've moved on to summer stuff like boats and bikes, though season passes are on sale til May 15th. Tempting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted May 26, 2022 Report Share Posted May 26, 2022 So, I did buy a Lutsen pass on May 15th and just now heard that Lutsen is buying Indianhead & Blackjack. They have also purchased a new high speed chair to replace the Bridge lift and plan to replace the old lifts at Indianhead/Blackjack. https://www.stormskiing.com/p/granite-peaklutsen-ownership-group?s=r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 2022-23 Lutsen has had lake effect snow from southerly winds over the past few days. They plan to have 3 runs open on Ullr mt this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted December 9, 2022 Report Share Posted December 9, 2022 Friday Lutsen open daily starting today. 7" of new snow a couple of days ago made for nice carving conditions. practically had the place to myself for the first couple of hours. 1 run open on Moose, 2 on Eagle and all of Ullr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Fri Drove up this morning with very little traffic. There was already a sizable line for the gondola when I got to the hill ½hr before opening. Remember next time that lots of condo dwellers come up Thurs nights for their (once a year) long-weekend ski vacation. There was 4-5" of dry fluffy snow overnight. Unfortunately, Lutsen is apparently stricken with the same groom-resistant snow as other hills in MN. Over on Moose, underneath that nice soft fluffy snow was frozen, crusty snow, both groomed and ungroomed. It was kinda rough for carving. Rode the gondo back over to Uller (the baby hill) which had a nice soft groom under the new snow. Rode the 202cm TankerSpanker making big turns through windblown snow. They are still blowing snow on Moose. This new snow should groom out nice. Might come back on Monday when there are fewer people. Though I might head over to Jackson creek (formerly known as Indianhead). Al says conditions have been good and grooming is better than ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Thinking of Lutsen tomorrow! Maybe SnowRiver Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Monday Riding the big board down Caribou, Moose Mt. with bright sun and blue sky next to the big blue lake. A lot of people said yesterday was the best powder day in years here (really? 9"?). Today was mostly firm groom with some soft areas and ungroomed. Not too busy, but more people than a typical weekday. Virtually no lift line and lots of room to carve, mostly. A couple of Spirit Mt patrollers spotted me and said hey. It's a long cat walk or gondo ride to get over to Moose (where the best carving is) which is a drag if you want to swap boards. Planning on Jackson Creek tomorrow. My favorite carving hill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 22, 2023 Report Share Posted March 22, 2023 Lutsen announced that they will close for the season on April 16th to prepare for the bridge chair replacement. Jackson Creek Summit will also close early, April 2nd to replace 3 chairs with one high speed 6. Black River basin open Thurs-Sun til April 16th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 2023-24 Mild and sunny with temps in the low 30's. First time up here this season. They got about 15" from the storm, but it rained Mon night and then more snow. The cord was typical Minnesota firm, but with "grooming features" and seams that kept bouncing me off my edge. A little frustrating. It got busy after an hour and I often felt the need to pull aside to let people pass. Good carving was sporadic. I am beat after 5 consecutive, 4-5 hr days of riding. I got spoiled by the near perfect carving conditions at GR all week. Soft snow is so much easier on the body! Rode the SuperConductor. Mark did a grind & buff on the base and tuned the edge bevels when I visited Schweitzer last week. I can really feel the difference. Thanks Mark!!! With this new snow, spring conditions should be pretty good as temps start climbing into the 40's next week. Last day April 7th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 P.S. Rode the new 6pac high speed Raptor Express which parallels the old 2 person fixed grip Bridge Chair (which is still in place). One hour in, it was busy enough that the lift lines necessitated single rider strategy, nosing into any empty space. When full, these large capacity express chairs deposit way too many people at the top creating a traffic jam to navigate to find space to clip in and launch. Then wait for an opening and when you start out, a wave of people take off. Kind of like penguins jumping off an iceberg, first one or two go then a whole bunch. Then the problem is, some go fast, others go slow and some stop and go. This was more of a problem at the top of Moose. It is very frustrating for a spoiled old carver used to easily carving out his own space on the hill. I fear that this scenario will play out at JCS (aka Indianhead) on a busy day now that they have the new high capacity express chair. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khoward Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Third day of awesome riding at Copper Mountain. Good weather and grooming, but a bit chopped up by noon today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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