Fresh groomers and lake effect snow make today the perfect day to get outside! Spirit Mountain is FULLY OPEN including all of our lifts, runs, rope tows, Nordic centers, tubing hill, and everything in between.
We will be fully open for the new year. Check out our Hours Page for a breakdown of hours for each activity here at Spirit.
We are opening Spirit at 1pm today, December 29th. The wind gusts have slowed down enough to allow for safe skiing!
Additional Updates:
Starting at 5:30 PM, we will have glow tubing available.
Guests with previously booked lift tickets, rentals, and lessons will be contacted directly.
Lower Nordic is open and freshly groomed. Upper Nordic has some debris from the storm and is closed at this time. We expect it to reopen tomorrow morning.
Riverside Bar & Grill, Moosehead Saloon, and Skyline Cafe are open for normal hours.
Operations Update: We will close our lifts early at 3pm today due to high northern winds. The tubing hill will close at 5pm. Riverside Bar & Grill and Moosehead Saloon will remain open for hot food, cold drinks, and good company.
We will reopen at 10am for normal hours on Monday with fresh snow!
We are extending our hours for the holiday season! Open from 10am-8pm nightly, Spirit is home to winter fun. Enjoy downhill skiing, Nordic, and tubing all right here.
Spirit Mountain is closed on December 25 for Christmas. Starting December 26, Spirit will be open for extended hours through the holiday season. Check out our Hours Page for more information.
Holiday Week Update:
Snow conditions are looking great, with most of the mountain open and groomed nightly for smooth skiing and riding. Temperatures are holding in the 20s–30s, making for ideal winter conditions all week.
Holiday Hours Notes:
Spirit Mountain will close early at 3:00 PM on Christmas Eve (including lift service, restaurants, rentals, and both chalets) and will be closed all day on Christmas Day.
Beginning December 26, we’ll move into extended holiday hours, with all operations open until 8:00 PM each evening. Glow Tubing will be available every night throughout the holiday period, adding extra fun after dark.
Spirit Mountain will operate on regular hours for both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
We look forward to welcoming you for a great holiday week on the mountain. Please check back here for the latest updates on conditions and operations.
It's a perfect winter weekend to get outside! Most of our runs are open and freshly groomed and our tubing hill is open for fun. Check out all of our hours on our Hours Page.
Operations Update: We are closing our lifts tonight due to high wind gusts. We will be open tomorrow morning for normal operations starting at 10am. Riverside Bar & Grill will be open tonight until 8pm with good food and cold beers!
Chilly temperatures this weekend won't stop us from having a good time! We are open today (Saturday) from 10am-8pm and tomorrow (Sunday) from 10am-6pm. Make sure to layer well and spend plenty of time warming up in the chalet between runs.
The Moosehead Saloon is now open for the season! To kick off the year, we are hosting Midwest Telefest's Bad Fashion Ski Party with ongoing live music, a specialty beer, and lots of goodies to give away.
Weekend Operations Update:
Winter is here and we are open full time! Between cold temperatures that kept our snowmaking guns running 24/7 and the natural snow that's fallen across the mountain, we have most of our terrain open!
You can check our current trails and lift status (updated daily before opening) on our Snow Report Page and our most up to date hours on our Hours Page.
Special Event: Join us on Saturday, December 13 for Midwest Telefest's Annual Bad Fashion Ski Party! A specialty Bent Paddle Beer, live music all day, and tons of goodies to give away! Get the details at: facebook.com/events/1203526718316238
Cold Weather Advisory: Forecasts call for an exceptionally chilly weekend ahead of us. We will be watching the weather closely and if there are any changes to our operations we will post on our social media and mountain message as soon as we make the call.
Operations Update: Spirit Mountain to open full time starting December 12!
Downhill update: We are opening up for full time operations starting this Friday! From here on out, our our hours will be: 10am-8pm Monday -Saturday and 10am-6pm on Sundays.
We are still working on opening all terrain but with this good weather and natural snow, they'll be open in no time. Daily runs and lifts will be updated prior to opening on our Snow Report page.
Highline Lift update: The Highline Lift is ready to spin! We will be opening our new lift to the public this weekend!
Nordic update: Both upper and lower Nordic trails are open and groomed! This weekend the lower Nordic trails will be closed for the Proctor Invite. Please stay off of the lower Nordic trails during the following dates and times: Friday (12/11) at 7am until Sunday (12/13) at 4pm. Upper Nordic trails will remain open to the public during this time.
Uphill Travel update: Thank you for staying off the hill this week while we continued to ready the hill for opening. Uphill travel is reinstated! Please read our uphill travel protocol before skinning up the slopes.
Tubing update: The base for our tubing hill is starting to take shape! But we still need to blow a lot more snow to make it fun, fast, and safe for everyone. We will keep you updated on social media and our website when it opens!
Parking: Grand Avenue Chalet will be home to a large Nordic race this weekend meaning that parking will be extremely limited. If you're coming to downhill ski, parking at Skyline will be much more plentiful.
