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Detroit Mountain Recreation Area

MN · Northwest Minnesota · Detroit Lakes

Mountain stats

Vertical drop
210 ft
Trails
21
Lifts
6
Difficulty mix
35%Beginner
35%Intermediate
30%Advanced
0%Expert Only
Terrain park
Night skiing

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
80°/56°F
Mostly Sunny
11 mph S
Wind
0"
24h new
Sunrise 6:52 AM Sunset 7:48 PM12.9h daylight UV 5.6

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:05 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Tue
Sep 8
80°/ 56°
💨 7 to 16 mph SW
Wed
Sep 9
70°/ 50°
💨 12 to 17 mph WNW
Thu
Sep 10
80°/ 62°
💨 3 to 13 mph SSW
Fri
Sep 11
80°/ 51°
💨 16 mph SSW
Sat
Sep 12
66°/ 46°
💨 12 to 17 mph WNW
Sun
Sep 13
61°/ 47°
37% precip
💨 3 to 12 mph NE
Mon
Sep 14
62°/ 46°
46% precip
💨 8 to 14 mph SSE
Tue
Sep 15
67°/ 50°
💨 8 mph NW
trend
Wed
Sep 16
76°/ 51°
💨 21 mph S
trend
Thu
Sep 17
66°/ 45°
💨 20 mph NW
trend

Where to stay

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Amenities

TubingSki schoolRentalsXC skiing

Around the resort

🎟 Off-mountain

Things to do near the resort beyond skiing — sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Ski & board shops

Museum / gallery

Closest airport

FAR

Maps & cameras

About

Address
29409 170th St

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