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Mt. Crescent Ski Area

IA · Western Iowa

Mountain stats

Trails
11
Lifts
3
Base elevation
1,201 ft
Summit elevation
1,500 ft
Snowmaking
100%
Difficulty mix
18%Beginner
46%Intermediate
27%Advanced
9%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
Fri, Jun 26
VC
Variable
Sat, Jun 27
VC
Variable
Sun, Jun 28
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
75°/60°F
Mostly Cloudy
3 mph NW
Wind
24h new
Sunrise 5:53 AM Sunset 9:00 PM15.1h daylight UV 5.2

Synced Thu 12:37 PM · Snow report Thu 12:26 PM

10-day forecast

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

Thu
Jun 25
75°/ 60°
💨 6 mph NE
Fri
Jun 26
79°/ 64°
💨 6 to 9 mph E
Sat
Jun 27
84°/ 74°
💨 9 to 17 mph SE
Sun
Jun 28
95°/ 78°
💨 20 mph S
Mon
Jun 29
95°/ 75°
💨 17 to 22 mph S
Tue
Jun 30
94°/ 75°
💨 10 to 20 mph S
Wed
Jul 1
93°/ 74°
💨 9 to 16 mph S
Thu
Jul 2
93°/ 75°
💨 17 mph S
trend
Fri
Jul 3
94°/ 75°
💨 17 mph S
trend
Sat
Jul 4
95°/ 75°
💨 17 mph S
trend

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Amenities

Ski schoolRentals

Around the resort

🍴 Eat nearby

Restaurants within ~25 km of the resort, sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Local sit-down

Regional cuisine + local spots

Family + casual

Burgers, pizza, diner-style

Cafe + breakfast

Coffee, bakery, morning fuel

Fast food

Quick eats on the road

Closest airport

OMA

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