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Giants Ridge Resort

Location

St. Louis County

United States

47° 27' 30.96" N, 92° 26' 56.04" W

See map: Google Maps

US

General info:

Giant's Ridge Resort, located in Minnesota's Iron Range northwest of Duluth, is one of the Gopher State's biggest golf and ski resorts. Residents are proud of its reputation as private://America's Icebox.private:// The ski resort boasts a 1,792 foot summit elevation, as well as a 7,000 person uphill capacity. The 35 trails that soar off the rocky crest offer some of the best cruising runs around the Great Lakes. Giants Ridge has an intermediate and beginner terrain park as well as a Children's sledding area and sliding hill. The Giant was first developed as an Olympic training site with World Class cross country trails, and the trails are still maintained to Olympic quality standards.

BASE: 1472ft
SUMMIT: 1972ft
VERTICAL DROP: 500ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 7
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 6
Surface: 1

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$39.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$48.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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