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Spirit Mountain

MN · Upper Midwest US · 189 m–402 m

Base todayBare or trace

under 8 cm at Superior · 12 km · 185 m · read 30 Oct

The next 6 weeks

Each week against its own normal. Models initialized 30 Oct.

Weekly scoreBase depthSnowfall?Temp. vs normal
30 Oct – 5 NovPoor bet?+5.3 °C vs normalno callno call+5.3 °C
6–12 NovPoor bet?+2.8 °C vs normalno callno call+2.8 °C
13–19 NovPoor bet?+2.9 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 8 cmno call+2.9 °C
20–26 NovPoor bet?+3.1 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 8 cmno call+3.1 °C
27 Nov – 3 DecPoor bet?+3.1 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 8 cmno call+3.1 °C
4–10 DecPoor bet?+3.1 °C vs normalBare or tracenormally under 8 cmno call+3.1 °C

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized October 2026.

Monthly score

November
Well below normal30th percentile
December
Well below normal22nd percentile
January
Well below normal23rd percentile
February
Well below normal17th percentile
March
Well below normal18th percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
1 cmthe usual depth

Base depth outlook

The chance this month's base is below, near or above this mountain's normal.

November
54% below32%14%
December
70% below23%
January
66% below26%
February
73% below20%
March
76% below18%
Aprilbeyond the models
the usual depth 1 cm

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner36%3 km
  • Intermediate46%4 km
  • Advanced18%2 km

Getting there

DLH
Drive from Duluthregional airport
28 min22 km
MSP
Drive from Minneapolis-St Paulmajor hub
3 h 02251 km

Official site: spiritmt.com ↗

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortbarely
Hidden gema little
Powderbarely
Groomersa little
Backcountrybarely
Snowmakingstrongly
Villagestrongly

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshineSun
NovemberNov2 cm0 cm – 7 cm0–7 cm25 cm-1 °C68%
DecemberDec10 cm2 cm – 34 cm2–34 cm71 cm-8 °C68%
JanuaryJan24 cm7 cm – 47 cm7–47 cm89 cm-12 °C72%
FebruaryFeb30 cm10 cm – 59 cm10–59 cm61 cm-9 °C75%
MarchMar18 cm4 cm – 48 cm4–48 cm56 cm-3 °C72%
AprilApr1 cm0 cm – 12 cm0–12 cm10 cm4 °C62%

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