Skiing

Last week’s unseasonably warm weather was something of a challenge, and the snow-making equipment has been getting a workout, but the Detroit Mountain Recreation Area is open for business, with ski slopes, terrain park and tubing hill open and ready for action. Jeff Staley....

st week’s unseasonably warm weather was something of a challenge, and the snow-making equipment has been getting a workout, but the Detroit Mountain Recreation Area is open for business, with ski slopes, terrain park and tubing hill open and ready for action. ADVERTISEMENT PRINT PRECISION...

By Paula Quam / DL Newspapers iers and snowboarders at Detroit Mountain are busy finding their groove, as Friday morning marked the official opening to the public. Jake Hein of Detroit Lakes wanted to be on the first lift chair up on the mountain opening day, and his persistence...

By Pippi Mayfield / DL Newspapers Whether you ski, bike or just want to see what the hype has been about, Detroit Mountain Recreation Area is hosting an open house Saturday, Aug. 30, hoping everyone will come see what’s been in the works the last couple years. “It...

By Nathan Bowe / DL Newspapers DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Detroit Mountain is a whirlwind of activity as a new four-seasons park comes together. The Detroit Mountain Recreation Area is on track to be open for skiing, tubing and snowboarding this winter. On a recent...

By Peter Passi / Duluth News tribune After three disappointing ski seasons in a row, Renee Mattson is praying for the kind of cold snowy winter Duluth consistently delivered in years past. “This is a crucial year for us,” said Mattson, Spirit Mountain’s executive director....

The Detroit Mountain Recreation Area plan has hit a major bump in the ski slope. The city of Detroit Lakes received a letter from the state at the end of December, making them aware that the project was denied the DNR Parks and Trail Grant and Legacy Grant funding. Those two grants...

Tuesday evening at a special meeting, the Detroit Lakes City Council approved becoming the landowner of the Detroit Mountain project and contributing $300,000 to the project. The motion, which came after more than an hour of presentation and discussion, was passed unanimously.

It's no secret that some people around the Detroit Lakes area are pushing the city to reopen the Detroit Mountain ski area, and add some amenities with it. Many of those who grew up skiing the mountain have moved on to other towns, other states, other mountains, but they still support...