I hadnt been here in 25 years. We were without the kids for a couple of days and we came up to ski a larger hill than what we had around home. We have our own equipment so we didnt rent. We love evening skiing and Spirit didnt dissappoint! The runs were well groomed and not crowded. I had a good time interacting with some of the other customers while we rode the lifts. The staff was more than helpful as well. My only negative had to do with the burger and fries we ordered. They were cold. We would like to bring our kids back if given the opportunity.

Spirit Mountain Recreation Park has a lot to offer. Alpine roller coaster, zip line ride, mountain biking, hiking, mini golf and more. With an unlimited all day pass you can have a full day of family fun! The alpine coaster is a gravity ride where you control the speed. After the ride down (as fast as you can of course) you have an enjoyable ride back to the top of the mountain. Put Duluth MN on your places to visit and go spend a day at Spirit Mountain. You can come in the winter also and get in some good skiing!

We really love the home school skiing program!!! The price is very reasonable and the instructors are great. And we love that we can ski for four hours after the lessons. Keep it up!!!!

Good for family sking. Altgough once you have moderate skills you will find it boring after few hours. Main lift works well and fast, not much of a lines even over the weekends. No option for kids to ski free as a family ticket... so pricing not that attractive but good pkace for a weekend away. Duluth itself is great place!

Im all about views and Spirit mountain has a great view of Duluth. Just a few minor problems like slow lines to get on the chair lifts (depending on when you go). Overall the hill is a good Midwestern playground plus the staff is very friendly!

I learned to ski here 20+ years ago, before moving to Colorado. I enjoyed my recent visit on a trip back. It’s close by with few lift lines, fast rentals and the ticket plus rental skis were only $50. I recommend advance purchase to secure the best rates. I wouldn’t be willing to pay the $80+ required on the busier days. Additionally, the black diamond runs here would be a blue run at any Colorado resort, so manage your expectations accordingly.

My son has lots of fun at Spirit Mt. On his snowboard. Usually a pleasant atmosphere, but I often hear some loud profanity at the upper obstacle run by the upper chalet, especially in the evening. Id think with some minimal effort by the staff to give some friendly warnings, it could be cut down a little.Otherwise Spirit Mt is a good experienc, with friendly staff

Yesterday we got 18 inches of snow. Spirit Mountain is closed today to groom their runs. Just let us have a pow day, eh?Edit: The other ski areas with same amount of snowfall were open. Use some of the tax money the city gives you to invest in a snow plow for your drive way and not your ski hill maybe?

The runs are quite fun and long for Midwest skiing, but their lift operations is less than to be desired. They typically do not have anyone directing at the bottom so it a large mess of unorganized chaos. Additionally their lift operators dont break up the ice at the lift exit or entrance leaving to constant lift stoppages and hurt customers. We sat at the top of the hill watching the lift and at least 2 or 3 chairs out of 10 would have someone fall due to the ice.

Most ski places either have good food or good skiing, Spirit Mt has managed to have neither. Hadnt been there for 30yrs, runs are now ehh at best. The food is so horrid, the burned hamburgers should have NHL stamped on them they are so black and hard. I can see why they are going under, Duluth made a mistake giving them money to stay open.The worst part was I took my beginner wife along, she was stuck on the one and only hill she could get to as the chairlifts that might take her to a little better place were closed. Wont be back.

Only did the Alpine Coaster and the Zip Line. The Alpine Coaster is pretty sweet. The ride is long enough to be happy and satisfied. The Zip Line is cool, and worth the try once. I wouldnt try it again after experiencing it. Its not bad, rather cool. But the price vs. experience is not worth it. But do try it once. Overall, good experience at Spirit Mountain.

Highly recommend going Glow-tubing! Fun for all ages, no need to walk up the hill and very friendly staff!

Fun night Tubing. Great for kids of all ages

Beautiful trails for hiking/biking!

This place may be cool, but do not buy your tickets ahead of time, unscheduled closures are the rule, not the exception. I had to battle to get a refund, but in the end, they gave it to me. Bravo

It’s ok. They could use a boost of employee morale, and sometimes they have certain runs closed for no reason. Good runs for Minnesota, but they really lost my respect when they duped the city of Duluth into bailing them out financially.

Great place. Love the variety of runs and the close proximity to downtown Duluth.

Affordable lessons and rentals to get started skiing. Grabbed lessons at the end of the season when demand was low and groups were small. Kids were on the slopes in no time and instructors were awesome.

We camped at Spirit mountain for 2 nights, the camp ground seemed clean and well maintained. Obviously a very popular place because we just showed up last minute and the campground was full, so plan ahead if you want a site! However they had field tenting you can just walk into and throw up your tent on a first come first serve basis. This worked just fine for us as we werent even at our site much, with how much there is to do around Duluth. And We were also still able to have a fire at night with the scattered fire pits around the field.

Some of the better skiing that is found in Minnesota can be found here. In the summer you have to ride the Alpine Coaster, it is awesome!

Spirit mountain generally has a good employee atmosphere. The chalets are clean unless a bunch of teenage kids come by and leave all their trash behind. I snowboard here every season and purchase the winter season pass, it is an incredible deal and pays off after only 4 days. I highly appreciate the work the crew does with the terrain parks and jumps, and they seem to work hard to get things open as soon as possible. However the food (except the fries) is subpar and overly expensive. I mean $3 for a pop with no refills? But I dont come for the food, I come for the snow and the jumps witch are almost always top notch

We really enjoyed the alpine slides. My wife and I rode on one together. It was cozy but definelty better.

Fun place to ski and for the money, the best around the area. Rentals are way over priced though. Make sure to bring your own food, the burger meal is almost ten dollars and pop is 3 dollars.

Great place for DH mtb in the state. The runs maybe short but they are done well

Went with my family after 4th of July (wednesday) just to try out the Alpine coaster. We went there at 11AM when they open and already had to wait in line for 15-20 min. We couldnt imagine how crowded it would be during holidays and weekends. The ride was so much fun! Paid $16 for 2-person ride.The chairlyft is one thing we wanted to try as well but it only opens on certain days of the week. We didnt do the zipline because it was too short and doesnt seem to be worth the money. The minigolf doesnt look really fun either.

Alpine slide: 1 minute of slide, 20 minutes of waiting in line. (also not an alpine slide)zip line: just a chair on a stringmini golf: easily the worst mini golf course i’ve ever been to. colorless and zero creativity, only 9 holesscenic chair lift: walked up a steep hill to find it closed and run downyes that was all of the rides. not worth $400

Great spot, friendly staff.

We stayed overnight at this hotel and it was awesome. It is in a great, scenic location and still just minutes away from restaurants and shopping. The people were friendly and accommodating. The pool and hot tub area was very clean. The room was very spacious, well appointed and comfortable.

Hi Todd,It was a pleasure meeting you this weekend. Wish the circumstances were different. I am Thankful you got to feeling better and made it home safe. Thanks for letting me know of your safe arrival back home. :) I look forward to seeing you on your next visit to Spirit Mountain with your family. Take Care and see you all soon! :)

Great ski resort. Lots of groomed slopes. Great prices and good rentals. We had a great time ski the staff were friendly and helpful.Only 4 stars because food prices were expensive for not very much and the lodge is showing signs of age. However, lifts and rentals were in great shape. We felt very safe and had a blast!

Great skiing, very clean chalet. Rental process was easy and fun.

One of my favorite snowboarding mt in mn have been snowboarding at spirit for two years and has always been a blast with the right people. This year was the first time I stayed in the villas and the are well maintained and clean. The view of Duluth is a plus and spirit is a walking distance. Highly recommended for a night stay or two. I stayed in the villa with my church group its nice cause of group discounts.

RIP-OFF! They don’t sell 1/2 day passes anymore! $70.00 for 2hours. No wonder they are bank rupt and losing money.Go to Lutsen it’s worth the extra miles.

Awesome hill to come to after or during a snow storm, lots of powder! Chalets are nice! Food could be better priced.

Most beautiful place Ive seen in a long time

Fabulous. I drove up from the Twin Cities do snowboard for a day. Well worth the drive. I bought a lift ticket and got rentals all within 10 minutes. Slopes were fabulous, and the high-speed chairlifts were very helpful. View is gorgeous.

I rode the long adventure ride at the bike festival and then watched the downhill race. While watching, I developed symptoms of dehydration. Jim, a member of the bike patrol took care of me by giving me Gatorade and giving me a ride to the top of the hill. There he turned me over to Leann, and the other awesome workers at the adventure park. They took great care of me until I felt better. Very humbling, but very nice to know there are such nice people so happy to help someone in trouble. I will definitely be back. Two thumbs way up.PS for Leann - I made it home safely.

Very disaponted today. We drove up from St. Paul planning to go skiing. It never occurred to me the hill would be closing early today. They said they were closing at 5:00. They said it was due the cold temps. Its 11 degrees right now at the bottom of the hill and it was 5 degrees at the top when we arrived at 3:00. This is Minnesota people and skiing is a winter sport. It wasnt windy and it didnt feel as cold at all. We did not ski by the time we would have gotten our rental gear and out on the slopes we would have had about 1.5 hrs to ski. Part of the joy of Spirit Mountain is the beauty of night skiing. I lived in Duluth for almost 20 years, so I know the hill and Its history. Its management remains its own worst enemy.

Even if you are not a Mountain Biker or skier, you can do a great deal of stuff here. Beautiful surroundings.

The alpine slide was amazing! The twists, turns, ups and downs make this a fun ride for thrill seekers. The food and drinks are a bit overpriced but thats expected at every resort. They also have great activities year round like skiing and snowboarding. Even if youve never tried those activities, they provide quick lessons for beginners or staff that are available to answer questions or concerns. The hotel prices are extremely high in the summer but most hotels are in Duluth during the summer season.

Fun Place & Fun Staff at the lower Chalet

Just had our wedding at Spirit Mountain and in the Mossehead room over the past weekend and can not rave enough how fabulous everything turned out. Beautiful views, friendly staff,delicious food! Our day was perfect!

Imagine a town with a ski resort with an amazing view of the largest lake in the world. Now add that you can tube, zipline, ride a coaster, have a bite to eat, cross country ski, and people watch! All of this and it is minutes from home. Imagine no more. It is in Duluth Minnesota and you should be there.

Nice place for camping and outdoor activities

This place has it all. To skiing on the steep slopes, tree trails, and amazing terrain park. To mountain biking wildly down the mountain, also the views are very hard to get old.

Progress park is a great addition. As an intermediate rider, its nice to have a place to learn to take jumps. Not five stars because one lift was running so fast at the unloading zone it slammed into us multiple times, and staff didnt real seem to care.Will be back for the vintage sled climb.

Just one word, awesome place.

Fabulous views. My favorite ski location in Minnesota. Can easily spend two days there without getting bored. They have a reasonable option for skills course.

Could offer season pass holders better perks. Usually groomed perfect. Parks are the greatest. Rope tow is quite busy

It was a little pricey, but the Alpine Coaster is soooo cool!

Campsites are beautiful, each one tucked away in the woods. Much nicer than many campgrounds where all the sites are visible to one another in a large open space. Much more privacy.

Spirit Mountain Recreation area has got year-round outdoor activities for the whole family. And with the best view of the Duluth-Superior area, youll find yourself constantly stopping to take in the majesty of the Lake and towns. Skiing, mini golf, mountain biking, a giant bubble for jumping, and alpine coaster offer thrills of many kinds. Definitely worth a visit no matter the season.

Was a good time for a first time visitor. Though they seemed a bit disorganized when we informed the staff we had ordered a ski package online for will-call pickup. It was eventually figured out, but we did lose an hour of ski time. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience. If we find our way up there again, Im sure wed go again.

Visited in Dec of 2014 and had a blast! All slopes were open and pretty well groomed. . Had a blast. . And the view!!! Must see at night time. . Such a beautiful view to look at. . Duluth / Superior down below and food at the chalet at the bottom of the hill was pretty good and not too expensive. . Will definitely be coming back.

Nice, secluded camping. Close proximity to Duluth. Easy to get to. The staff was extremely nice and friendly. The only negative is the bathrooms could use some updates.

A great place to waste your money.

Clean campgrounds with well signed and easy to find lots! I booked a lot with water and electric and spent four nights there. Very friendly staff at the check-in/campsite store! This was my very first camping trip and I would absolutely go there again!

Great runs for people of all levels.

The downhill mountain biking trails are great! Great design and can be used by all skill levels. Will defiantly be going back

Loved their set up this year, especially the new 13 ft half pipe and jump terrain. Will definitely be coming back to shred those!

Best DH experience in Minnesota! Ive only been to Spirit for mountain biking in the summer, however, it is a ton of fun! Worth the drive from the Cities to visit for a day or a week! Spirit offers lift service for MTB, and has plenty of trail to shred for a long time!

Ok, so we showed up during the week without a reservation. They had an opening, so great. The campground itself was nice, very few flying bugs. Shower/bathroom facility was a adequate, nothing fancy. The only issue we had was after checking in, the office people were hard to find to be able to purchase wood, which compared to a state park, is well priced I thought. Even the next day, the office was closed a lot, and they provide you a phone number to call when the office is closed, but no one ever answers., though eventually someone called us back. Overall though, because of the location, I would recommend this campground. As a bonus, you get a discount at the adventure park near by, which I found enjoyable.

Summertime downhill biking was fantastic. With around 10 different trails it made it easy to ride all day.

Some of the longest ski runs in Minnesota with a killer terrain park. During the summer it is THE best lift operated bike trails in the Midwest. If you love to bike down hills, and not up, you better come here.

Nice campground. Some sites are a bit small, so be careful. The additions in the recent years are a fun improvement. Ive only tried the alpine coaster, but it was fun!

Had a good time snowboarding! Drove up from St. Cloud on new years day to ride. The view of Duluth from the 3rd floor restaurant is gorgeous!

Fantastic place to ride. Great rates, super cool people running it, awesome food at the chalet. Trails could have used some rain but overall I had a blast and I cant wait to do it again! :)

The real gem here is the Alpine Coaster! rode it many many times! My kids (11yrs) also loved it the most. Kids say that they need more rides and/or other stuff there. The mini-golf was in HORRIBLE shape! And its really weird layout. In short you come here for the Alpine Coaster and a ride or two on the zip line. I suggested to one of the employees to put in a pool. The employees (mostly high school boys to very early 20s) were excellent. Very friendly and approachable, thats nice to see in kids that age.

Food was just alright, overpriced for the quality though. Cheap ingredients and clearly not handmade as advertised. Service was good, good beers on tap

Lots of fun

Probably the best way to spend a day. Staff are friendly and the trails are fun and challenging. They offer bike rental and concessions.

We had a lot of fun! The alpine slide is a blast, the zip line was fun, but we stood in line for an hour and twenty-five minutes so Im not sure it was worth it :-( I would definitely go back for the alpine slide though and to try the scenic chair lift (it was closed when we were there).

So much fun! Set atop a bluff overlooking the beauty that is Duluth, this place offers adventure and activities for everyone of all ages! The coaster is one of a kind, and very addicting!

We had a wonderful time, beautiful runs and the most acomidating staff ever. They were so encouraging and helpful.

Always have something fun to do. Events are so much fun to attend. Great place to go hiking in the summer too

Decent place. As nice as a place can be in northern Minnesota for skiing/snow boarding. The timber twister is okay.

Great place to stay and ski. Mountain Villas is right at the top of the ski hill and also next to the cross country trail and they have 2 bedrooms so 2 couples can share the cost. Very nice and clean. (I see some other reviews complaining about a hotel but thats the Spirit Mountain Best Value Inn across the freeway, not even on Spirit Mt.) From Mountain Villas, we just ski down to the chalet, buy stay & play discounted tickets, ski, and at the end of the day take a lift up to where we can ski or walk back to the villa. They have some long easy hills, some steep windy narrow hills, a really nice new lift last year in addition to all the other lifts, and the runs are much longer than any by the Twin Cities. Worth the drive!

Beautiful in summers. Attractions - mountain biking. Amazing in winters. Attractions - skiing. You can choose to visit this place any time of the year.

I cant speak much for anything here but the Alpine Coaster. The Alpine coaster is one of the most things you can do in Duluth. You basically sit in a cart that you control the speed of and ride down the rails down the mountain. You can go as fast as you want and you wont fall of the rails. The view going down is beautiful and its a thrilling ride to the bottom. They post coupons occasionally, so make sure you look for them before you go for discounted ride tickets. They are closed on Tuesday for some reason, so dont plan on going Tuesday.

Extremely fun! Im 16. My sister is 19. My parents (45&44) suprised us, taking us there. We all loved it. Stayed from open until 3pm. Id love to go again sometime.

Downhill mountain biking in Minnesota. Happy Camper and Candy Land were plenty challenging for us. Real fun.

Our first time snowboarding: low cost, friendly instructors, discounts with local lodging, easy to use facilities, obviously dedicated and enthusiastic local ski and board culture, great view of Duluth and Lake Superior.

Good early April snow conditions. Operating 2 lifts, a rope tow, and a magic carpet, but low prices for lift tickets. All areas were accessibile even with the reduced lift operations. One of the lifts has been upgraded in recent years. Excellent ski patrol, but saw an injured skier as a result of someone jumping at an area where the jumper could not see his landing and crashed into the older skier. (add a no jumping sign please). Overall a fun day and I hope to go back if they are open next week. (depends on weather).

Stayed in the campground, some sites were good so book in advance to get a good spot. Surprised at how good the biking was in the area. I would do it again.

I cant say enough about Spirit Mountain! They have the PRETTIEST view in Duluth and their customer service is wonderful!! With hiking, biking, skiing, and the adventure park, there is so much fun to be had!

Great slopes for a variety of skill levels. Nice employees, good conditions. Overall a great place to ski or snowboard.

Great Variety of activities Summer and Winter, killer Ski terrain parks and MTB trails. One of the few spots for lift accessed biking in the Midwest.

Downhill mountain biking is super fun! Awesome trails and upkeep. Cant wait for the upcoming season.

Chair lift and bar are not open during the week very very disappointing

My favorite part of winter is coming here. And have. Really cool mountain bike trails

Not good for the price. Came on a monday morning and paid $220 for 5 ppl to stand in line. Stood in line for over an hour to go on the coaster. Stood in line for another half hour to go on the zip line. You have to walk to the top of the hill to go on the ski lift? Whats that all about? The mini golf is a joke and you have to rent a disk for the disk golf. My boy said the jumping pillow was hot and i also heard other kids saying it was hot ( its in direct sunlight). We have been here for well over 2 hours and have only gone on two rides. I am sitting in the snack hut with our baby, while the rest of the family is hiking to the top of the hill for the chair lift. If you are rich and have time to stand around i would recommend this place. If not, stay far far away.

Great disc golf course. Bring lots of water. Quite the hike. Pins change locations often so ask in the chalet where they are set up

Grounds were excellent. Bathrooms were clean, but somewhat run down, and no dryers or paper towels. Great location near Duluth.

Be prepared to stand in line for an hour for the zip line and the alpine coaster. Mini golf course was very subpar. The zip line was just okay (not what I had in mind for a zip line). The wristband is definitely not worth the cost ($44), especially considering a single day pass to Valleyfair is only $37. If youre thinking of visiting Duluth, skip this attraction.

Alpine slide is awesome in the summer. Zip line is fun, and there is mini golf and a bounce pad for the kids.

Great day for biking - trails were fast and grippy! The trail crew are doing a great job on maintenance

So much fun and a lot to do. Staff super friendly

If you are thinking about going to Spirit Mt for the bike park stop thinking and go! The trails are crazy sick! The staff was friendly and nice. The only problem was the non bikers standing at the end of the trails waiting to get smoked. Also if you dont know how to get on and off a chair lift then stay off of it please, some of us are there to ride and not spectate. Im guessing that any issues with the staff are not the fault of the staff but having to deal with stupid people in the summer heat all day.

Cool set up in a cool city. Good mix of terrain for varying abilities.

Great ski/tubing facility. The only downside is that the alpine coaster/zip line isnt open during the winter.