Erie, Minnesota · United States · ski area
Detroit Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Detroit Mountain is a ski area in Erie, Minnesota, United States with 3.9 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 439 m and 499 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 3.9 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Top elevation
- 499 m
- Vertical drop
- 60 m
- Nearest airport
- FAR · 79 km
Slopes by difficulty
20 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
Detroit Mountain is a ski area in Erie, Minnesota, the United States. Its 20 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.9 km, which ranks it #333 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 194 m long.
Slopes at Detroit Mountain
About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 26% advanced or expert, which makes Detroit Mountain a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 4 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 439 m up to 499 m, a vertical drop of 60 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Detroit Mountain
The nearest airport is Hector International Airport (FAR), about 79 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 43 min by car; Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD) is 134 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mountain View Recreation Area Ski Trails, Maplelag Resort, Rainbow Resort Trails and Spidahl Ski Gaard.
Nearest airports to Detroit Mountain
- 1 FAR79 kmstraight line
- 2 BRD134 kmstraight line
- 3 TVF142 kmstraight line
- 4 GFK164 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Detroit Mountain
- 2 kmMountain View Recreation Area Ski Trailsup to 482 m
- 22 kmMaplelag Resortup to 481 m
- 36 kmRainbow Resort Trailsup to 490 m
- 45 kmSpidahl Ski Gaardup to 447 m
- 60 kmBlack's Grove Parkup to 418 m
- 97 kmBemidji High School Trailsup to 418 m
- 100 kmMontebello Trailup to 424 m
- 108 kmAndes Tower Hills4.6 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 492 m
- 111 kmMovil Maze Recreation Areaup to 448 m
- 115 kmMount Ski Gull3.2 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 442 m
- 116 kmBuena Vista Ski Area3.5 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 468 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.