Biwabik, Minnesota · United States · ski area
Giants Ridge Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Giants Ridge Resort is a ski area in Biwabik, Minnesota, United States with 12 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 430 m and 561 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 561 m
- Vertical drop
- 131 m
- Cross-country
- 49 km
- Nearest airport
- HIB · 45 km
Slopes by difficulty
39 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
- 1 Rope tows
Giants Ridge Resort is a ski area in Biwabik, Minnesota, the United States. Its 39 mapped downhill runs add up to 12 km, which ranks it #204 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 318 m long.
Slopes at Giants Ridge Resort
About 37% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 47% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes Giants Ridge Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 430 m up to 561 m, a vertical drop of 131 m — typical of a local ski hill. Cross-country skiers get 48.6 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Giants Ridge Resort
The nearest airport is Range Regional Airport (HIB), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 59 minutes by car; Duluth International Airport (DLH) is 81 km away. Nearby ski areas include Bird Lake Trail, Howard Wagoner Trails, Big Aspen Trail and Mother Bear Ski Trail.
Nearest airports to Giants Ridge Resort
- 1 HIB45 kmstraight line
- 2 DLH81 kmstraight line
- 3 INL137 kmstraight line
- 4 YAG147 kmstraight line
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Ski resorts near Giants Ridge Resort
- 19 kmBird Lake Trailup to 488 m
- 24 kmHoward Wagoner Trailsup to 459 m
- 25 kmBig Aspen Trailup to 485 m
- 49 kmMother Bear Ski Trailup to 472 m
- 51 kmTrezona Cross-country Ski Trailsup to 441 m
- 52 kmNorth Arm Skiing Trailsup to 509 m
- 52 kmYMCA Camp du Nord Winter Trailsup to 449 m
- 53 kmHidden Valley Recreation Areaup to 472 m
- 55 kmNorth Junction Skiing Trailsup to 469 m
- 58 kmSouth Farm Lake Ski Trailsup to 459 m
- 60 kmBoulder Lake Ski Trailsup to 435 m
- 60 kmAngleworm - Hegman Lakes Ski Trailsup to 467 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.