Mankato, Minnesota · United States · ski area
Mount Kato Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Mount Kato Ski Area is a ski area in Mankato, Minnesota, United States with 5.3 km of mapped downhill runs and 10 lifts, between 239 m and 308 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 5.3 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Top elevation
- 308 m
- Vertical drop
- 69 m
- Nearest airport
- MSP · 105 km
Slopes by difficulty
19 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 8 Chairlifts
- 2 Magic carpets
Mount Kato Ski Area is a ski area in Mankato, Minnesota, the United States. Its 19 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.3 km, which ranks it #296 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 277 m long.
Slopes at Mount Kato Ski Area
About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 50% intermediate and 20% advanced or expert, which makes Mount Kato Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 10 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 239 m up to 308 m, a vertical drop of 69 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Mount Kato Ski Area
The nearest airport is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP), about 105 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 17 min by car; Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) is 122 km away. Nearby ski areas include Ney Nature Center, Cleary Lake Regional Park, Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve and Carver Park Reserve, which together add 3 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Mount Kato Ski Area
- 1Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMSP105 kmstraight lineMinneapolis, United States
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- 2 MCW122 kmstraight line
- 3 RST125 kmstraight line
- 4 STC157 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Mount Kato Ski Area
- 47 kmNey Nature CenterSmall ski area
- 80 kmCleary Lake Regional Parkup to 304 m
- 86 kmMurphy-Hanrehan Park Reserveup to 322 m
- 87 kmCarver Park Reserveup to 317 m
- 88 kmMinnesota Landscape Arboretumup to 315 m
- 89 kmBuck Hill2.9 km of slopes · 12 lifts · up to 367 m
- 94 kmHyland Lake Park Reserveup to 298 m
- 95 kmHyland Hills Ski Area2.3 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 309 m
- 96 kmGlen Lake Winter Trailheadup to 295 m
- 97 kmLake Byllesby Regional Parkup to 264 m
- 98 kmWhitetail Woods Regional Parkup to 302 m
- 99 kmLone Rock Trailup to 299 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.