Detroit Mountain

Berit Ramstad-Skoyles won the girls Northstar Classic Nordic Ski race at Detroit Mountain Tuesday afternoon, while Austin Askelson finished runner-up in the boys varsity race as both Laker teams had strong days on the home hill. Ramstad-Skoyles used her knowledge of the Mountain's...

When Detroit Mountain reopened its ski slopes this fall after a 10-year hiatus, the local emergency room braced for a spike in concussions, sprains and broken bones. “Our concern was we were going to get four, five, six, eight, 10 patients a day,” said nurse Tom Alinder, who...

Though she came relatively late to the sport of free skiing, Minnesota native Keri Herman has more than made up for it with her competitive drive. The 32-year-old slopestyle skier, who was a special guest at this weekend’s grand opening of the Detroit Mountain Ski Area, finished...

Detroit Mountain hasn’t been in operation since 2003, meaning skiing has not yet been a significant part of their lives the way it was for many adults who grew up here. That’s about to change, and when mountain management began creating the master plan to re-open, they did...

But those beautiful trails are much like veins that lead straight to the heart — and at this mountain, that heart is the lodge. The lodge It looms up from the ground at the foot of the ski hills — all 10,000 square feet of the deep, rich woody architecture. “The...

There were some serious setbacks along the way towards raising $7 million to making the Detroit Mountain Recreation Area a reality, but the passion and enthusiasm of a core group of believers made it happen. Mark Fritz and Mike Hutchinson, owners of Lakeshirts, were interested...

Want to learn to ski or snowboard, and have fun doing it? Detroit Mountain Recreation Area is the place for you. The mountain has partnered with Snow Operating, LLC, a snowsports instruction consulting company based in Vail, Colo., this winter to initiate Terrain Based Learning...

Skiers 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 in line paid off. “First...

It’s finally here! After years of planning, fundraising and construction, followed by months of preparation, the official opening of the Detroit Mountain Recreation Area has arrived. The Mountain will open its doors to the public for the first time at 9 a.m. on Friday. “We...

Not content with her own $1,000 donation of a season ski lift pass for one boy and one girl, Barb Ellis is challenging the community to fund season ski passes for 100 young people this year. By talking to friends and business associates, she has already lined up people willing...