Mountain
How big it is and what the skiing is like, each figure with its U.S. rank.
Lifts: the count the resort advertises; resorts differ on whether surface lifts and carpets are in it.
Terrain · the resort’s own difficulty mix
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- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced + expert
Elm Creek publishes three levels, so its top share counts advanced and expert terrain together. · .
Snow and weather
The National Weather Service forecast for the mountain. Live: each figure gives its source and time.
Trail map
Getting there
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International (MSP) 39 min
Photos
No photographs of Elm Creek that we may republish yet.More photos· Google Images
Passes, rankings and every number
Each row says what it holds; open one for the figures and their sources.
Passes
Indy (2 days)Indy (2 days)
Rankings
11 — #40 major airport drive11 — #40 major airport drive in the U.S.
Position among the resorts with a figure; national rank first, state rank second.
- Summit elevation#321 of 341 U.S. · #13 in Minnesota
- Base elevation#254 of 316 U.S. · #9 in Minnesota
- Advertised vertical drop#388 of 388 U.S. · #17 in Minnesota
- Skiable acres#311 of 316 U.S. · #10 in Minnesota
- Named trails#340 of 347 U.S. · #15 in Minnesota
- Beginner runs#144 of 202 U.S. · #7 in Minnesota
- Total lifts#322 of 479 U.S. · #16 in Minnesota
- Average annual snowfall#250 of 252 U.S. · #8 in Minnesota
- Drive from the fly-in airport#59 of 504 U.S. · #5 in Minnesota
- Drive from nearest major airport#40 of 504 U.S. · #5 in Minnesota
- Drive from closest airline airport#135 of 506 U.S. · #10 in Minnesota