Where Lookout Mountain’s numbers come from

4 observations from 3 publishers behind 3 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.

Figures

How a figure is chosen

Advertised vertical drop302 ft21 of 2 · differMidwest Lost Ski Areas Project (MWLSAP)

Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“v: 302 ft.”

Fiscal Schuss Spells Death of 12-year-old Ski Area (Ben Kern, Minneapolis Tribune, October 11, 1970), clipping on MWLSAPOct 2026Differs: 250 ft “If the hill (vertical rise, 250 feet) wasn't exactly Sun Valley's Baldy Mountain, it was a lot handier”

Named trails911 of 1Duluth News-Tribune

Ely Opens Ski Center; Ski Slopes Beckon to Everyone (Duluth News-Tribune, December 18, 1960), clipping on MWLSAPPublishedOct 2026“Seven trails and two new runs in operation this winter.”

Total lifts811 of 1Duluth News-Tribune

Ely Opens Ski Center; Ski Slopes Beckon to Everyone (Duluth News-Tribune, December 18, 1960), clipping on MWLSAPPublishedOct 2026“Tow service includes Minnesota's only chairlift. Seven rope tows provide additional uphill transportation.”

Pages cited

Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.

Other facts

Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.

Coordinates: Lookout Mountain — Skimap.org
Year opened: Fiscal Schuss Spells Death of 12-year-old Ski Area (Ben Kern, Minneapolis Tribune, October 11, 1970), clipping on MWLSAP
closedYear: Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
History: Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project

Operating status

The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.

abandonedSkimap.org · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Lookout Mountain — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Wuori