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  2. Lutsen Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Lutsen Mountains is a ski area in the north central United States; an Alpine skiing area located on the North Shore region of Cook County in northeastern Minnesota. It is home to 95 runs across 4 mountains, with a maximum vertical drop of 825 feet. [3] Average snowfall accumulation is around 10 feet each season. [3]

  3. Summer toboggan - Wikipedia

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    Summer toboggan. A summer toboggan is an amusement or recreational ride which uses a bobsled -like sled or cart to run down a track usually built on the side of a hill. There are two main types: an Alpine coaster or mountain coaster is a type of roller coaster where the sled runs on rails and is not able to leave the track, whereas with an ...

  4. List of summer toboggans - Wikipedia

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    Mieders Summer Toboggan Run. Serlesbahnen. Monorail coaster. The world's steepest alpine coaster with a monorail track, 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) long. Imst Alpine Coaster. Imst, Tyrol. Coaster. The world's second longest mountain coaster, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long. Sommerrodelbahn Pendolino.

  5. Granite Peak Ski Area - Wikipedia

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    100%. Night skiing. 73%. Website. skigranitepeak.com. Granite Peak Ski Resort is a ski area located in Rib Mountain State Park in the Town of Rib Mountain, Marathon County, Wisconsin, south of Wausau. It features 58 runs and 4 terrain parks as of 2022 and boasts a vertical drop of 700 feet (213 m). Granite Peak is the fourth tallest ski area in ...

  6. Cindy Nelson - Wikipedia

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    Racing career. Born and raised in Lutsen in northeastern Minnesota, Nelson's family ran the local ski area and she was on skis before the age of three. She raced in all five alpine disciplines, with a focus on downhill, and was on the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team at age 16. [1] Nelson won the silver medal in the downhill at the 1982 ...

  7. Snowbird, Utah - Wikipedia

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    The Alpine Slide is a dual track that runs down the Chickadee ski slope and includes twists, turns, and tunnels. The driver must be at least seven years old, but three to six-year-olds can ride on an adult's lap (18+). The Mountain Coaster is a 3,120 feet coaster that fits up to two riders.

  8. Alps - Wikipedia

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    The Dolomites (Italy) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Alps ( / ælps /) [a] are one of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, [b] [2] stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

  9. Lutsen, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Lutsen ( / ˈluːtsən / LOOT-sən) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lutsen Township, Cook County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 220. [3] Lutsen is located within the Superior National Forest, on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is 18 miles southwest of the city of ...