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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]
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 Alpine slide the sled ...
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.
Coordinates: 47°40′N 90°42′W. The Sawtooth Mountains on the shore of Lake Superior, looking west by southwest from Grand Marais, Minnesota. The Sawtooth Mountains are a range of hills or small mountains on the North Shore of Lake Superior in the U.S. state of Minnesota, extending about 30 miles (48 km) from Carlton Peak near Tofte on the ...
Wolf Creek Ski Area - Colorado. Retrieved 2019-12-11. ^ "Mountain Stats". Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Retrieved 2019-03-16. ^ "Alpine Lift Tickets". eldora.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11. ^ Lake Louise Mountain Resort. ^ "Winter Lift Tickets - The Lake Louise Ski Resort". skilouise.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
Snow River Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County. Indianhead Mountain is in an area called "Big Snow Country", so named because of the annual 200-inch (5.1 m) average snowfall, courtesy of the lake effect [1] from Lake Superior. It consists of the Jackson Creek Summit, formerly ...
An alp refers to a high mountain pasture, typically near or above the tree line, where cows and other livestock are taken to be grazed during the summer months and where huts and hay barns can be found, sometimes constituting tiny hamlets. Therefore, the term "the Alps", as a reference to the mountains, is a misnomer.
Main chain of the Alps. Main chain of the Alps. The main chain of the Alps, also called the Alpine divide is the central line of mountains that forms the drainage divide of the range. Main chains of mountain ranges are traditionally designated in this way, and generally include the highest peaks of a range. The Alps are something of an unusual ...