Weather records show no measurable natural snowpack here. Snowmaking is not in the data, so if this mountain is open these scores describe what the weather is doing to a base we cannot measure.
Midwest, Minnesota
Spirit
Vertical 700 ft
Updated 1:21 AM Base 620 ft
/ Mid-mountain 1,005 ft
/ Summit 1,320 ft
Five days, hour by hour Every hour scored for how the snow should actually ride. Shaded columns are night. Left of the now line is the weather from the past three days.
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SlopeGauge Score 7.2 2 AM Now
Today — Rain's in the forecast, and it's going to chew up the snow surface. Direct sun should soften the surface faster than the temperature alone suggests, making it more carvable.
Weather No precipitation
Surface Soft
Temp 42°F
Wind 4 mph
Cloud 60%
Sun No softening0 W/m² Scored for the average rider Every score above is weighted by what these surfaces are worth to the average rider — powder over everything, spring corn close behind, and not much patience for slush.
(season pass) Powdery Snow Love 10 Hate Love Deep, dry, untracked. A storm day. Slush Neutral 6 Hate Love Wet and heavy by afternoon. Slow, soft, and it grabs. Ice Hate 1 Hate Love Refrozen and polished. Edges skate rather than bite.
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Wednesday
Fair to Good Oct 3
Saturday Fair to Good Rain's in the forecast, and it's going to chew up the snow surface. Direct sun should soften the surface faster than the temperature alone suggests, making it more carvable.
Surface Slush
High / low 60° / 41°F
Wind to 15 mph
Best window 8 AM – 3 PM By elevation Summit1,320 ft Slush Fair Mid-mountain1,005 ft Slush Fair Base620 ft Slush Fair Hour by hour 2 AM 7.2 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 42°F · 4 mph 3 AM 7.0 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 42°F · 5 mph 4 AM 6.7 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 41°F · 1 mph 5 AM 6.5 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 42°F · 2 mph 6 AM 6.5 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 43°F · 1 mph 7 AM 6.5 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 44°F · 5 mph 8 AM 6.3 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 45°F · 6 mph 9 AM 5.9 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 46°F · 5 mph 10 AM 5.7 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 47°F · 4 mph 11 AM 5.3 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 46°F · 6 mph 12 PM 5.1 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 48°F · 7 mph 1 PM 5.1 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. 54°F · 9 mph 2 PM 5.2 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. It's going downhill from here — ride it now. 59°F · 14 mph 3 PM 5.2 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. It's going downhill from here — ride it now. 60°F · 15 mph 4 PM 1.8 Slush Falling rain is tearing up the surface. Wet, heavy slush underfoot, so turns feel slow and grabby. It's forgiving, though — good conditions to try new tricks or terrain. It's about to get better — give it a couple hours. 59°F · 11 mph 5 PM 4.1 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 54°F · 13 mph 6 PM 4.3 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 55°F · 9 mph 7 PM 4.5 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. A little better from here on out. 54°F · 13 mph 8 PM 4.6 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 53°F · 13 mph 9 PM 4.9 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 53°F · 12 mph 10 PM 4.3 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. A little better from here on out. 54°F · 13 mph 11 PM 4.8 Slush Rain soaked in earlier, so it's heavy, mashed-potato snow now. Wet, heavy slush underfoot, so turns feel slow and grabby. It's forgiving, though — good conditions to try new tricks or terrain. 54°F · 12 mph Model slope_gauge_model_v1
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