I know their park is crap, but what is the overall experience like?
-Tree skiing
-Lifts
-Best time of the year to ski there
-Run variety
-Prices
Is it worth the drive from the Stevens Point/Wausau area?
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john18061806All that advice is from annual trips in March. I've skied it in slush, ice, 30mph winds, -20 degrees to 50 degrees. The most fun thing at lutsen is just cruising the groomers at highway speeds and boosting side hits, rollers, and drop offs. Just make sure you don't fly into a kid. There's a side hit on the left side of the split rock chute that you can send really big, it's right under the chair too so you can put on a show. Experts cutoff on eagle is a great run, avoid the bridge chair around 2-4pm at all costs. Don't go to the top of mystery mountain unless you like skating and a long chair ride, get off midway and hit the boarder cross course (IT IS SO FUN). Moose access works to get over to moose, don't dare try moose return unless you can carve like an Olympic GS skier, there's a sharp turn and you have to hit it around 30-40 to have enough speed to get back. Moose mountain is the most fun though, the chalet on moose is expensive but the view on the deck is well worth the price you pay for food.
DobberI know their park is crap, but what is the overall experience like?
-Tree skiing
-Lifts
-Best time of the year to ski there
-Run variety
-Prices
Is it worth the drive from the Stevens Point/Wausau area?
john18061806I'll be up there this coming weekend on saturday and sunday (March 7-8)! If anyone else wants to meat up that would be swell.
JAHpowDang, I'm probably going to be there the following weekend
john18061806the guy who plans the trip threw out his back, trip post-poned to the exact weekend you speak of! given that it can still get pulled together.
JAHpowWe'll see what happens.
john18061806Story of my life.
JAHpowWell I'm going to end up being there mid week next week.
john18061806Won't be seeing you then. Still up in the air for me.
john18061806Theres a park under caribou express, which is awesome. Also there's a couple decent rails! The handrail at the top is really fun, super slick, there's a lofty canon rail right under the chair but it's really short, you get a lot of cheers from the chair. A barrel stall/jump that I was able to hit going uphill by carving hard from another run. Also a see saw box! Jumps on that park are hilarious, there's a decent one by the lower bridge run. Landing matches takeoff well but there isn't much hangtime. Freefall is super steep but fun with good snow. There's a big drop on to upper hari Kari on the right side right at the top. You can SEND it.
john18061806A barrel stall/jump that I was able to hit going uphill by carving hard from another run.