Tag results for: Spirit Mountain
As Spirit Mountain pays off “wildly popular” alpine coaster, personal-injury lawsuit lingers
On Jan. 22, 2025, Spirit Mountain made their final lease payment on the alpine coaster, concluding a 15-year payment plan which commenced in 2010. The recreation area now owns...
City to seek private companies to operate Spirit Mountain
At the monthly meeting of Spirit Mountain’s board of directors on Jan. 28, 2025, the City of Duluth’s liaison to the board, Jim Filby Williams, informed the board that...
As Spirit Mountain rehab costs grow, city revises project scope, seeks additional funding sources
On July 24, 2023, the Duluth City Council passed Resolution 570, authorizing the administration to apply to the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) for a $3.3...
Spirit Mountain water line increases maintenance burden, fails to deliver savings
On Aug. 16, 2022, at the monthly meeting of the Spirit Mountain board of directors, Spirit Mountain Executive Director Ann Glumac informed the board that the ski hill is...
Major changes made to Spirit Mountain rehab plan without board knowledge
Ever since Mayor Emily Larson formed a task force to save Spirit Mountain, in July of 2020, the City of Duluth has concealed information relating to the effort from...
City proposes big spend on Spirit Mountain, ignoring risks
On May 6, 2021, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced that the city would like to spend an additional $24 million on Spirit Mountain improvements. The money is needed to...
