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First Cut at Lutsen Mountains

Intermediate · 144 m long with 13 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 7° at its steepest, facing E.

7°steepest 50 m

5°average pitch

144 mlength

13 mvertical

384 mtop elevation

Efaces

Snow and sun

First Cut is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to First Cut

Lifts that reach the top: Caribou Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Timberwolf Chair (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Summit Express Gondola (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

Ride Caribou Express
Ski Ridgeline (intermediate)
Ski Moose Meadows (intermediate)
Ski Middle Meadows (intermediate)
Ski First Cut (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Cross Cut, Moose Crossing. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Caribou Express (1 min), Timberwolf Chair (2 min).

See First Cut on the 3D map All runs at Lutsen Mountains

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.