Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

====Skiing====
[[File:Spirit Mountain ski area aerial.jpg|thumb|[[Spirit Mountain (ski area)|Spirit Mountain]] aerial photograph]]
With a vertical elevation of approximately {{convert|700|ft|m}}, [[Spirit Mountain (ski area)|Spirit Mountain]] is Minnesota's second-highest ski hill. The park includes jumps ranging from {{convert|15|ft|m}} to over {{convert|60|ft|m}}, as well as numerous rails, boxes, and other jibs. Spirit Mountain opened an alpine coaster in 2010. In 2011, it announced plans to add a zip line, miniature golf, and snow tubing. In 1995, the mountain completed its first [[NORBA]] application; in 2012, work began on downhill mountain bike trails.

The Duluth area also has a large and active [[Nordic skiing]] community, with many parks providing excellent Nordic skate skiing and classic cross-country skiing opportunities.

Chester Bowl, off Skyline Parkway in [[Chester Park, Duluth|Chester Park]], is a city-owned park with a chairlift; it has the lowest daily lift ticket prices in the nation, at $6. For decades, Chester Bowl was also known for its ski jumps; they were removed due to safety concerns in 2015.<ref name="MPR News">{{Cite web |last=Olsen, Dan |date=January 27, 2014 |title=In Duluth, community steps up to preserve Chester Bowl ski hill |url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/27/news/chester-bowl-ski-hill |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424010401/http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/27/news/chester-bowl-ski-hill |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=April 13, 2016 |publisher=MPR News}}</ref>