Welch Village
Ski resort · Minnesota, United States
Welch Village is a ski resort in Minnesota (United States) with 14 km of runs and 10 lifts. You can ski between 216 m and 315 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 99 m. Its longest run is Sunrise Bowl (0.8 km) and the steepest, Chicken, reaches 49% on its toughest stretch.
See Welch Village on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 14 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Elevation
- 216–315 m
- Vertical drop
- 99 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.1 km
- Blue4.5 km
- Red3.0 km
- Black6.6 km
The steepest runs at Welch Village
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Chicken Black49% · 26°
- Carter's Cliff Black45% · 24°
- Bakkelyka Black42% · 23°
- Pete's Pike Black41% · 22°
- Lookout Red40% · 22°
The longest runs
- Sunrise Bowl Blue0.8 km
- Paula's Party Blue0.6 km
- Bakkelyka Black0.5 km
- Dud's Dream Black0.5 km
- Coulee Red0.4 km
Lifts
8 chairlifts · 1 rope tow · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Welch Village
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 265 m (the resort's mean elevation is 266 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Welch Village
- Afton Alps33 km · 14 km of runs
- Trollhaugen Ski Area89 km · 7.2 km of runs
- Wild Mountain104 km · 6.0 km of runs
- Mount Kato Ski Area114 km · 5.3 km of runs
- Christie Mountain Ski Area150 km · 5.5 km of runs
- Mt. La Crosse153 km · 5.4 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Welch Village?
- In Minnesota, United States. The nearest resort is Afton Alps, 33 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Welch Village have?
- 14 km: 0.1 km of green runs, 4.5 km of blue runs, 3.0 km of red runs, 6.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Welch Village?
- You can ski between 216 m and 315 m: a vertical drop of 99 m.
- How many lifts does Welch Village have?
- 10: 8 chairlifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Welch Village?
- Chicken (black), at 49% (26°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Welch Village?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Welch Village?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.