DULUTH — The Superior National Forest issued its final decision Friday on Lutsen Mountains expansion plans, and it remains unchanged: No permit will be issued to the ski resort to grow into 495 ...

As a result, Lutsen Mountain Ski Area opened in 1948 with two runs. Today there are 92. Fire destroyed the resort's first two lodges. The current lodge, built in 1952, was designed by renowned ...

Already the largest destination ski resort in the upper Midwest, with nearly 100,000 guests each winter, Lutsen is looking at potentially doubling that over the next decade. The new gondola ...