DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Of all the features that will be unveiled when Detroit Mountain Recreation Area opens its new hiking and biking trails today, Tony Schmitz is most excited about Big Bertha.

There are 17 snow guns carefully placed throughout Detroit Mountain, and nearly all of the snow on Detroit Mountain was made by the guns. Thiel said it's been a lot of work to make all this snow.

Businesses that specialize in winter recreation are facing challenges because of the lack of snow and unseasonably warm temperatures. However, Detroit Mountain in Detroit Lakes, Minn., is still ...

DETROIT LAKES, MINN. (Valley News Live) - The Detroit Mountain in Detroit Lakes Minnesota is already planning for a fun ...

Music on the Mountain will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025. Next year’s musical guest will be country singer Chris Janson with special guests, North Dakota natives Tigirlily Gold.

Knutson, who was general manager of Detroit Mountain Recreation Area in Detroit Lakes and director of the Fargo Marathon, was flown by helicopter to Sanford Hospital in Fargo, where he died.

The Mount Ski Gull team celebrates after competing on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, at Detroit Mountain. The team is Phillip Majka, front, left, Charlie Ruttger, Norman Majka, and Henry Torfin, Ezra ...

Tony Schmitz, Detroit Mountain's operations and rental manager, said in Knutson's short time on the job he was having success adding more events to the recreation area's schedule, while getting up ...