Powder Ridge Ski Hill Announces Closure For 2024-2025 Season Due To Weather

A local ski hill has closed for the season, thanks to above-average temperatures and rain. Powder Ridge announced on social media that it would be done for the season.

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The Kimball-based ski hill announced the season closure Saturday afternoon via its social media.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the official end of our 2024/2025 season. The damage caused by the sun, extremely high temperatures, and substantial rainfall we experienced last night has been significant. With temperatures expected to remain in the 50s over the coming week, recovery is not feasible.

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We are immensely grateful for the remarkable season we enjoyed and extend our heartfelt thanks to our dedicated staff, whose efforts make these seasons possible year after year. We look forward to a swift transition into spring and summer and eagerly anticipate welcoming everyone back for the next season!

**If you have seasonal rentals or seasonal lockers we will be sending out upcoming office hours this week, so stay tuned for those!**

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The closure comes after days of persistently above average temperatures and a rain storm that soaked the area Friday night.

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According to an ski website there are still a handful of ski hills and resorts open, even Buck Hill in Burnsville is still snow covered and was packing in the skiers this weekend.

The ski/snowboard season won't have much longer left for fans of the sport, many resorts will be closed by the end of March or early April and then are getting ready to turn over for mountain biking season, for those hills that operate year round.

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