Mount Kato Minnesota, US
5 km XS trails
68 m vertical
10 lifts
❄︎ light snow
129 cm a season, measured
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North America New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190 Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914 Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356 Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452 Mount Kato New York City Los Angeles Toronto Chicago Minnesota Minneapolis — town, pop. 410,939 Rochester — town, pop. 112,225 Afton Alps Coffee Mill Ski Area Elm Creek Park Reserve Hyland Hills Powder Ridge Trollhaugen Buck Hill Wild Mountain Mount Kato Minneapolis Rochester Within 30 km Mankato — town, pop. 41,044 Saint Peter — town, pop. 11,196 Eagle Lake — town, pop. 2,841 Lake Crystal — town, pop. 2,527 Le Center — town, pop. 2,459 Mount Kato Mount Kato Mankato Saint Peter Eagle Lake Lake Crystal
Season: usually early December - late March.
26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Indy Pass 2 days blackout calendar not published Indy+ Pass 2 days no blackout dates
The mountain 308 m summit
68 m vertical
240 m base
Region Mankato, Minnesota, United States Where it stands trails
5 km median 19 km
18%
vertical
68 m median 324 m
7%
advanced or harder
21% median 26%
32%
novice or easy
29% median 30%
46%
snowfall
129 cm median 207 cm · model here 89 cm
12%
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 330 North American resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 99 North American resorts under 10 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 13% of Dec–Mar days it snows
3 days, longest snowy stretch
model Snow on the ground model 10 20 30 40 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snowfall, season to date model 50 100 150 200 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.45 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper
Terrain
above: this resort · below: typical of the 99 North American resorts under 10 km
novice green circle 0.2 km · 1 runeasy green circle 1.3 km · 3 runsintermediate blue square 2.6 km · 9 runsadvanced black diamond 1 km · 5 runsexpert double black 0.1 km · 1 runNorth American grading.
Trail map Little Beaver — green circle (novice) Sleepy Hollow — green circle (easy) Little Beaver — green circle (easy) Timberwolf Trail — green circle (easy) Birch Pass — green circle (easy) Timber Wolf Trail — green circle (easy) Sleepy Hollow — green circle (easy) Birch Pass — green circle (easy) Birch Coulee — blue square (intermediate) Sundance — blue square (intermediate) Little Crow — blue square (intermediate) Eagle Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Big Hawk Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Wild Deer — blue square (intermediate) Little Forest — blue square (intermediate) Wolf Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Sleepy Creek — blue square (intermediate) Wolf Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Sundance — blue square (intermediate) Wild Deer — blue square (intermediate) Birch Coulee — blue square (intermediate) Little Crow — blue square (intermediate) Eagle Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Little Forest — blue square (intermediate) Big Hawk Ridge — blue square (intermediate) Sleepy Creek Cutoff — blue square (intermediate) Little Brave — black diamond (advanced) Tommahawk Chute — black diamond (advanced) Brave Chute — black diamond (advanced) Big Bear — black diamond (advanced) Big Brave — black diamond (advanced) Wolf Chute — black diamond (advanced) Big Brave — black diamond (advanced) Little Brave — black diamond (advanced) Wolf Ridge Chute — black diamond (advanced) Brave Chute — black diamond (advanced) Big Bear — black diamond (advanced) Tomahawk Chute — double black (expert) Tubing Conveyor Lift — magic carpet — 254 m to 271 m Tubing Conveyor Lift — magic carpet — 254 m to 271 m Little Beaver Conveyor — magic carpet — 254 m to 259 m Little Beaver Conveyor — magic carpet — 254 m to 259 m Chair 8 — chairlift — 240 m to 307 m Chair 8 — chairlift — 240 m to 307 m Chair 4 — chairlift — 252 m to 277 m Chair 4 — chairlift — 252 m to 277 m Chair 6 — chairlift — 240 m to 300 m Chair 6 — chairlift — 240 m to 300 m Chair 3 — chairlift — 251 m to 304 m Chair 3 — chairlift — 251 m to 304 m Chair 2 — chairlift — 250 m to 308 m Chair 2 — chairlift — 250 m to 308 m Chair 7 — chairlift — 241 m to 298 m Chair 7 — chairlift — 241 m to 298 m Chair 1 — chairlift — 250 m to 307 m Chair 1 — chairlift — 250 m to 307 m Chair 5 — chairlift — 260 m to 307 m Chair 5 — chairlift — 260 m to 307 m 200 m 8 chairlifts2 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts Tubing Conveyor Lift, Little Beaver Conveyor, Chair 8, Chair 4, Chair 6, Chair 3, Chair 2, Chair 7, Chair 1, Chair 5 Green circle Little Beaver, Sleepy Hollow, Timber Wolf Trail, Birch Pass, Timberwolf Trail Blue square Wolf Ridge, Sundance, Birch Coulee, Wild Deer, Little Crow, Eagle Ridge, Big Hawk Ridge, Little Forest, Sleepy Creek Cutoff, Sleepy Creek Black diamond Big Brave, Little Brave, Wolf Ridge Chute, Tommahawk Chute, Brave Chute, Big Bear, Wolf Chute Double black Tomahawk Chute Nearby FAQ Is Mount Kato on the Indy Pass? Yes. The Indy Pass grants 2 days at Mount Kato for 2026/27, with blackout calendar not published. Is Mount Kato on the Indy+ Pass? Yes. The Indy+ Pass grants 2 days at Mount Kato for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does Mount Kato get? Mount Kato has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 129 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Hyland Hills (95 km ), Elm Creek Park Reserve (122 km ), Powder Ridge (137 km )Sources Pass terms Indy Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Season dates and live status skiresort.info Snow on the ground Open-Meteo Snowfall, measured OnTheSnow, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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