Welch Village
Welch Village is a ski area located in the state of Minnesota in USA. The resort is in the town of Welch, MN.
We recently ranked all of Minnesota's ski resorts, so you can see where Welch Village stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Welch Village is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Welch Village. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Welch Village's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Welch Village around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Welch Village Terrain Overview
Welch Village has a total of 50 ski trails, which are serviced by 10 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Welch Village is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 125 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 51 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.5 square kilometers.
Welch Village's slopes see on average 61 inches (1.5 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
50
Lifts
10
Skiable Acres
125(1 km2)
Annual Snowfall
61"(155 cm)
Welch Village Elevation
Welch Village has a summit elevation of 1,060 feet, or 323 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 700 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 360 feet (110 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Welch Village has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
1,060'(323 m)
Vertical Drop
360'(110 m)
Base Elevation
700'(213 m)
Welch Village Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
29.7out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Welch Village has 125 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Welch Village is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 31% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 50% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
31%(39 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
50%(63 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
19%(24 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Welch Village good for beginners?
Welch Village is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 31% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Welch Village Location
Welch Village is located in the state of Minnesota, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Welch, MN.
Address:
Welch, MN 55089 USA
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Website:
welchvillage.com
GPS Coordinates:
44.56000, -92.74000
Getting to Welch Village
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Welch Village), its coordinates of 44.56000, -92.74000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Welch, MN to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Welch Village.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | MSP | Minneapolis, MN | 32 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Welch Village.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester International Airport | RST | Rochester, MN | 47 mi |
| Chippewa Valley Regional Airport | EAU | Eau Claire, WI | 65 mi |
| La Crosse Municipal Airport | LSE | La Crosse, WI | 87 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Welch Village, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Welch Village.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Alps | Hastings, MN | 1,530 ft | 31% | 20 mi |
| Buck Hill | Burnsville, MN | 1,225 ft | 27% | 29 mi |
| Hyland | Minneapolis, MN | 1,075 ft | 26% | 36 mi |
| Coffee Mill | Wabasha, MN | 1,150 ft | 36% | 37 mi |
| Wild Mountain | Taylors Falls, MN | 1,113 ft | 35% | 64 mi |
| Mount Kato | Mankato, MN | 540 ft | 39% | 70 mi |
| Mt. La Crosse | La Crosse, WI | 1,110 ft | 36% | 91 mi |
| Powder Ridge Ski Area | Kimball, MN | 790 ft | 24% | 93 mi |
Welch Village Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 1,060 ft |
| Base Elevation | 700 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 360 ft |
| Trails | 50 (31% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 19% Expert) |
| Lifts | 10 |
| Skiable Acres | 125 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 61 inches |