Wisconsin · Cross-country skiing

Stadium West

0.3 mi
round trip
134 ft
climb
732 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Stadium West is a short, looped cross-country ski route in Wisconsin, about 0.3 miles from the town of Riverside, Minnesota, across the state line. The loop is less than a third of a mile long, with a low point of about 678 feet and a high of about 732 feet. The climb is front-loaded, peaking in a 12% grade around 0.23 miles in, and the route is rated easy. Winter is the natural season for this kind of skiing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Superior, Wisconsin, show January highs around 23°F with about 7 snow days in the month, while November and March still see several snowy days. Snow days drop to zero from May through September. The Stadium trail is just 0.1 miles away, and the Big Bend and Black Bear trails are also within a tenth of a mile. Climbers can find Spirit Mountain boulders about 1.2 miles away.

  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Stadium West

    Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      23° / 6°

      7 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      27° / 9°

      6 wet · 5 snow

    3. Mar

      36° / 21°

      7 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      46° / 32°

      9 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      57° / 41°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      67° / 49°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      76° / 58°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      75° / 58°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 50°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 39°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 26°

      8 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      27° / 13°

      7 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Superior, WI, 6.4 mi away at 607 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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