*** UPDATE 12/11/19: We are making continued progress on preparing the chairlift for the opening of the hill for the season. The major issues have all been fixed. Our final step is to complete a few final maintenance projects that we couldn’t do when the lift wasn’t moving. Unfortunately, we will not be able to open the weekend of 12/14. Please accept our apologies and know that we are doing everything we can to open as soon as we can! END UPDATE***

Unfortunately, we have to delay the opening of our ski and snowboard hill, which was originally scheduled for this Saturday, December 7th.

While Mother Nature sure has been cooperating, our issues are mechanical. We are working hard to repair a few chairlift issues that are preventing the lift from operating. And as a one chairlift hill, we don’t have other options!

We do not have a timeline for our new opening day; it will all depend our getting our chairlift fully functional again and then having its annual inspection. We will send updates through our email list and social media, as well as posting here, as we have them.

In the meantime, please accept our apologies. We are devastated to be missing out on this time on the hill! For brand new families that have not ever skied, we recommend you wait to start until our lessons over winter break (December 26-30). For other families, this may be a great time to use some of the perks with other ski areas that come with your Chester Bowl season
passes.  See them all at https://www.chesterbowl.org/partner-ski-area-discounts/. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Dave and Sam

At Chester Bowl we have lots of great Chester branded merchandise, and we want YOU to have the chance to buy it for yourself or someone on your Holiday list. Please stop by the Chalet for our Pop Up Shop on Thursday, December 12th between 3:30 and 7:30.

Our newest items are our BRAND NEW Chester Bowl handcrafted mugs, with two different designs, each just $20! The first opportunity to buy these was at Skis, Suds, & Slices, but they will now be available at the Pop Up Shop!

Other items for sale include steel pint glasses ($10), Gummi Bear Wilderness Preserve buffs ($10 or 2 for $15), stickers ($3 or 2 for $5), long sleeve t-shirts (limited sizes currently include Youth S, M, & L and Adult M, L, and XL ($20) and the fuzziest warmest Sherpas ever (limited sizes of Youth S & M, Adult L & XL) ($55 youth/$60 adult). Stop by our shop to represent Chester Bowl!

Fall Fest is postponed to Sunday, September 22nd because of the high chance of thunderstorms and additional rain throughout the day on Saturday. Fall Fest will be open between 9:30 and 4:30 on Sunday. Please join us on Sunday!

Fall Fest is Saturday, September 21st! If there are weather concerns, we will make a decision by 6am Saturday on whether to hold the event as scheduled, or move it to the rain date of Sunday. We will post on our web site and on Facebook and Instagram, as well as update our voice mail at 218-724-9832. Full event details are found at this link.

We hope you join us for the 37th summer of free live music at Chester Bowl! The season kicks off on June 11th, and continues each Tuesday through August 13th (with a rain date on 8/20 if needed). Shows start at 7pm for June and July, with earlier start times in August due to the earlier sunsets. With Chester Bowl Park as a beautiful backdrop for the stage, a playground just behind the grassy seating area, an alcohol, smoke, and drug-free environment, and a food truck from 8th Street Ice Cream, this is the best concert venue for families in town! Please see the poster below for the lineup, or visit this link for a larger version. This summer has a little bit of everything- Rock, Country, Americana, Pop, Celtic, Reggae, and more!

This series is presented in partnership wtih Duluth Parks, Kat Country 98.9, 610am, and My 95.7. You can check for weather cancellation updates at 730-4326.