FRIDAY February 3, 2012






Snowball Festival Jan. 5-7, 2012

Live at Papa Charlie's


Lutsen Mountains biggest, most anticipated music event of the year – Snowball keeps festival season alive and well in the depths of a Minnesota winter with a three-day ski and music party. Three Nights of music, eight bands, après ski live music and jam sessions, plus the camaraderie of skiing, snowboarding, hot tubing and sharing this bliss with your fellow festivillians. This is Jam Cruise – Minnesota style!

Snowball Lineup

Wednesday, January 4th
       9:00P    FREE - The Limns w/ Mark Murphy & Friends Irish set.
Thursday, January 5th
       9:00P    San Souci Quartet
11:00P Dead Man Winter (featuring Dave Simonett of Trampled by Turtles)
Friday, January 6th
3:30 FREE - Smokin' Joe Scarpellino
5:00 FREE - Useful Jenkins Acoustic
9:00P Jon Wayne & the Pain
10:45P Roster McCabe
Saturday, January 7th
3:30 FREE - San Souci Quartet
5:00 FREE - The Limns Acoustic
9:00P Useful Jenkins
11:00P Wookiefoot
  • 3-Day Pass - $32 (Advance Only)
  • 2-Day Pass - $24 (Advance Only)
  • 1-Day Pass - $16 (Door Only - subject to availability)


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Lift • Lodging • Concert Packages

  • 3 Nights Lodging
  • 3 Day Lift Ticket
  • 3 Day Snowball Concert Tickets
  • From $196/person (based on quad occupancy)

Please Note: Our Lift/Lodging/Concert packages below have grouped Snowball guests together to minimize the impact of late night revelers arriving back at the hotel. We strongly recommend puchasing a package in the room block. No matter where you stay, please be courteous, as your neighbor may plan on skiing early the next day. Security staff will be enforcing quiet hours and rooms with excessive noise may be asked to leave and/or pay a damage fee for impacted guests. Thank you for your consideration.

*Note on booking pre-party packages: select a 3night/3day base package with Wed. Jan 4 arrival. During the order process you will be able to add an extra night lodging to your package.

Search Available Ski & Stay Snowball Concert Packages

1. Choose your base package:

2. Select the # of skiers per room
Adults (21+):

     Additional guests for concert only
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3. Select a lodging arrival Date:

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Papa Charlie's Online Tickets

On a limited basis, we are offering "concert only" ticket packages for guests with alternate lodging arrangements outside the Snowball room block. Tickets available by phone after December 1 on a first-come/first-served basis. Please have detail of lodging arrangements when reserving these tickets - resort name, room number(s) and/or guest name on the reservation. For more information & ticket orders call 218.406.1320.