Afton Alps Ski Resort

Afton Alps

Projected Opening: Dec 04
Projected Closing: Mar 21
Lifts: 21
Trails: 33
Skiable Terrain: 250 ac
Base: 1,180'
Summit: 1,530'
Vertical Drop: 350'
Average Snowfall: 40"

Snowfall

40"

Annual Snowfall

Nov3"
Dec11"
Jan10"
Feb12"
Mar7"
Apr5"

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Afton Alps sits along the rolling hills of the scenic St Croix River Valley. Surrounded by Afton State Park, this sprawling area offers enough runs to keep a skier or snowboarder busy both day and night just exploring the whole layout.

Spread out along a wedge-shaped ridge overlooking the river valley, it's massive for a Midwest ski area. With 48 trails, four terrain parks and 18 chairlifts, there's also enough terrain variety to keep a family of skiers happy.

Transportation

Important Dates

Projected opening date
Dec 04, 2026
Projected closing date
Mar 21, 2027
Projected Days Open
135
Days Open Last Year
135
Years Open
63
Average Snowfall
40"

Terrain

Beginners Runs

36%

Intermediate Runs

39%

Advanced Runs

24%

Runs in Total

Longest Run

0.5 mi

Skiable Terrain

250 ac

Night Skiing

250 ac

Snow Making

250 ac

Lifts

Quad Chairs

Triple Chairs

Double Chairs

Surface Lifts

Inside Scoop

The ski area is located just 30 minutes east of the St. Paul area where there are restaurants, clubs, cafes, bars, and movies. Ski school has group and private lessons, camp, special programs for youth/adults/women, and the Alpine Club for teen racers. Rental shop has complete inventory of skis, snowboards and snowblade rentals for all ages.

Reviews

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I go to Afton Alps nearly every week through my high school, so I see it in lots of different lights. First off I'll say that the chalets are just fine for the smaller resort Afton is, especially having two which is very convenient. The lifts and the lines are manageable for all but the busiest of d…

Triston Schmalzbauer

Oct 31, 2017