Buck Hill
Closed
Elevation
- 1225ftSummit
- 309ftVertical Drop
- 919ftBase
Lifts
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 7
- 10Total
Terrain
Beginner Runs
34%
Intermediate Runs
34%
Advanced Runs
16%
Expert Runs
16%
Runs
16
Night Skiing
45 ac
Longest Run
0.2 mi
Skiable Terrain
45 ac
Snow Making
45 ac
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Overview
Buck Hill, located in Burnsville, MN, is a ski area just south of Minneapolis, one of three ski areas in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Buck Hill offers skiing and snowboarding over 45 acres of skiable terrain and a 309’ vertical drop. Buck Hill is easily accessed via Interstate 35, and provides night skiing and tubing as well as regularly operated skiing and snowboarding. Buck Hill is best known for their ski-racing program, where world cup ski racers Lindsey Vonn and Kristina Koznick learned to ski and race from acclaimed coach Erich Sailer.
Important Dates
- Projected OpeningProjected Closing11/29/202004/14/2020
- Days Open Last Year
115 - Projected Days Open
112 - Years Open
66 - Average Snowfall
60"
More Info
Race timing equipment, ski and snowboard school, and rentals. One hundred percent snowmaking.
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Contact Info
Buck Hill
15400 Buck Hill Road
55306 Burnsville
Minnesota
United States
Phone: 9524357174
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