Buck Hill
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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.
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Elevation
- 1225ftSummit
- 309ftVertical Drop
- 919ftBase
Lifts
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 5
- 8Total
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
More Info
Race timing equipment, ski and snowboard school, and rentals. One hundred percent snowmaking.
Snowfall History
Important Dates
- Projected OpeningProjected Closing11/10/201804/14/2019
- Days Open Last Year
115 - Projected Days Open
112 - Years Open
64 - Average Snowfall
60"
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Buck Hill Reviews
19th November 20184
I love the ski area due to the location is much closer then say, Welch or Afton. The bathrooms are on th...Full review
23rd March 20182
Main chalet is in disrepair. Bathrooms stink do to age. They have tried to do a few upgrades but it's like putting...Full review
Contact Info
Buck Hill
15400 Buck Hill Road
55306 Burnsville
Minnesota
United States
Phone: (952) 435-7174
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