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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.

 

 

Inside Scoop

Race timing equipment, ski and snowboard school, and rentals. One hundred percent snowmaking.

Plan Your Trip

Best Time for Snow

Average Snowfall

4"
2"
2"
0.8"
0"
0"
Nov
1"
Dec
2"
Jan
1"
Feb
3"
Mar
3"
Apr
Runs in Total
16
Longest Run
0.2 mi
Skiable Terrain
45 ac
Night Skiing
45 ac
Snow Making
45 ac

Total Lifts: 10

Quad Chairs
2
Triple Chairs
1
Surface Lifts
7

Elevation

Base
919'
Summit
1225'
Vertical Drop
309'

Important Dates

December 08, 20232023/12/08
Projected Opening
March 23, 20242024/03/23
Projected Closing
112
Projected Days Open
115
Days Open Last Year
70
Years Open
60"
Average Snowfall
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