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Buck Hill

United States · Minnesota · Single resort

Buck Hill is a ski resort in Minnesota (United States). It has 2.9 km of downhill runs and 12 lifts. The runs go from 290 to 369 m (79 m vertical).

Piste length
2.9 km
Lifts
12
Base station
290 m (951 ft)
Top station
369 m (1,211 ft)
Vertical drop
79 m (259 ft)
Country
United States

Piste difficulty split

  • Green circle: 0.2 km (6%)
  • Blue square: 1 km (37%)
  • Black diamond: 0.9 km (33%)
  • Double black: 0.6 km (23%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 30% (17°)
  • Mostly facing east (61% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.

Lifts: 12

Chairlift: 3 · Drag lift: 4

  • Quad Chair - Center · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 293–369 m
  • Quad Chair - South · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 290–361 m
  • Triple Chair · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 301–346 m
  • Kildow's Climb Rope Tow · Drag lift · 292–357 m
  • Snow Tubing Lift · 309–330 m
  • Little Jibber Tow Rope · Drag lift · 317–339 m
  • Red Tail Rope Tow · Drag lift · 304–336 m
  • Magic Carpet · 302–316 m
  • Freeway Rope Tow · Drag lift · 293–317 m
  • Magic Carpet · 316–325 m

On site

  • 28 car parks
  • 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 6 stops

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 12 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 30 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 19 cm, Snow depth 19 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 24 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 21 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 14 cm, Snow depth 6 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 305 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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