Minnesota · United States · ski area
Afton Alps ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Afton Alps is a ski area in Minnesota, United States with 14 km of mapped downhill runs and 20 lifts, between 212 m and 310 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 14 km
- Lifts
- 20
- Top elevation
- 310 m
- Vertical drop
- 98 m
- Nearest airport
- MSP · 34 km
Slopes by difficulty
61 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 17 Chairlifts
- 3 Magic carpets
Afton Alps is a ski area in Minnesota, the United States. Its 61 mapped downhill runs add up to 14 km, which ranks it #191 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 221 m long.
Slopes at Afton Alps
About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 50% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes Afton Alps a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 20 lifts: 17 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 212 m up to 310 m, a vertical drop of 98 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Afton Alps
The nearest airport is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP), about 34 km away in a straight line — roughly 45 minutes by car; Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is 103 km away. Nearby ski areas include Afton State Park, Spring Lake Park Reserve, Lake Elmo Nordic Center Trails and Battle Creek Regional Park East.
Nearest airports to Afton Alps
- 1Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMSP34 kmstraight lineMinneapolis, United States
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- 2 EAU103 kmstraight line
- 3 RST108 kmstraight line
- 4 STC126 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Afton Alps
- 1 kmAfton State Parkup to 305 m
- 15 kmSpring Lake Park Reserveup to 270 m
- 16 kmLake Elmo Nordic Center Trailsup to 289 m
- 19 kmBattle Creek Regional Park Eastup to 307 m
- 20 kmWillow River State Parkup to 284 m
- 20 kmBattle Creek Regional Parkup to 301 m
- 26 kmPhalen Park Golf Courseup to 280 m
- 28 kmLone Rock Trailup to 299 m
- 30 kmPine Point Regional Parkup to 299 m
- 30 kmWhitetail Woods Regional Parkup to 302 m
- 30 kmHighland 9 Golf Courseup to 292 m
- 30 kmHighland National Golf Courseup to 298 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.