Burnsville, Minnesota · United States · ski area
Buck Hill ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Buck Hill is a ski area in Burnsville, Minnesota, United States with 2.9 km of mapped downhill runs and 12 lifts, between 290 m and 367 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 2.9 km
- Lifts
- 12
- Top elevation
- 367 m
- Vertical drop
- 77 m
- Nearest airport
- MSP · 18 km
Slopes by difficulty
14 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 Magic carpets
- 4 Rope tows
- 3 Chairlifts
Buck Hill is a ski area in Burnsville, Minnesota, the United States. Its 14 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.9 km, which ranks it #363 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 207 m long.
Slopes at Buck Hill
About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 31% intermediate and 22% advanced or expert, which makes Buck Hill a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 12 lifts: 5 magic carpets, 4 rope tows, 3 chairlifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 290 m up to 367 m, a vertical drop of 77 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Buck Hill
The nearest airport is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP), about 18 km away in a straight line — roughly 24 minutes by car; Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC) is 110 km away. Nearby ski areas include Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Cleary Lake Regional Park, Lebanon Hills Regional Park and Hyland Lake Park Reserve, which together add 2 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Buck Hill
- 1Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMSP18 kmstraight lineMinneapolis, United States
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- 2 STC110 kmstraight line
- 3 RST110 kmstraight line
- 4 EAU143 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Buck Hill
- 4 kmMurphy-Hanrehan Park Reserveup to 322 m
- 9 kmCleary Lake Regional Parkup to 304 m
- 12 kmLebanon Hills Regional Parkup to 330 m
- 13 kmHyland Lake Park Reserveup to 298 m
- 15 kmHyland Hills Ski Area2.3 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 309 m
- 17 kmWhitetail Woods Regional Parkup to 302 m
- 19 kmLone Rock Trailup to 299 m
- 22 kmHiawatha Ski Trailsup to 258 m
- 23 kmHighland 9 Golf Courseup to 292 m
- 24 kmHighland National Golf Courseup to 298 m
- 24 kmGlen Lake Winter Trailheadup to 295 m
- 26 kmChain of Lakes Ski Trailsup to 273 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.