Turtle Lake, Minnesota · United States · ski area
Buena Vista Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Buena Vista Ski Area is a ski area in Turtle Lake, Minnesota, United States with 3.5 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 415 m and 468 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 3.5 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Top elevation
- 468 m
- Vertical drop
- 53 m
- Nearest airport
- TVF · 107 km
Slopes by difficulty
19 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Chairlifts
- 1 J-bars
- 1 Rope tows
Buena Vista Ski Area is a ski area in Turtle Lake, Minnesota, the United States. Its 19 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.5 km, which ranks it #351 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 182 m long.
Slopes at Buena Vista Ski Area
About 17% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 56% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes Buena Vista Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 6 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 1 j-bar, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 415 m up to 468 m, a vertical drop of 53 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Buena Vista Ski Area
The nearest airport is Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF), about 107 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 20 min by car; Falls International Airport (INL) is 149 km away. Nearby ski areas include Movil Maze Recreation Area, Montebello Trail, Bemidji High School Trails and Rainbow Resort Trails.
Nearest airports to Buena Vista Ski Area
- 1 TVF107 kmstraight line
- 2 INL149 kmstraight line
- 3 BRD151 kmstraight line
- 4 YAG154 kmstraight line
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Ski resorts near Buena Vista Ski Area
- 9 kmMovil Maze Recreation Areaup to 448 m
- 19 kmMontebello Trailup to 424 m
- 23 kmBemidji High School Trailsup to 418 m
- 81 kmRainbow Resort Trailsup to 490 m
- 92 kmBlueberry Hillsup to 447 m
- 96 kmSuomi Hillsup to 456 m
- 99 kmMaplelag Resortup to 481 m
- 101 kmTrout Lake Recreation Areaup to 434 m
- 106 kmPortage Park Trailsup to 399 m
- 110 kmLegion Park Trailup to 415 m
- 110 kmForest History Centerup to 405 m
- 110 kmSylvan Point Trailup to 399 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.