Ski Resorts in the Twin Cities

While Minnesota is know for it’s 10,000 lakes, it is also know for it’s winter weather. The winters can get pretty long, but there are many outdoor activities that can pass the time. One of my favorites is downhill skiing and snowboarding! There are many ski resorts in the Twin Cities metro area where one can have a great time! Here they are in alphabetical order.

Afton Alps

For 52 years, Afton Alps has delighted the Twin Cities’ families as one of the Midwest’s premier winter destinations. Nestled in the scenic St. Croix River Valley just outside Minneapolis and St. Paul, this sprawling resort poured $10 million the fall of 2013 into re-imagining the guest experience with the base area facilities, a powerful state-of-the-art snowmaking system and a cutting edge terrain park.

With nearly 300 skiable acres, 48 trails, 18 lifts and four terrain parks, there is enough terrain to challenge experts to beginners, day or night.

Buck Hill

Buck Hill, located in Burnsville, MN, is a ski area just south of Minneapolis, one of the three ski resorts in the Twin Cities metro 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. It also has ski tubing and an airbag jump.

Hyland Hills Ski and Snowboard Area

Hyland Hills Ski and Snowboard area is located in Bloomington, MN inside the Hyland Park Reserve.  They have skiing hills and a terrain park that is full of progressive and innovative features. They also have the ski jump, which towers over the Bloomington skyline. This is the same type of ski jump that you see in the olympics.

Greenlaw Realty

Greenlaw Realty is a full service real estate company with offices in Ham Lake, MN we service the entire Twin Cities area.