Buck Hill
Minnesota, US — size XS · 3 km of trails · 77 m vertical · 12 lifts · light snowfall
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Season: usually mid December - mid March.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Ikon Pass | 2 days | 3 blackout windows |
The mountain
- Trails
- 3 km — size XS
- Vertical
- 77 m
- Summit
- 368 m
- Base
- 291 m
- Lifts
- 12
- Region
- Burnsville, Minnesota, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Light
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 44 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 13% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 3 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 95 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×0.46 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
9 of its 12 lifts are surface tows, and there is no gondola or cable car — the lift fleet says small hill more plainly than the trail count does. It is a small hill: 3 km of trails, against 19 km for the median North American resort on a pass. Most of what the independents' passes sell is this size.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.2 km · 1 run
- easygreen circle1 km · 4 runs
- intermediateblue square0.9 km · 5 runs
- advancedblack diamond0.6 km · 2 runs
- other0.2 km · 2 runs
North American grading.
Lifts
- 3chairlifts
- 4rope tows
- 5magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyland Hills | 15 km | 2 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Afton Alps | 42 km | 13 km | light | Epic Pass, Epic Local | |
| Elm Creek Park Reserve | 48 km | — | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Trollhaugen | 87 km | 7 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Mount Kato | 89 km | 5 km | light | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Wild Mountain | 96 km | 6 km | light | Ikon Pass (shared) |
FAQ
- Is Buck Hill on the Ikon Pass?
- Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 2 days at Buck Hill for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows.
- How much snow does Buck Hill get?
- Buck Hill has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 44 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Wild Mountain (96 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Ikon
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo