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Afton Alps

Location

Denmark

United States

44° 51' 11.7468" N, 92° 47' 28.6548" W

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US

General info:

Afton Alps sits along the rolling hills of the scenic St Croix River Valley. Surrounded by Afton State Park, this sprawling area offers enough runs to keep a skier or snowboarder busy both day and night just exploring the whole layout. Spread out along a wedge-shaped ridge overlooking the river valley, it's massive for a Midwest ski area. With 48 trails, four terrain parks and 18 chairlifts, there's also enough terrain variety to keep a family of skiers happy.

BASE: 1180ft
SUMMIT: 1530ft
VERTICAL DROP: 350ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 21
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 18
Surface: 3

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$33.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$43.00

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