Afton Alps usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Afton Alps USA.
Afton Alps Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1963 the American ski resort Afton Alps lies at ? metres altitude in the Minnesota region of the American ?? snow cannons ensure artificial Afton Alps snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Afton Alps (USA) is Minniapolis at a distance of 41km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Afton Alps ski season runs from November to April.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Afton Alps USA
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Afton Alps Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Afton Alps Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Afton Alps trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 0.9144km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Afton Alps ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | ?m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | ?m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | ?m |
| centre of Afton Alps ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 107m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 107m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Afton Alps
Skiing Afton Alps you'll enjoy 37 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Afton Alps lifts number 21 with the capacity to uplift 20000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Afton Alps is over 0.9144km long.
Afton Alps Ski Area
Afton Alps ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Afton Alps piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Afton Alps after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Afton Alps for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Afton Alps
If you snowboard Afton Alps you'll want to know that, of the 21 ski lifts in total, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Afton Alps snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Afton Alps snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Afton Alps for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Afton Alps Apres Ski
The apres ski Afton Alps scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 4 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities ?.
Afton Alps for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Afton Alps Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Afton Alps resort - ski Afton Alps by any other name
The American ski resort of Afton Alps ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Afton Alps ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Afton Alps ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Afton Alps ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Afton Alps for snow gets ? stars out of 5 overall