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Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area

As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Twin Cities · MN

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 2 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
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Description · generated

Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area is in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, United States, near Burnsville south of the Minnesota River. It has 15 runs served by 11 lifts, which include two quad chairlifts and a triple chairlift. The hill is a glacial moraine, and snowmaking, first added in 1961 with a T-bar, lets it stay open for the winter months despite modest natural snowfall. A newer quad chairlift at the south end opened in 2006 on fill-raised terrain, and the area also has a snow tubing section. Buck Hill is known for its ski racing program.

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69°Feels 69°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
3
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area's PeakCam Snow Score is 3 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 3? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    base 0 in. (model estimate); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · model
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    0 in. of new snow in the last 48 h (no daily rows yet) (model estimate) · model
  • Forecast, 7 days0 / 20
    0 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 67°F (model estimate) · derived
  • Operating status0 / 10
    status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Last 30 days
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 2 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 2 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 3 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · base

No snow in the 14-day blend

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    67°/43°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    69°/48°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    73°/48°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    70°/56°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    71°/56°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    57°/47°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    52°/43°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    51°/40°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    –

    55°/42°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    51°/39°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    48°/30°

    4m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    58°/36°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    55°/35°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    61°/38°

    2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Tue
PM
69°
EVE
66°
Wed
AM
61°
PM
71°
EVE
68°
Thu
AM
60°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 9 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: National Weather Service · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
SummitBURNSVILLE 3.1 SSW, MN USGHCN-Daily · 1,101 ft · 0.8 km–0″––
Mid-mountainBURNSVILLE 2.5 SSE, MN USGHCN-Daily · 1,026 ft · 1.5 km–0″––
BaseLAKEVILLE 2.7 NNW, MN USGHCN-Daily · 965 ft · 1.5 km–0″––

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

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About Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area

Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area is a ski resort in Twin Cities, Minnesota. PeakCam tracks 1 webcam here. Snow figures on this page are weather-model estimates, not ground-sensor readings.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area?
Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area is a ski resort in Twin Cities, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.72° N, 93.28° W.
How big is Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area?
Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area has 15 named runs and 11 lifts, as published by the resort.
What is the base depth at Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area today?
As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 1 webcam for Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area (live video), free and without an account.
Where does Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area's snow data come from?
Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area has no NRCS telemetry station, so depth and new-snow figures here are weather-model estimates (Open-Meteo), updated every six hours. They are a good storm signal but will not match an on-the-ground measurement exactly.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology