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Afton Alps is a ski area, which hosts a collection of ski and snowboard trails, located along the St. Croix River in the northeast corner of Denmark Township, Washington County, south of Afton, Minnesota in the United States. There are nearly 300 acres (1.2 km 2) skiable at Afton Alps.
Nestled in the scenic St. Croix River Valley just outside Minneapolis and St. Paul, this sprawling resort provides guests with an unparalleled experience including the Alps base area, a powerful state-of-the-art snowmaking system, multiple food and beverage outlets, an acclaimed Ski and Snowboard School, and great service. Explore the mountain ...
29 Μαρ 2013 · Just over 49 years ago, three farmers from Hastings took a risk. They built a ski area on a hill near Afton, opening with just a couple rope tows and 37 skiers on their first day, Dec. 21, 1963. Today, Afton Alps is a successful business that's grown beyond a simple ski hill.
4 Ιαν 2014 · About 30 years ago, he was schussing down the slopes on a late-February day under a picture-perfect blue sky with corduroy snow, doing his best imitation of Norwegian skiing legend Stein...
6 Ιαν 2014 · Fifty years ago, on Dec. 21, 1963, Afton Alps opened for the very first time, hosting 37 skiers. The opening resulted from three farmers, Paul and Robert Augustine and Tom Furlong, opting to take a risk and open a ski resort in Afton.
50 trails on 300 acres is part of the reason Afton Alps has been a Minnesota ski destination since the 1960s. Explore Afton Alps in MN.
Afton is well known for Afton Alps, the largest ski and snowboard area in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is home to Afton State Park on the St. Croix River. Due to these two destinations and its quaint small-town appearance in a major metropolitan area, Afton receives a fair amount of local tourism in the form of day trips.
