Buck at Spring Mountain Ski Area
Intermediate · 873 m long with 39 m of vertical, averaging 5° and 9° at its steepest, facing NE.
9°steepest 50 m
5°average pitch
873 mlength
39 mvertical
143 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Buck is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Buck
Lifts that reach the top: Boulder Triple (skiing novice terrain to get there); Rocktop Double (skiing novice terrain to get there); Stonehill Double (skiing novice terrain to get there); Black Granite Double (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Stonehill Double
- Ski Buck (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Alpine, Fowl, Hawk. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Black Granite Double (1 min), Boulder Triple (1 min), unnamed t-bar (1 min).
See Buck on the 3D mapAll runs at Spring Mountain Ski AreaMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.