Buckskin at Sugarloaf
Intermediate · 172 m long with 34 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 18° at its steepest, facing NW.
18°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
172 mlength
34 mvertical
1127 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Buckskin is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Buckskin
Lifts that reach the top: Skyline (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Timberline Replacement (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Timberline (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 19 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Whiffletree SuperQuad
- Ski Lombard X-Cut (intermediate)
- Ride Skyline
- Ski Spillway X-Cut (advanced)
- Ski U. Binder (advanced)
- Ski Buckskin (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Upper Binder, Tin Pants. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Timberline (2 min), Skyline (6 min), Sugarloaf SuperQuad (7 min).
See Buckskin on the 3D mapAll runs at SugarloafMeasured 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.