Buckmaster at Sunlight Ski Area
Easy · 167 m long with 24 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 13° at its steepest, facing NW.
13°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
167 mlength
24 mvertical
2606 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Buckmaster is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Buckmaster
Lifts that reach the top: Segundo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Primo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 5 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Segundo
- Ski Ute Cutoff (intermediate)
- Ski Columbine (easy)
- Ski White River (intermediate)
- Ski Sunburst (intermediate)
- Ski Columbine (intermediate)
- Ski Buckmaster (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Sunburst. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Tercero (3 min), Segundo (3 min).
See Buckmaster on the 3D mapAll runs at Sunlight 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.