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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 27, 1999
Pros: Good location, Lots of Runs
Cons: Too many kids, Short runs
Summary: I have lived and skied in Minnesota all my life so I feel as though I have better than average first hand knowledge of most of the ski areas here.
Afton Alps is an ok ski area for where it's located...in Minnesota. They have many different ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2002
Pros: Runs are well kept, many chairlifts
Cons: slow chairlifts, no advanced/expert terrain, too much racing
Summary: Afton Alps is conveniently located if you live in the Twin Cities area. It has about 40 runs and 20 chairlifts so lines are usually reasonably short, except during those few sunny and warm (for Minnesota standards, at least) week-ends when the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 11, 2000
Pros: Some of the hill have nice jumps
Cons: It's a long way around and kinda hard to find you way
Summary: Afton is ok. Most of the hills aren't that good, but I've boarded at better places. Although there are some hill that arent too bad. One of them is a board park that they have. I has some quarter pipes and pretty big jumps. There used to be a pretty big ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 15, 2000
Pros: lots of hills to skie on
Cons: cold
Summary: On this hill I learned how to ski and still learning to ski everytime I go there.
The first time I went on this hill I didn't know how to ski. I started out on the small hills which this hill has plenty of for beginners. As I progressed at ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 18, 2000
Pros: good for everyone, so close to home
Cons: Instructor a bit too advanced for me
Summary: I have never been downhill skiing in my life. We went the Afton Alps last winter, after I had to be talked into going by my more experienced skier friends.
The facilities are a bit lacking. When you first get there, you go into the ground ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2000
Pros: Close by. New chalet is spacious. Something for everyone. Plenty of chairlifts.
Cons: Old chalet is dingy. Theft is not uncommon.
Summary: Both my kids have been skiing and then boarding at Afton for about 7 years.
Things I like: It's located quite conveniently about 30 minutes east of downtown St. Paul. Parking is adequate, lift lines are usually fairly quick even on weekends ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 10, 2000
Pros: Well groomed, close to Twin Cities, good value, snowboard friendly
Cons: Sometimes crowded
Summary: Ok, given, skiing and snowboarding in Minnesota cant tend to be less than exciting, especially when compared to the grand mountains of places like Colorado or Wyoming. Still, compared to the other ski areas in the area, Afton Alps, in my opinion, is one ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 4, 2000
Pros: Lots of different runs
Cons: Lots of people
Summary: Afton Alps is Great place to ski for beginners. They have all different types of runs for different levels of skiers. They always keep the runs keep up and groomed. It is one of the largest ski resorts in the Minnesota area. They have rental ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2000
Pros: lots of runs, close to cities
Cons: bad snow, crowded
Summary: Afton Alps is the Only decent snowboard area anywhere near the Twin Cities. This year has sucked for snowboarding due to the lack of snow, but afton was fast to make some. Even though it's hella crowded, the large number of runs and lifts make it pretty ... read more
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