Cross-country skiing in Afton Alps
9 cross-country skiing options mapped within 5 km of Afton Alps, with their details and links to get there and see them on the map.
Is it a good time for cross-country skiing?
- TodayWith caution
- · rain likely (100 %, 15 mm)
- TomorrowWith caution
- · gusts of 63 km/h
- FridayBad day
- · official orange warning: Freeze Watch
- Orange warning · Freeze WatchDouglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Lac Qui Parle;Sat 17, 01:00 → Sat 17, 09:00
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, southeast, southwest, and west central Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Source: each country's official weather service (Météo-France, MeteoSwiss, NWS…), via Meteoalarm, the WMO or the service itself. Times in the resort's time zone.
Automatic reading of the Open-Meteo forecast for the Afton Alps · 260 m level and of the resort report. It does not replace the official report, the avalanche bulletin or your own judgement: it is a summary to decide whether it is worth looking further.
Cross-country skiing
Prairie Loop
- Difficulty:
- intermediate
Oliver Charley Trail
- Difficulty:
- intermediate
Interpretive Trail
- Difficulty:
- easy
Bobolink Loop
- Difficulty:
- intermediate
South River Trail
- Difficulty:
- easy
Green Trail
- Difficulty:
- easy
Purple Trail
- Difficulty:
- easy
Yellow Trail
- Difficulty:
- easy
Orange Trail
- Difficulty:
- easy
This is not the resort's official programme: it is what is mapped in OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the resort centre. Check opening times on the resort's own website. © OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Check the avalanche bulletin and the snow depth before deciding. Off-piste you need a transceiver, shovel and probe, and to know how to use them. With fresh snow or strong wind, stay on gentle terrain.
There is not always phone coverage in the mountains: download the map before you go, tell someone your plan and call 112 in any emergency. These data come from OpenStreetMap and the weather forecast; confirm with the resort and official sources.