BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Vail Resorts Inc. said Thursday it is buying the family-owned Afton Alps ski area in Minnesota and Mount Brighton outside Detroit for a total of $20 million cash, giving it ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Afton Alps was created in 1963 by three local farmers, and over the decades thousands of Minnesotans have skied and worked there. And even with its sale, the people who worked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's time to finally remove last season's ski tag from winter coats. Afton Alps has announced that it will open for the 2024-25 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The new tube park at Afton Alps is open for the season. The bubbly Tube Park opened on Dec. 26 at 10 a.m. after months of teasing ...

Steve Johnson and a buddy started volunteering on the Afton Alps Ski Patrol 50 years ago as a way to ski for free. Johnson never stopped. “I was basically a destitute college student looking for a way ...

Afton Alps ski hills won’t be just for skiing and snowboarding anymore. The popular Twin Cities area slopes, located just south of Afton in the St. Croix River Valley, is bringing back snow tubing for ...

AFTON, Minn. — One year ago today, the Twin Cities looked like a winter wonderland. The runways were closed at MSP due to heavy snow. Local ski hills were also packed with skiers and snowboarders.

AFTON ALPS, Minn. — To a “heavy metal” soundtrack of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers, Afton Alps Ski Area broke ground on massive resort improvement projects designed to re-imagine the entire guest ...

AFTON, Minn. — It's a busy month for Santa, but before his big trip around the world, St. Nick is taking a break to go skiing at Afton Alps! The ski resort is hosting Claus Day on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Afton Alps, a ski resort located next to Afton State Park, invites college students to join them for winter festivities by offering discounts for college students on Wednesday nights in February. The ...