Stats
Vertical: 1260m (4133ft)
Skiable Acres: 2800
Highest elevation 2450m (8033ft)
Runs: 120
Inbound Chutes: 85
Avg Snowfall Base: 252cm
Avg Snofall Alpine: 650cm
Lifts: 4 total - High Speed 8-person Gondola, 2 fixed grip quads, and a 2-person old chair.
Ticket Price: $83.75 Adult Day, $1399 Adult season pass.
Time Driving to hill: 25 minutes (14km)
Vertical: 1260m (4133ft)
Skiable Acres: 2800
Highest elevation 2450m (8033ft)
Runs: 120
Inbound Chutes: 85
Avg Snowfall Base: 252cm
Avg Snofall Alpine: 650cm
Lifts: 4 total - High Speed 8-person Gondola, 2 fixed grip quads, and a 2-person old chair.
Ticket Price: $83.75 Adult Day, $1399 Adult season pass.
Time Driving to hill: 25 minutes (14km)
Terrain: 8.0 - Very steep and lots of open chute areas to really let loose. Up to 10km long trail from top to bottom gives a good workout for circuits of the gondola. The bottom is quite flat with a long winding traverse/trail to get down to the bottom.
Snow Pack: 8.0 - Decent with an average consistent base level covering up everything. There are almost two different mountains here with snow levels. The upper bowls get almost 3x the amount the lower flats get.
Snow Management: 7.0 - Many open glades are left raw and open, the lower mountain has too many groomer for my liking, but with the flat terrain there is nothing they can do.
Lift Access: 6.5 - The high speed 8-person gondola saves this mountain. It is only 12 minutes and reaches the full vertical of the mtn of 1260m. The problem is that you need to ride the slow fixed-gear quad if you want to stay in the powder at the top. Or else you have to make your way down to the gondola every time.
Day Lodge & Amenities: 8.0 - It has everything that you would want, a comfortable day lodge lunch area, nice washrooms, a ski gear shop, a few restaurant/pubs with indoor and outdoor seating.
Cross Country Trails: 9.0 - Excellent groomed trails just past the base of the resort. Groomed daily with a new stand alone xc lodge for warming up in.
Ticket Price: 6.0 - Quite pricy for my liking ($83.75) for a day pass, but lots of good terrain opened up. XC skiing was ($10) day pass, in my mind worth it due to the amenities at trails.
Distance to Town: 7.0 - A bit of a hill climb (14km) up to the base of the hill, with a single lane bridge over the Columbia river slowing things down if there is lots of traffic.
Quality of Town: 7.0 - The old downtown is cozy an cute with a multiple of ski-shops, coffee shops and bars/restaurants. The town is split by two large highways that creates a big divide in town.
Accomodation: 7.0 - There are a new cabins on-mountain or above the pubs and bars, a very affordable
Overall: 73.5
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| View of the hill from the bottom |
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| Cross Country ski lodge |
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