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Mount Washington Alpine Resort ski resort

Aerial view of skiers on snow-covered peaks at Whistler
Skiers high on the mountain at Whistler, British Columbia. Photo: Maximilian Ruther / Pexels.

Good for

  • Experts37% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Mount Washington Alpine Resort has about 60 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,080 m up to 1,584 m (5,197 ft), a vertical drop of 504 m. By mapped runs it is number 13 of the 38 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Campbell River (YBL), about 23 km away in a straight line.

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Mount Washington Alpine Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,332 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 9 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 134°3°38.7 mm
  2. Sat 143°1°27.2 mm
  3. Sun 152°0°58.4 mm
  4. Mon 160°-2°2.7 mm
  5. Tue 170°-5°0.9 mm
  6. Wed 181°-4°0 mm
  7. Thu 192°-2°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Mount Washington Alpine Resort: runs from 1,080 m to 1,584 m, a vertical drop of 504 m1,2001,400Top of the highest mapped run: 1,584 m (5,197 ft)Top 1,584 m · 5,197 ftBase 1,080 m · 3,543 ft504 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,584 m5,197 ft
Vertical drop
504 m1,654 ft
Mapped runs
60 km164 runs
Lifts
10mostly rope tows

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.5 km), Easy 22% (11.4 km), Intermediate 40% (21.3 km), Advanced 24% (12.8 km), Expert 13% (6.9 km)Novice: 0.5 km, 1 runs (1%)Easy: 11.4 km, 48 runs (22%)22%EasyIntermediate: 21.3 km, 54 runs (40%)40%IntermediateAdvanced: 12.8 km, 35 runs (24%)24%AdvancedExpert: 6.9 km, 26 runs (13%)13%Expert

About 22% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 40% intermediate and 37% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.5 km
Easy4811.4 km
Intermediate5421.3 km
Advanced3512.8 km
Expert266.9 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them rope tows.

Lift typeCount
Rope tows5
Chairlifts5

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Campbell River (YBL)Campbell River23 km
Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ)Comox30 km
Powell River (YPW)Powell River58 km
Vancouver (YVR)Vancouver165 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mount Washington Alpine Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,584 m (5,197 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,080 m (3,543 ft), a vertical of 504 m (1,654 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mount Washington Alpine Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 60 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mount Washington Alpine Resort?

Campbell River (YBL) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 23 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mount Washington Alpine Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.