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Mt. Shasta Ski Park ski resort

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  • Experts43% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Mt. Shasta Ski Park has about 29 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 1,663 m up to 2,298 m (7,539 ft), a vertical drop of 634 m. By mapped runs it is number 107 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Redding Municipal (RDD), about 91 km away in a straight line.

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Mt. Shasta Ski Park 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,981 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 82 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-1°60.7 mm
  2. Sat 140°-2°8.1 mm
  3. Sun 150°-2°39.6 mm
  4. Mon 16-1°-4°0.6 mm
  5. Tue 17-1°-10°0 mm
  6. Wed 18-2°-5°25.1 mm
  7. Thu 190°-10°1.4 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.

Mt. Shasta Ski Park: runs from 1,663 m to 2,298 m, a vertical drop of 635 m1,8002,0002,200Top of the highest mapped run: 2,298 m (7,539 ft)Top 2,298 m · 7,539 ftBase 1,663 m · 5,456 ft635 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
2,298 m7,539 ft
Vertical drop
634 m2,080 ft
Mapped runs
29 km36 runs
Lifts
6mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.4 km), Easy 22% (6.4 km), Intermediate 34% (9.8 km), Advanced 35% (10.3 km), Freeride 8% (2.2 km)Novice: 0.4 km, 1 runs (1%)Easy: 6.4 km, 8 runs (22%)22%EasyIntermediate: 9.8 km, 12 runs (34%)34%IntermediateAdvanced: 10.3 km, 13 runs (35%)35%AdvancedFreeride: 2.2 km, 2 runs (8%)

About 23% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 34% intermediate and 43% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.4 km
Easy86.4 km
Intermediate129.8 km
Advanced1310.3 km
Freeride22.2 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts4
Magic carpets2

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
Redding Municipal (RDD)Redding91 km
Rogue Valley International-Medford (MFR)Medford129 km
California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County (ACV)Arcata/Eureka164 km
Reno Tahoe (RNO)Reno289 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mt. Shasta Ski Park?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,298 m (7,539 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,663 m (5,456 ft), a vertical of 634 m (2,080 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mt. Shasta Ski Park have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 29 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mt. Shasta Ski Park?

Redding Municipal (RDD) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 91 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mt. Shasta Ski Park 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.