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British Columbia, Canada

Red Mountain 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.

The short answer

Red Mountain Resort has about 69 km of mapped runs and 8 lifts, with skiing from about 1,155 m up to 2,038 m (6,686 ft), a vertical drop of 883 m. By mapped runs it is number 11 of the 38 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional (YCG), about 26 km away in a straight line.

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Red Mountain Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,597 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 22 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 139°0°0 mm
  2. Sat 145°0°0.8 mm
  3. Sun 151°0°2.5 mm
  4. Mon 161°-1°16.6 mm
  5. Tue 17-2°-6°6.7 mm
  6. Wed 18-2°-10°0 mm
  7. Thu 19-2°-10°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.

Red Mountain Resort: runs from 1,155 m to 2,038 m, a vertical drop of 883 m1,2001,4001,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,038 m (6,686 ft)Top 2,038 m · 6,686 ftBase 1,155 m · 3,789 ft883 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
2,038 m6,686 ft
Vertical drop
883 m2,897 ft
Mapped runs
69 km83 runs
Lifts
8mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 33% (22.4 km), Intermediate 37% (25.2 km), Advanced 22% (15 km), Expert 7% (5 km)Easy: 22.4 km, 22 runs (33%)33%EasyIntermediate: 25.2 km, 30 runs (37%)37%IntermediateAdvanced: 15 km, 24 runs (22%)22%AdvancedExpert: 5 km, 7 runs (7%)

About 33% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 37% intermediate and 30% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy2222.4 km
Intermediate3025.2 km
Advanced2415 km
Expert75 km

Lifts

8 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts6
T-bars1
Magic carpets1

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
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional (YCG)Castlegar26 km
Penticton (YYF)Penticton134 km
Kelowna (YLW)Kelowna146 km
Spokane (GEG)Spokane167 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Red Mountain Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,038 m (6,686 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,155 m (3,789 ft), a vertical of 883 m (2,897 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Red Mountain Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 69 km of downhill runs and 8 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Red Mountain Resort?

Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional (YCG) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 26 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Red Mountain 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.