Harper Mountain
Ski resort · British Columbia, Canada
Harper Mountain is a ski resort in British Columbia (Canada) with 13 km of runs and 4 lifts. You can ski between 1,081 m and 1,483 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 402 m. Its longest run is Big Bend (2.3 km) and the steepest, Bush Wacker, reaches ≈ 54% on its toughest stretch.
See Harper Mountain on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 13 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,081–1,483 m
- Vertical drop
- 402 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue0.4 km
- Red7.2 km
- Black5.1 km
The steepest runs at Harper Mountain
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Bush Wacker Black≈ 54% · 28°
- Lift Line Black≈ 53% · 28°
- Hermanator Black≈ 49% · 26°
- Monashee Black≈ 48% · 26°
- Midway Red≈ 38% · 21°
The longest runs
- Big Bend Red2.3 km
- Midway Red1.3 km
- Monashee Black1.3 km
- Trail to Lodge Red1.1 km
- Bush Wacker Black1.0 km
Lifts
2 rope tows · 1 T-bar lift · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Harper Mountain
For snow, January: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,227 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,282 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Harper Mountain
- Sun Peaks Resort25 km · 156 km of runs
- Silver Star Mountain Resort86 km · 111 km of runs
- Clearwater Ski Hill101 km · 9.6 km of runs
- Big White139 km · 96 km of runs
- Revelstoke Mountain Resort144 km · 84 km of runs
- Apex Mountain Resort150 km · 48 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harper Mountain?
- In British Columbia, Canada. The nearest resort is Sun Peaks Resort, 25 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Harper Mountain have?
- 13 km: 0.4 km of blue runs, 7.2 km of red runs, 5.1 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Harper Mountain?
- You can ski between 1,081 m and 1,483 m: a vertical drop of 402 m.
- How many lifts does Harper Mountain have?
- 4: 2 rope tows, 1 T-bar lift, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Harper Mountain?
- Bush Wacker (black), at ≈ 54% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Harper Mountain?
- For snow, January: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Harper Mountain?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.