Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Ski resort · British Columbia, Canada
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is a ski resort in British Columbia (Canada) with 61 km of runs and 10 lifts. You can ski between 1,080 m and 1,584 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 504 m. Its longest run is Sunset (1.5 km) and the steepest, McKay Glades, reaches 95% on its toughest stretch.
See Mount Washington Alpine Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 61 km
- Lifts
- 10
- Elevation
- 1,080–1,584 m
- Vertical drop
- 504 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.5 km
- Blue11 km
- Red22 km
- Black13 km
- Expert black6.9 km
The steepest runs at Mount Washington Alpine Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- McKay Glades Expert black95% · 44°
- Copper Expert black95% · 44°
- Slag Heap Expert black91% · 42°
- Billabong Expert black89% · 42°
- Crikey Expert black89% · 42°
The longest runs
- Sunset Blue1.5 km
- Reverse Traverse Blue1.3 km
- Lower Westerley Blue1.2 km
- Rainbow Red1.2 km
- Fantastic Red1.1 km
Lifts
5 rope tows · 5 chairlifts.
When to go to Mount Washington Alpine Resort
For snow, March: 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 1,119 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,332 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Mount Washington Alpine Resort
- Mount Cain Alpine Park91 km · 14 km of runs
- Cypress Mountain157 km · 27 km of runs
- Grouse Mountain165 km · 16 km of runs
- Whistler Blackcomb173 km · 299 km of runs
- Mt Seymour175 km · 17 km of runs
- Sasquatch Mountain Resort246 km · 18 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mount Washington Alpine Resort?
- In British Columbia, Canada. The nearest resort is Mount Cain Alpine Park, 91 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Mount Washington Alpine Resort have?
- 61 km: 0.5 km of green runs, 11 km of blue runs, 22 km of red runs, 13 km of black runs, 6.9 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Mount Washington Alpine Resort?
- You can ski between 1,080 m and 1,584 m: a vertical drop of 504 m.
- How many lifts does Mount Washington Alpine Resort have?
- 10: 5 rope tows, 5 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Mount Washington Alpine Resort?
- McKay Glades (expert black), at 95% (44°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Mount Washington Alpine Resort?
- For snow, March: 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 Mount Washington Alpine Resort?
- 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.