Shames Mountain
Ski resort · British Columbia, Canada
Shames Mountain is a ski resort in British Columbia (Canada) with 19 km of runs and 3 lifts. You can ski between 715 m and 1,161 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 446 m. Its longest run is Boundary Trail (2.6 km) and the steepest, Galloway's, reaches 64% on its toughest stretch.
See Shames Mountain on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 19 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Elevation
- 715–1,161 m
- Vertical drop
- 446 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.2 km
- Blue4.2 km
- Red11 km
- Black3.5 km
The steepest runs at Shames Mountain
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Galloway's Black64% · 33°
- Terminator Black62% · 32°
- Eye candy Black59% · 31°
- AOT Black58% · 30°
- Tossed Salad Red47% · 25°
The longest runs
- Boundary Trail Red2.6 km
- Sternwheeler Blue1.5 km
- Panhandler Red1.4 km
- Galloway's Black1.1 km
- Exhibition Red1.1 km
Lifts
1 T-bar lift · 1 rope tow · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Shames Mountain
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 942 m (the resort's mean elevation is 938 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Shames Mountain
- Hudson Bay Mountain115 km · 43 km of runs
- Murray Ridge307 km · 26 km of runs
- Powder King Mountain Resort416 km · 35 km of runs
- Tabor Mountain428 km · 12 km of runs
- Purden Ski Village466 km · 20 km of runs
- Troll Resort487 km · 34 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shames Mountain?
- In British Columbia, Canada. The nearest resort is Hudson Bay Mountain, 115 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Shames Mountain have?
- 19 km: 0.2 km of green runs, 4.2 km of blue runs, 11 km of red runs, 3.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Shames Mountain?
- You can ski between 715 m and 1,161 m: a vertical drop of 446 m.
- How many lifts does Shames Mountain have?
- 3: 1 T-bar lift, 1 rope tow, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Shames Mountain?
- Galloway's (black), at 64% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Shames Mountain?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Shames 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.