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Apex Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Apex Mountain Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 48 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 1,606 m and 2,172 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
48 km
Lifts
4
Top elevation
2,172 m
Vertical drop
566 m
Nearest airport
YYF · 25 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy14 km
  • Other0.5 km
  • Expert2.2 km
  • Beginner0.2 km
  • Advanced14 km
  • Intermediate17 km

75 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 2 Chairlifts
  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Magic carpets

Apex Mountain Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 75 mapped downhill runs add up to 48 km, which ranks it #18 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 1.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 634 m long.

Slopes at Apex Mountain Resort

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 33% advanced or expert, which makes Apex Mountain Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 t-bar, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,606 m up to 2,172 m, a vertical drop of 566 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Apex Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Penticton Airport (YYF), about 25 km away in a straight line — roughly 32 minutes by car; Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include Nickel Plate Cross-Country Ski Trails Recreation Site, China Ridge Trails, McKinney Nordic Ski Club and Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area (27.4 km), which together add 27 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Apex Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Penticton Airport Flag of CanadaPenticton, Canada Airports in Canada
    YYF25 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Kelowna International Airport Flag of CanadaKelowna, Canada Airports in Canada
    YLW75 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport Flag of CanadaKamloops, Canada Airports in Canada
    YKA151 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport Flag of CanadaCastlegar, Canada Airports in Canada
    YCG166 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Apex Mountain Resort have?

48 km of downhill runs (75 runs): 14 km easy, 0.5 km other, 2.2 km expert, 0.2 km beginner, 14 km advanced, 17 km intermediate. It is #18 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Apex Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,172 m (7,126 ft); the lowest point is 1,606 m, a vertical drop of 566 m.

What is the nearest airport to Apex Mountain Resort?

Penticton Airport (YYF), about 25 km away in a straight line; Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 75 km away.

How many ski lifts does Apex Mountain Resort have?

4 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 t-bars, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.