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Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 27 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,731 m and 2,118 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
27 km
Lifts
3
Top elevation
2,118 m
Vertical drop
387 m
Nearest airport
YYF · 44 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy11 km
  • Beginner0.1 km
  • Advanced6.6 km
  • Intermediate9.9 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 2 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 38 mapped downhill runs add up to 27 km, which ranks it #30 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 720 m long.

Slopes at Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area

About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,731 m up to 2,118 m, a vertical drop of 387 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area

The nearest airport is Penticton Airport (YYF), about 44 km away in a straight line — roughly 57 minutes by car; Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 90 km away. Nearby ski areas include McKinney Nordic Ski Club, Jewel Lake Cross Country Ski trails, Phoenix Nordic (Marshall Lake) and Phoenix Mountain (8.6 km), which together add 56 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area

  1. 1
    Penticton Airport Flag of CanadaPenticton, Canada Airports in Canada
    YYF44 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Kelowna International Airport Flag of CanadaKelowna, Canada Airports in Canada
    YLW90 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport Flag of CanadaCastlegar, Canada Airports in Canada
    YCG117 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport Flag of CanadaKamloops, Canada Airports in Canada
    YKA193 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area have?

27 km of downhill runs (38 runs): 11 km easy, 0.1 km beginner, 6.6 km advanced, 9.9 km intermediate. It is #30 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area?

The lifts and runs reach 2,118 m (6,949 ft); the lowest point is 1,731 m, a vertical drop of 387 m.

What is the nearest airport to Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area?

Penticton Airport (YYF), about 44 km away in a straight line; Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 90 km away.

How many ski lifts does Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area have?

3 lifts: 2 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

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