Alberta · Canada · ski area
Pass Powderkeg ski ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Pass Powderkeg ski is a ski area in Alberta, Canada with 8.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,292 m and 1,586 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 8.6 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,586 m
- Vertical drop
- 294 m
- Nearest airport
- YXC · 96 km
Slopes by difficulty
31 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 T-bars
- 1 Rope tows
Pass Powderkeg ski is a ski area in Alberta, Canada. Its 31 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.6 km, which ranks it #98 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 277 m long.
Slopes at Pass Powderkeg ski
About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 20% intermediate and 34% advanced or expert, which makes Pass Powderkeg ski best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 t-bars, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,292 m up to 1,586 m, a vertical drop of 294 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Pass Powderkeg ski
The nearest airport is Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), about 96 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 5 min by car; Lethbridge County Airport (YQL) is 119 km away. Nearby ski areas include Allison-Chinook Cross Country Ski Trails (Crowsnest Pass), Castle Mountain Resort (54.7 km), Fernie Golf Course and Fernie Alpine Resort (82.3 km), which together add 146 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Pass Powderkeg ski
- 1 YXC96 kmstraight line
- 2 YQL119 kmstraight line
- 3 FCA144 kmstraight line
- 4 YYC172 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Pass Powderkeg ski
- 12 kmAllison-Chinook Cross Country Ski Trails (Crowsnest Pass)up to 1,612 m
- 32 kmCastle Mountain Resort55 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,258 m
- 44 kmFernie Golf Courseup to 1,009 m
- 50 kmFernie Alpine Resort82 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 2,097 m
- 54 kmIsland Lake Cat SkiingSmall ski area
- 59 kmWapiti8.9 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,649 m
- 113 kmDog Creek Lodge & Nordic Center
United Statesup to 1,122 m - 114 kmKimberley Alpine Resort60 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,904 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.