British Columbia · Canada · ski area
Phoenix Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Phoenix Mountain is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 8.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 1,264 m and 1,478 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 8.6 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 1,478 m
- Vertical drop
- 214 m
- Nearest airport
- YCG · 73 km
Slopes by difficulty
18 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Rope tows
Phoenix Mountain is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 18 mapped downhill runs add up to 8.6 km, which ranks it #97 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 478 m long.
Slopes at Phoenix Mountain
About 23% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 45% intermediate and 22% advanced or expert, which makes Phoenix Mountain a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 2 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,264 m up to 1,478 m, a vertical drop of 214 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Phoenix Mountain
The nearest airport is Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), about 73 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 34 min by car; Penticton Airport (YYF) is 84 km away. Nearby ski areas include Phoenix Nordic (Marshall Lake), Jewel Lake Cross Country Ski trails, Paulson X-C (Castlegar Nordic) and Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area (27.4 km), which together add 96 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Phoenix Mountain
- 1 YCG73 kmstraight line
- 2 YYF84 kmstraight line
- 3 YLW111 kmstraight line
- 4 GEG183 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Phoenix Mountain
- 1 kmPhoenix Nordic (Marshall Lake)up to 1,447 m
- 7 kmJewel Lake Cross Country Ski trailsSmall ski area
- 45 kmPaulson X-C (Castlegar Nordic)up to 1,507 m
- 47 kmMt. Baldy Family Ski Area27 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 2,118 m
- 50 kmSitzmark Ski Hill
United States4.9 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,491 m - 51 kmMcKinney Nordic Ski Clubup to 1,495 m
- 54 kmRed Mountain Resort69 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,037 m
- 56 kmBlack Jack Ski Clubup to 1,512 m
- 75 kmBig White Ski Resort96 km of slopes · 16 lifts · up to 2,271 m
- 87 kmMcCulloch Cross-Country Ski Trails Recreation Siteup to 1,451 m
- 94 kmSalmo Ski Area5.8 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,027 m
- 102 kmApex Mountain Resort48 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,172 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.