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Powder King Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Powder King Mountain Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 35 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 953 m and 1,522 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
35 km
Lifts
3
Top elevation
1,522 m
Vertical drop
569 m
Nearest airport
YXJ · 153 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy16 km
  • Beginner0.3 km
  • Advanced6.4 km
  • Intermediate12 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Drag lifts
  • 1 Chairlifts

Powder King Mountain Resort is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 40 mapped downhill runs add up to 35 km, which ranks it #24 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 879 m long.

Slopes at Powder King Mountain Resort

About 48% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 18% advanced or expert, which makes Powder King Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 953 m up to 1,522 m, a vertical drop of 569 m.

Getting to Powder King Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ), about 153 km away in a straight line — roughly 3 h 18 min by car; Prince George (International) Airport (YXS) is 165 km away. Nearby ski areas include Little Mac (0.7 km), Little Prairie Community Forest Ski Trails and Hudson's Hope (Portage Mountain) (0.7 km), which together add 1 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Powder King Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport Flag of CanadaFort Saint John, Canada Airports in Canada
    YXJ153 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Prince George (International) Airport Flag of CanadaPrince George, Canada Airports in Canada
    YXS165 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Grande Prairie Airport Flag of CanadaGrande Prairie, Canada Airports in Canada
    YQU238 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Burns Lake Airport Flag of CanadaBurns Lake, Canada Airports in Canada
    YPZ239 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Powder King Mountain Resort have?

35 km of downhill runs (40 runs): 16 km easy, 0.3 km beginner, 6.4 km advanced, 12 km intermediate. It is #24 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Powder King Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 1,522 m (4,993 ft); the lowest point is 953 m, a vertical drop of 569 m.

What is the nearest airport to Powder King Mountain Resort?

Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ), about 153 km away in a straight line; Prince George (International) Airport (YXS) is 165 km away.

How many ski lifts does Powder King Mountain Resort have?

3 lifts: 1 t-bars, 1 drag lifts, 1 chairlifts.

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