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Red Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Red Mountain Resort is a ski area in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada with 69 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 1,155 m and 2,037 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
69 km
Lifts
8
Top elevation
2,037 m
Vertical drop
882 m
Nearest airport
YCG · 26 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy22 km
  • Other1.3 km
  • Expert5.0 km
  • Advanced15 km
  • Intermediate25 km

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

Ski lifts

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

Red Mountain Resort is a ski area in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada. Its 84 mapped downhill runs add up to 69 km, which ranks it #11 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 1.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 819 m long.

Slopes at Red Mountain Resort

About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 29% advanced or expert, which makes Red Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 t-bar, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,155 m up to 2,037 m, a vertical drop of 882 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Red Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), about 26 km away in a straight line — roughly 34 minutes by car; Penticton Airport (YYF) is 134 km away. Nearby ski areas include Black Jack Ski Club, Paulson X-C (Castlegar Nordic), Salmo Ski Area (5.8 km) and Phoenix Mountain (8.6 km), which together add 14 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Red Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport Flag of CanadaCastlegar, Canada Airports in Canada
    YCG26 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Penticton Airport Flag of CanadaPenticton, Canada Airports in Canada
    YYF134 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Kelowna International Airport Flag of CanadaKelowna, Canada Airports in Canada
    YLW146 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport Flag of CanadaCranbrook, Canada Airports in Canada
    YXC159 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Red Mountain Resort have?

69 km of downhill runs (84 runs): 22 km easy, 1.3 km other, 5.0 km expert, 15 km advanced, 25 km intermediate. It is #11 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Red Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,037 m (6,683 ft); the lowest point is 1,155 m, a vertical drop of 882 m.

What is the nearest airport to Red Mountain Resort?

Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), about 26 km away in a straight line; Penticton Airport (YYF) is 134 km away.

How many ski lifts does Red Mountain Resort have?

8 lifts: 6 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.