British Columbia · Canada · ski area
Salmo Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Salmo Ski Area is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 5.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 695 m and 1,027 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 5.8 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 1,027 m
- Vertical drop
- 332 m
- Nearest airport
- YCG · 27 km
Slopes by difficulty
5 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Rope tows
Salmo Ski Area is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 5 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.8 km, which ranks it #136 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 1,158 m long.
Slopes at Salmo Ski Area
About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 47% intermediate and 20% advanced or expert, which makes Salmo Ski Area 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 695 m up to 1,027 m, a vertical drop of 332 m.
Getting to Salmo Ski Area
The nearest airport is Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), about 27 km away in a straight line — roughly 35 minutes by car; Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is 120 km away. Nearby ski areas include Nelson Nordic, Whitewater Ski Resort (53.4 km), Black Jack Ski Club and Red Mountain Resort (68.8 km), which together add 131 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Salmo Ski Area
- 1 YCG27 kmstraight line
- 2 YXC120 kmstraight line
- 3 YYF170 kmstraight line
- 4 YLW173 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Salmo Ski Area
- 25 kmNelson Nordicup to 1,223 m
- 30 kmWhitewater Ski Resort53 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,059 m
- 38 kmBlack Jack Ski Clubup to 1,512 m
- 40 kmRed Mountain Resort69 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,037 m
- 51 kmPaulson X-C (Castlegar Nordic)up to 1,507 m
- 94 kmPhoenix Mountain8.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,478 m
- 95 kmPhoenix Nordic (Marshall Lake)up to 1,447 m
- 96 kmJewel Lake Cross Country Ski trailsSmall ski area
- 100 km49 North Nordic Center
United Statesup to 1,213 m - 101 km49° North Mountain ResortUnited States52 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 1,756 m
- 102 kmSchweitzer Mountain ResortUnited States74 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,949 m
- 107 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.