British Columbia · Canada · ski area
Shames Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Shames Mountain is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 19 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 714 m and 1,161 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 19 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,161 m
- Vertical drop
- 447 m
- Nearest airport
- YXT · 25 km
Slopes by difficulty
27 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
Shames Mountain is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 27 mapped downhill runs add up to 19 km, which ranks it #43 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 697 m long.
Slopes at Shames Mountain
About 23% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 58% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Shames Mountain a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 714 m up to 1,161 m, a vertical drop of 447 m.
Getting to Shames Mountain
The nearest airport is Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT), about 25 km away in a straight line — roughly 33 minutes by car; Prince Rupert Airport (YPR) is 99 km away. Nearby ski areas include Onion Lake (Snow Valley Nordic).
Nearest airports to Shames Mountain
- 1 YXT25 kmstraight line
- 2 YPR99 kmstraight line
- 3 YYD120 kmstraight line
- 4 YPZ195 kmstraight line
Frequently asked questions
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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.