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Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada with 3.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 770 m and 911 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
3.6 km
Lifts
2
Top elevation
911 m
Vertical drop
141 m
Nearest airport
YCG · 94 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy1.2 km
  • Advanced0.7 km
  • Intermediate1.7 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Rope tows

Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area is a ski area in British Columbia, Canada. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.6 km, which ranks it #172 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 363 m long.

Slopes at Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area

About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard 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 770 m up to 911 m, a vertical drop of 141 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area

The nearest airport is Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), about 94 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 3 min by car; Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 128 km away. Nearby ski areas include Whitewater Ski Resort (53.4 km), Nelson Nordic, Revelstoke Mountain Resort (83.6 km) and Revelstoke Nordic - Mount MacPherson, which together add 211 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area

  1. 1
    Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport Flag of CanadaCastlegar, Canada Airports in Canada
    YCG94 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Kelowna International Airport Flag of CanadaKelowna, Canada Airports in Canada
    YLW128 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport Flag of CanadaCranbrook, Canada Airports in Canada
    YXC144 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Penticton Airport Flag of CanadaPenticton, Canada Airports in Canada
    YYF161 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area have?

3.6 km of downhill runs (10 runs): 1.2 km easy, 0.7 km advanced, 1.7 km intermediate. It is #172 in Canada by piste length.

How high is Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area?

The lifts and runs reach 911 m (2,989 ft); the lowest point is 770 m, a vertical drop of 141 m.

What is the nearest airport to Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area?

Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), about 94 km away in a straight line; Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is 128 km away.

How many ski lifts does Summit Lake Ski & Snowboard Area have?

2 lifts: 1 t-bars, 1 rope tows.

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