Alberta · Canada · ski area
Whispering Pines ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Whispering Pines is a ski area in Alberta, Canada with 7.1 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 925 m and 1,060 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 7.1 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,060 m
- Vertical drop
- 135 m
- Nearest airport
- YXJ · 92 km
Slopes by difficulty
19 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
Whispering Pines is a ski area in Alberta, Canada. Its 19 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.1 km, which ranks it #112 of 403 ski areas in Canada and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 375 m long.
Slopes at Whispering Pines
About 32% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 32% intermediate and 36% advanced or expert, which makes Whispering Pines best suited to confident and advanced 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 925 m up to 1,060 m, a vertical drop of 135 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Whispering Pines
The nearest airport is Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ), about 92 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 59 min by car; Peace River Airport (YPE) is 127 km away. Nearby ski areas include Fairview Ski Hill (5.9 km), Big Bam (0.3 km), Bear Mountain Ski Hill (4.5 km) and Bear Mountain Nordic Ski Trails, which together add 11 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Whispering Pines
- 1 YXJ92 kmstraight line
- 2 YPE127 kmstraight line
- 3 YQU161 kmstraight line
- 4 YOJ261 kmstraight line
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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.