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49° North Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

49° North Mountain Resort is a ski area in Washington, United States with 52 km of mapped downhill runs and 7 lifts, between 1,190 m and 1,756 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
52 km
Lifts
7
Top elevation
1,756 m
Vertical drop
566 m
Nearest airport
GEG · 75 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy15 km
  • Beginner0.1 km
  • Advanced18 km
  • Intermediate19 km

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

Ski lifts

  • 6 Chairlifts
  • 1 Rope tows

49° North Mountain Resort is a ski area in Washington, the United States. Its 84 mapped downhill runs add up to 52 km, which ranks it #45 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 622 m long.

Slopes at 49° North Mountain Resort

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 34% advanced or expert, which makes 49° North Mountain Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,190 m up to 1,756 m, a vertical drop of 566 m.

Getting to 49° North Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Spokane International Airport (GEG), about 75 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 37 min by car; Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is 112 km away. Nearby ski areas include 49 North Nordic Center, Mt. Spokane (36.2 km), Mont Spokane State Park Nordic and Schweitzer Mountain Resort (74.0 km), which together add 148 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to 49° North Mountain Resort

  1. 1
    Spokane International Airport Flag of United StatesSpokane, United States Airports in United States
    GEG75 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport Flag of CanadaCastlegar, Canada Airports in Canada
    YCG112 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Flag of United StatesPullman, United States Airports in United States
    PUW176 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport Flag of CanadaCranbrook, Canada Airports in Canada
    YXC196 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does 49° North Mountain Resort have?

52 km of downhill runs (84 runs): 15 km easy, 0.1 km beginner, 18 km advanced, 19 km intermediate. It is #45 in United States by piste length.

How high is 49° North Mountain Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 1,756 m (5,761 ft); the lowest point is 1,190 m, a vertical drop of 566 m.

What is the nearest airport to 49° North Mountain Resort?

Spokane International Airport (GEG), about 75 km away in a straight line; Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is 112 km away.

How many ski lifts does 49° North Mountain Resort have?

7 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 rope tows.

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