Kelly Canyon Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Kelly Canyon Ski Resort is a ski area in Idaho, the United States. Its 56 mapped downhill runs add up to 24 km, which ranks it #124 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 432 m long.

Slopes at Kelly Canyon Ski Resort

About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 42% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes Kelly Canyon Ski Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 4 lifts: 3 chairlifts, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,769 m up to 2,037 m, a vertical drop of 268 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 17.2 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Kelly Canyon Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA), about 39 km away in a straight line — roughly 50 minutes by car; Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is 71 km away. Nearby ski areas include Grand Targhee Resort (56.4 km), Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (79.3 km), Snow King Mountain (17.7 km) and Pebble Creek (24.1 km), which together add 177 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.