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Mountain Facts

HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome to Whitewater Winter Resort!! The mountain has a well-deserved reputation for epic powder snowfalls with 45ft of the good stuff falling each year on average. Powder Magazine calls Whitewater, "One of the best powder mountains on the continent." And, Ski Canada has rated Whitewater to have the Best Deeps, Best Bowls and Best Glades. Don't just take their word for it, come experience it for yourself.

MOUNTAIN FACTS

Conditions & weather
Click for up-to-date conditions and weather forecasts or call 250.352.SNOW (7669) for our 24 hour snow report
Operating Season
Early December to early April…click on our Events page for specific dates
Lift and Nordic trail hours
9:00am to 3:30pm
Average Snowfall
1350 cm/45 feet!
Elevation

Lodge base: 1640 metres/5400 feet
Summit: 2040 metres/6700 feet
Ymir Peak: 2400 metres/8000 feet

Vertical drop
396 metres/1300 feet
Alpine skiable terrain
478 ha/1180 acres
Average winter temperature
–8º C/18º F
Lifts
2 double chair lifts (Silver King and the Summit Chairs) and one handle tow (The Hummer)
Alpine terrain

46 runs, groomed, open bowls, glades, chutes, and tree skiing

  • 20% Beginner
  • 40% Intermediate
  • 40% Advanced
  • Rail Park
Nordic trails
20 trails on 11km, groomed and trackset for classic and skating
On hill amenities
Accommodation
No on-hill accommodation. See our Ski & Stay packages to contact our accommodation partners in Nelson
Location
15 minutes from the city of Nelson. Click here for directions
Mailing address

PO Box 60
Nelson, BC
V1L 4P7

Contact info

Reservations: 800.666.9420
Office: 250.354.4944
Email: info@skiwhitewater.com