Shames Mountain
Canada · British Columbia · Single resort
Shames Mountain is a ski resort in British Columbia (Canada). It has 18.8 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 3 lifts. The runs go from 714 to 1161 m (447 m vertical).
Base station
714 m (2,343 ft)
Top station
1161 m (3,809 ft)
Vertical drop
447 m (1,467 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Green circle: 0.2 km (1%)
- Blue square: 4.2 km (22%)
- Black diamond: 10.9 km (58%)
- Double black: 3.5 km (19%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 70% (35°)
- Mostly facing south-east (44% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.
Lifts: 3
Chairlift: 1 · Drag lift: 1
- Blue Chair · Chairlift · 1,000 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 718–1021 m
- Red T-Bar · 800 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1002–1161 m
- Handle Tow · Drag lift · 714–732 m
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 123 cm, Snow depth 28 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 124 cm, Snow depth 59 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 136 cm, Snow depth 92 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 102 cm, Snow depth 115 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 102 cm, Snow depth 123 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 66 cm, Snow depth 95 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 839 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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