Canyon Ski Area
Canyon Ski Area is a ski area located in the province of Alberta in Canada. The resort is in the town of Red Deer, AB.
We recently ranked all of Alberta's ski resorts, so you can see where Canyon Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Canyon Ski Area is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Canyon Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Canyon Ski Area's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Canyon Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Canyon Ski Area Terrain Overview
Canyon Ski Area has a total of 18 ski trails, which are serviced by 6 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Canyon Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 70 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 28 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.3 square kilometers.
Canyon Ski Area's slopes see on average 40 inches (1.0 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
18
Lifts
6
Skiable Acres
70(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
40"(102 cm)
Canyon Ski Area Elevation
Canyon Ski Area has a summit elevation of 2,950 feet, or 899 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,470 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 538 feet (164 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Canyon Ski Area's summit elevation is about average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are quite a bit higher, but also many that are much, much smaller.
Summit Elevation
2,950'(899 m)
Vertical Drop
538'(164 m)
Base Elevation
2,470'(753 m)
Canyon Ski Area Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
29.5out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Canyon Ski Area has 70 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Canyon Ski Area is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 40% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 40% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
40%(28 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
40%(28 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
20%(14 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Canyon Ski Area good for beginners?
Canyon Ski Area is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 40% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Canyon Ski Area Location
Canyon Ski Area is located in the province of Alberta, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Red Deer, AB.
Address:
Red Deer, AB T4E Canada
View on Google Maps
Website:
canyonski.ca
GPS Coordinates:
52.30400, -113.68400
Getting to Canyon Ski Area
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Canyon Ski Area), its coordinates of 52.30400, -113.68400 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Red Deer, AB to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Canyon Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton International Airport | YEG | Edmonton, AB | 112 km |
| Calgary International Airport | YYC | Calgary, AB | 134 km |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Canyon Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyville Airport | YBY | Bonnyville, AB | 296 km |
| Lethbridge County Airport | YQL | Lethbridge, AB | 303 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Canyon Ski Area, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Canyon Ski Area.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innisfail Ski Hill | Innisfail, AB | 3,133 ft | 14% | 36 km |
| Medicine Lodge Ski Area | Bentley, AB | 3,615 ft | 25% | 42 km |
| Gwynne Valley Ski Area | Wetaskiwin, AB | 2,434 ft | 8% | 82 km |
| Rabbit Hill Snow Resort | Edmonton, AB | 2,306 ft | 17% | 120 km |
| Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill | Drayton Valley, AB | 2,450 ft | 28% | 133 km |
| Edmonton Ski Club | Edmonton, AB | 2,165 ft | 31% | 137 km |
| WinSport (Canada Olympic Park) | Calgary, AB | 4,100 ft | 32% | 141 km |
| Sunridge Ski Area | Edmonton, AB | 2,060 ft | 41% | 142 km |
Canyon Ski Area Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 2,950 ft |
| Base Elevation | 2,470 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 538 ft |
| Trails | 18 (40% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 20% Expert) |
| Lifts | 6 |
| Skiable Acres | 70 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 40 inches |