Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill is a ski area located in the province of Alberta in Canada. The resort is in the town of Drayton Valley, AB. We recently ranked all of Alberta's ski resorts, so you can see where Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill is not a part of any nationwide lift pass 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 with with Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill.

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill Lodging:

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill Terrain Overview

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill has a total of 13 ski trails, which are serviced by 4 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 26 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 11 hectares, 0 square miles, or 0 square kilometers.

Total Runs
13

Lifts
4

Skiable Acres
26(0 km²)

Annual Snowfall
N/A

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill Elevation

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill has a summit elevation of 2,450 feet, or 747 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,286 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 164 feet (50 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.

Summit Elevation
2,450'(747 m)

Vertical Drop
164'(50 m)

Base Elevation
2,286'(697 m)

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
27.4out of 100

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Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area. It is in fact one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. This is due to it having 40% of its trails are rated as "beginner", and a vertical drop of only 164 feet.

Skiiable Area by Difficulty Level

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill has 26 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
40%(10 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
33%(9 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
27%(7 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 Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill good for beginners?

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill 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".

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill Location

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill is located in the province of Alberta, Canada. This ski area is nearby the town of Drayton Valley, AB.

Getting to Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill), its coordinates of 53.23700, -114.92400 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Drayton Valley, 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 Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill.

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 Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill, 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 Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill.

Drayton Valley – Brazeau Ski Hill Mountain Stats