Fairview Ski Hill
Fairview Ski Hill is a ski area located in the province of Alberta in Canada. The resort is in the town of Fairview, AB.
We recently ranked all of Alberta's ski resorts, so you can see where Fairview Ski Hill stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Fairview Ski Hill 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 Fairview Ski Hill. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Fairview Ski Hill's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Fairview Ski Hill around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Fairview Ski Hill Terrain Overview
Fairview Ski Hill has a total of 15 ski trails, which are serviced by 4 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Fairview Ski Hill is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 200 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 81 hectares, 0.3 square miles, or 0.8 square kilometers.
Total Runs
15
Lifts
4
Skiable Acres
200(1 km2)
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Fairview Ski Hill Elevation
Fairview Ski Hill has a summit elevation of 1,902 feet, or 580 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,328 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 574 feet (175 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Fairview Ski Hill has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
1,902'(580 m)
Vertical Drop
574'(175 m)
Base Elevation
1,328'(405 m)
Fairview Ski Hill Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
41.5out 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
Fairview Ski Hill has 200 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Fairview Ski Hill is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 35% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 65%.
Beginner
35%(70 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
20%(40 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
45%(90 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 Fairview Ski Hill good for beginners?
Fairview Ski Hill can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 65% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Fairview Ski Hill Location
Fairview Ski Hill is located in the province of Alberta, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Fairview, AB.
Address:
Fairview, AB T0H Canada
View on Google Maps
Website:
skifairview.com
GPS Coordinates:
55.99600, -118.60500
Getting to Fairview Ski Hill
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Fairview Ski Hill), its coordinates of 55.99600, -118.60500 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Fairview, 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 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 Fairview Ski Hill.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peace River Airport | YPE | Peace River, AB | 76 km |
| Grande Prairie Airport | YQU | Grande Prairie, AB | 92 km |
| Dawson Creek Airport | YDQ | Dawson Creek, BC | 102 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Fairview 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 Fairview Ski Hill.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springlake Ski Hill | Spring Lake, AB | 0 ft | 0% | 82 km |
| Whispering Pines | Worsley, AB | 3,478 ft | 40% | 83 km |
| Misery Mountain Ski Centre | Peace River, AB | 1,587 ft | 33% | 85 km |
| Nitehawk Recreation Area | Landry Heights, AB | 2,320 ft | 31% | 106 km |
| Little Smoky Ski Area | Father, AB | 0 ft | 0% | 106 km |
| Bear Mountain Ski Hill | Dawson Creek, BC | 3,250 ft | 0% | 108 km |
Fairview Ski Hill Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 1,902 ft |
| Base Elevation | 1,328 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 574 ft |
| Trails | 15 (35% Beginner, 20% Intermediate, 45% Expert) |
| Lifts | 4 |
| Skiable Acres | 200 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | N/A inches |