Mount Ashwabay
Mount Ashwabay is a ski area located in the state of Wisconsin in USA. The resort is in the town of Bayfield, WI.
We recently ranked all of Wisconsin's ski resorts, so you can see where Mount Ashwabay stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Mount Ashwabay 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 Mount Ashwabay. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Mount Ashwabay's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Mount Ashwabay around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Mount Ashwabay Terrain Overview
Mount Ashwabay has a total of 11 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Mount Ashwabay is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 65 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 26 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.3 square kilometers.
Mount Ashwabay's slopes see on average 120 inches (3.0 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 10 feet every year!
Total Runs
11
Lifts
2
Skiable Acres
65(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
120"(305 cm)
Mount Ashwabay Elevation
Mount Ashwabay has a summit elevation of 1,286 feet, or 392 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 963 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 323 feet (98 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Mount Ashwabay has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
1,286'(392 m)
Vertical Drop
323'(98 m)
Base Elevation
963'(294 m)
Mount Ashwabay Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
29.3out 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
Mount Ashwabay has 65 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Mount Ashwabay is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 40% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 35% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
40%(26 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
35%(23 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
25%(16 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 Mount Ashwabay good for beginners?
Mount Ashwabay 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".
Mount Ashwabay Location
Mount Ashwabay is located in the state of Wisconsin, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Bayfield, WI.
Address:
Bayfield, WI 54814 USA
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Website:
mtashwabay.org
GPS Coordinates:
46.79000, -90.90000
Getting to Mount Ashwabay
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Mount Ashwabay), its coordinates of 46.79000, -90.90000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Bayfield, WI 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 Mount Ashwabay.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | MSP | Minneapolis, MN | 173 mi |
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 Mount Ashwabay.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth International Airport | DLH | Duluth, MN | 61 mi |
| Range Regional Airport | HIB | Hibbing, MN | 100 mi |
| Rhinelander Oneida County Airport | RHI | Rhinelander, WI | 105 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Mount Ashwabay, 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 Mount Ashwabay.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitecap Mountains Resort | Upson, WI | 1,750 ft | 38% | 36 mi |
| Mt. Zion Ski Hill | Ironwood, MI | 1,400 ft | 33% | 41 mi |
| Big Powderhorn | Ironwood, MI | 1,800 ft | 39% | 43 mi |
| Snowriver Mountain Resort - Blackjack | Ramsay, MI | 1,650 ft | 42% | 48 mi |
| Snowriver Mountain Resort - Indianhead | Wakefield, MI | 1,935 ft | 49% | 49 mi |
| Spirit Mountain | Duluth, MN | 1,320 ft | 36% | 63 mi |
| Mont du Lac | Superior, WI | 917 ft | 34% | 67 mi |
| Giants Ridge | Aurora, MN | 1,972 ft | 32% | 86 mi |
Mount Ashwabay Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 1,286 ft |
| Base Elevation | 963 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 323 ft |
| Trails | 11 (40% Beginner, 35% Intermediate, 25% Expert) |
| Lifts | 2 |
| Skiable Acres | 65 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 120 inches |