Mount Fairweather Ski Hill
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill is a ski area located in the province of Ontario in Canada. The resort is in the town of Atikokan, ON.
We recently ranked all of Ontario's ski resorts, so you can see where Mount Fairweather Ski Hill stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Mount Fairweather 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 Mount Fairweather Ski Hill. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Mount Fairweather Ski Hill's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Mount Fairweather Ski Hill around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill Terrain Overview
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill has a total of 10 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Mount Fairweather Ski Hill is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 18 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 7 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.
Total Runs
10
Lifts
2
Skiable Acres
18(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill Elevation
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill has a summit elevation of 675 feet, or 206 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 325 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 350 feet (107 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
675'(206 m)
Vertical Drop
350'(107 m)
Base Elevation
325'(99 m)
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
29.6out 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 Fairweather Ski Hill has 18 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Mount Fairweather Ski Hill is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 31% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 50% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
31%(6 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
50%(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
19%(3 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 Fairweather Ski Hill good for beginners?
Mount Fairweather 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. 31% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill Location
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Atikokan, ON.
Address:
Atikokan, ON P0T 1C0 Canada
View on Google Maps
Website:
visitatikokan.com/experiences/mount-fairweather
GPS Coordinates:
48.80700, -91.59200
Getting to Mount Fairweather Ski Hill
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Mount Fairweather Ski Hill), its coordinates of 48.80700, -91.59200 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Atikokan, ON 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 Mount Fairweather Ski Hill.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls International Airport | INL | International Falls, MN | 135 km |
| Fort Frances Municipal Airport | YAG | Fort Frances, ON | 136 km |
| Dryden Regional Airport | YHD | Dryden, ON | 141 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Mount Fairweather 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 Mount Fairweather Ski Hill.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants Ridge | Aurora, MN | 1,972 ft | 32% | 145 km |
| Dryden Ski Club | Dryden, ON | 1,315 ft | 0% | 149 km |
Mount Fairweather Ski Hill Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 675 ft |
| Base Elevation | 325 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 350 ft |
| Trails | 10 (31% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 19% Expert) |
| Lifts | 2 |
| Skiable Acres | 18 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | N/A inches |