Magic Mountain
Magic Mountain is a ski area located in the state of Idaho in USA. The resort is in the town of Kimberly, ID.
We recently ranked all of Idaho's ski resorts, so you can see where Magic Mountain stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Magic Mountain 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 Magic Mountain. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Magic Mountain's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Magic Mountain around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Magic Mountain Terrain Overview
Magic Mountain has a total of 11 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Magic Mountain is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 120 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 49 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.5 square kilometers.
Magic Mountain's slopes see on average 230 inches (5.8 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 19 feet every year!
Total Runs
11
Lifts
3
Skiable Acres
120(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
230"(584 cm)
Magic Mountain Elevation
Magic Mountain has a summit elevation of 7,240 feet, or 2,207 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 6,500 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 740 feet (226 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Magic Mountain's summit elevation is higher than average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are much higher than this one (some stretch to 12,000 feet!), but it is not small by any stretch of the imagination.
Summit Elevation
7,240'(2,207 m)
Vertical Drop
740'(226 m)
Base Elevation
6,500'(1,981 m)
Magic Mountain Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
44.6out 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
Magic Mountain has 120 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Magic Mountain is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 30% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 70%.
Beginner
30%(36 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
25%(30 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%(54 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 Magic Mountain good for beginners?
Magic Mountain 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 70% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Magic Mountain Location
Magic Mountain is located in the state of Idaho, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Kimberly, ID.
Address:
Kimberly, ID 83341 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
magicmountainresort.com
GPS Coordinates:
42.20000, -114.41000
Getting to Magic Mountain
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Magic Mountain), its coordinates of 42.20000, -114.41000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Kimberly, ID 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 Magic Mountain.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City International Airport | SLC | Salt Lake City, UT | 159 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 Magic Mountain.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport | TWF | Twin Falls, ID | 20 mi |
| Friedman Memorial Airport | SUN | Hailey, ID | 90 mi |
| Pocatello Regional Airport | PIH | Pocatello, ID | 104 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Magic Mountain, 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 Magic Mountain.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomerelle Mountain | Albion, ID | 9,000 ft | 38% | 42 mi |
Magic Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 7,240 ft |
| Base Elevation | 6,500 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 740 ft |
| Trails | 11 (30% Beginner, 25% Intermediate, 45% Expert) |
| Lifts | 3 |
| Skiable Acres | 120 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 230 inches |