Manning Park Ski Area

Manning Park Ski Area is a ski area located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. The resort is in the town of Manning Park, BC.

We recently ranked all of British Columbia's ski resorts, so you can see where Manning Park Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Manning Park Ski Area is a part of the INDY Ski Pass system. This allows you to buy one lift pass, and ski at all of the slopes that are also a part of the group.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Manning Park Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Manning Park Ski Area Terrain Overview

Manning Park Ski Area has a total of 34 ski trails, which are serviced by 4 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Manning Park Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 140 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 57 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.6 square kilometers.

Manning Park Ski Area's slopes see on average 296 inches (7.5 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 24 feet every year!

Total Runs
34

Lifts
4

Skiable Acres
140(1 km²)

Annual Snowfall
296"(752 cm)

Manning Park Ski Area Elevation

Manning Park Ski Area has a summit elevation of 5,868 feet, or 1,788 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 4,451 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,417 feet (432 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Manning Park Ski Area'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
5,868'(1,788 m)

Vertical Drop
1,417'(432 m)

Base Elevation
4,451'(1,357 m)

Manning Park Ski Area Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
53out of 100

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Manning Park Ski Area can be beginner-friendly, but it depends on the ski trails you ride. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 76% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Manning Park Ski Area has 140 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
24%(33 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
32%(45 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
44%(62 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 Manning Park Ski Area good for beginners?

Manning Park Ski Area 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 76% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Manning Park Ski Area Location

Manning Park Ski Area is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Manning Park, BC.

Getting to Manning Park Ski Area

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Manning Park Ski Area), its coordinates of 49.06700, -120.91800 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Manning Park, BC 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 Manning Park Ski Area.

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 Manning Park Ski Area.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Manning Park Ski Area, 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 Manning Park Ski Area.

Manning Park Ski Area Mountain Stats