Murray Ridge Ski Area

Murray Ridge Ski Area is a ski area located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. The resort is in the town of Fort St. James, BC.

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

Season Passes

Murray Ridge Ski Area 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 Murray Ridge Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Murray Ridge Ski Area's website.

Lodging Options

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

Murray Ridge Ski Area Terrain Overview

Murray Ridge Ski Area has a total of 22 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. With 750 acres, Murray Ridge Ski Area has a moderate amount of skiiable terrain available for skiers. This area is equivalent to 304 hectares, 1.2 square miles, or 3.0 square kilometers.

Murray Ridge Ski Area's slopes see on average 118 inches (3.0 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 9 feet every year!

Total Runs
22

Lifts
2

Skiable Acres
750(3 km²)

Annual Snowfall
118"(300 cm)

Murray Ridge Ski Area Elevation

Murray Ridge Ski Area has a summit elevation of 4,038 feet, or 1,231 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,299 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,739 feet (530 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Murray Ridge 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
4,038'(1,231 m)

Vertical Drop
1,739'(530 m)

Base Elevation
2,299'(701 m)

Murray Ridge Ski Area Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
50.7out of 100

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Murray Ridge 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 68% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Murray Ridge Ski Area has 750 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
32%(240 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%(240 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
36%(270 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 Murray Ridge Ski Area good for beginners?

Murray Ridge 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 68% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Murray Ridge Ski Area Location

Murray Ridge Ski Area is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Fort St. James, BC.

Getting to Murray Ridge Ski Area

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Murray Ridge Ski Area), its coordinates of 54.51800, -124.21100 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Fort St. James, 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 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 Murray Ridge Ski Area.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Murray Ridge 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 Murray Ridge Ski Area.

Murray Ridge Ski Area Mountain Stats