Mount Sima
Mount Sima is a ski area located in the province of Yukon in Canada. The resort is in the town of Whitehorse, YT.
Season Passes
Mount Sima 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 Sima. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Mount Sima's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Mount Sima around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Mount Sima Terrain Overview
Mount Sima has a total of 15 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Mount Sima is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 91 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 37 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.4 square kilometers.
Total Runs
15
Lifts
3
Skiable Acres
91(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Mount Sima Elevation
Mount Sima has a summit elevation of 3,395 feet, or 1,035 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,296 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,099 feet (335 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Mount Sima's summit elevation is about average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are quite a bit higher, but also many that are much, much smaller.
Summit Elevation
3,395'(1,035 m)
Vertical Drop
1,099'(335 m)
Base Elevation
2,296'(700 m)
Mount Sima Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
32.1out 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 Sima has 91 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Mount Sima is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 50% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 50%.
Beginner
50%(46 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
31%(28 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%(17 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 Sima good for beginners?
Mount Sima 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 50% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Mount Sima Location
Mount Sima is located in the province of Yukon, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Whitehorse, YT.
Address:
Whitehorse, YT Y1A Canada
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Website:
mountsima.com
GPS Coordinates:
60.61200, -135.04500
Getting to Mount Sima
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Mount Sima), its coordinates of 60.61200, -135.04500 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Whitehorse, YT 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 Sima.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport | YXY | Whitehorse, YT | 11 km |
| Haines Airport | HNS | Haines, AK | 154 km |
| Gustavus Airport | GST | Gustavus, AK | 246 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Mount Sima, 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 Sima.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|
Mount Sima Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 3,395 ft |
| Base Elevation | 2,296 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,099 ft |
| Trails | 15 (50% Beginner, 31% Intermediate, 19% Expert) |
| Lifts | 3 |
| Skiable Acres | 91 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | N/A inches |