Pass Powderkeg

Pass Powderkeg is a ski area located in the province of Alberta in Canada. The resort is in the town of Blairmore, AB.

We recently ranked all of Alberta's ski resorts, so you can see where Pass Powderkeg stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!

Season Passes

Pass Powderkeg 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 Pass Powderkeg. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Pass Powderkeg's website.

Lodging Options

There are numerous options to stay at Pass Powderkeg around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.

Pass Powderkeg Terrain Overview

Pass Powderkeg has a total of 27 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Pass Powderkeg is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 150 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 61 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.6 square kilometers.

Total Runs
27

Lifts
3

Skiable Acres
150(1 km²)

Annual Snowfall
N/A

Pass Powderkeg Elevation

Pass Powderkeg has a summit elevation of 5,183 feet, or 1,580 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 4,265 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 918 feet (280 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Pass Powderkeg'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
5,183'(1,580 m)

Vertical Drop
918'(280 m)

Base Elevation
4,265'(1,300 m)

Pass Powderkeg Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
31.9out of 100

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Pass Powderkeg 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 56% of its trails rated at or above intermediate ski level.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Pass Powderkeg has 150 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
44%(66 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
37%(56 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%(29 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 Pass Powderkeg good for beginners?

Pass Powderkeg 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 56% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.

Pass Powderkeg Location

Pass Powderkeg is located in the province of Alberta, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Blairmore, AB.

Getting to Pass Powderkeg

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Pass Powderkeg), its coordinates of 49.60200, -114.45000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Blairmore, AB 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 Pass Powderkeg.

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 Pass Powderkeg.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Pass Powderkeg, 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 Pass Powderkeg.

Pass Powderkeg Mountain Stats