Shames Mountain Ski Area
Shames Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. The resort is in the town of West Terrace, BC.
We recently ranked all of British Columbia's ski resorts, so you can see where Shames Mountain Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Shames Mountain 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 Shames Mountain Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Shames Mountain Ski Area's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Shames Mountain Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Shames Mountain Ski Area Terrain Overview
Shames Mountain Ski Area has a total of 28 ski trails, which are serviced by 3 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Shames Mountain Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 252 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 102 hectares, 0.4 square miles, or 1.0 square kilometers.
Shames Mountain Ski Area's slopes see on average 480 inches (12.2 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 40 feet every year!
Total Runs
28
Lifts
3
Skiable Acres
252(1 km2)
Annual Snowfall
480"(1,219 cm)
Shames Mountain Ski Area Elevation
Shames Mountain Ski Area has a summit elevation of 3,900 feet, or 1,189 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,300 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,600 feet (488 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Shames Mountain Ski Area'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
3,900'(1,189 m)
Vertical Drop
1,600'(488 m)
Base Elevation
2,300'(701 m)
Shames Mountain Ski Area Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
45.3out 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
Shames Mountain Ski Area has 252 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Shames Mountain Ski Area is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 21% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 79%.
Beginner
21%(53 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
60%(151 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%(48 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 Shames Mountain Ski Area good for beginners?
Shames Mountain 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 79% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Shames Mountain Ski Area Location
Shames Mountain Ski Area is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of West Terrace, BC.
Address:
West Terrace, BC V8G Canada
View on Google Maps
Website:
mymountaincoop.ca
GPS Coordinates:
54.43286, -128.98900
Getting to Shames Mountain Ski Area
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Shames Mountain Ski Area), its coordinates of 54.43286, -128.98900 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of West Terrace, 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 Shames Mountain Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat | YXT | Terrace, BC | 27 km |
| Prince Rupert Airport | YPR | Prince Rupert, BC | 96 km |
| Smithers Airport | YYD | Smithers, BC | 124 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Shames Mountain 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 Shames Mountain Ski Area.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|
Shames Mountain Ski Area Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 3,900 ft |
| Base Elevation | 2,300 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,600 ft |
| Trails | 28 (21% Beginner, 60% Intermediate, 19% Expert) |
| Lifts | 3 |
| Skiable Acres | 252 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 480 inches |