Sunridge Ski Area
Sunridge Ski Area is a ski area located in the province of Alberta in Canada. The resort is in the town of Edmonton, AB.
We recently ranked all of Alberta's ski resorts, so you can see where Sunridge Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Sunridge 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 Sunridge Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Sunridge Ski Area's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Sunridge Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Sunridge Ski Area Terrain Overview
Sunridge Ski Area has a total of 11 ski trails, which are serviced by 7 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Sunridge Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 69 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 28 hectares, 0.1 square miles, or 0.3 square kilometers.
Sunridge Ski Area's slopes see on average 39 inches (1.0 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
11
Lifts
7
Skiable Acres
69(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
39"(99 cm)
Sunridge Ski Area Elevation
Sunridge Ski Area has a summit elevation of 2,060 feet, or 628 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,972 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 140 feet (43 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Sunridge Ski Area has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
2,060'(628 m)
Vertical Drop
140'(43 m)
Base Elevation
1,972'(601 m)
Sunridge Ski Area Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
41.1out 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
Sunridge Ski Area has 69 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Sunridge Ski Area is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 20% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 80%.
Beginner
20%(14 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
35%(24 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
45%(31 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 Sunridge Ski Area good for beginners?
Sunridge 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 80% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Sunridge Ski Area Location
Sunridge Ski Area is located in the province of Alberta, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Edmonton, AB.
Address:
Edmonton, AB T6S Canada
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Website:
sunridgeskiarea.com
GPS Coordinates:
53.56700, -113.37100
Getting to Sunridge Ski Area
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Sunridge Ski Area), its coordinates of 53.56700, -113.37100 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Edmonton, 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 Sunridge Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton International Airport | YEG | Edmonton, AB | 32 km |
| Calgary International Airport | YYC | Calgary, AB | 276 km |
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 Sunridge Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyville Airport | YBY | Bonnyville, AB | 190 km |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Sunridge 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 Sunridge Ski Area.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Ski Club | Edmonton, AB | 2,165 ft | 31% | 8 km |
| Rabbit Hill Snow Resort | Edmonton, AB | 2,306 ft | 17% | 29 km |
| Gwynne Valley Ski Area | Wetaskiwin, AB | 2,434 ft | 8% | 65 km |
| Tawatinaw Valley Ski Area | Tawatina, AB | 2,234 ft | 38% | 82 km |
| Long Lake Ski Hill | Boyle, AB | 0 ft | 0% | 107 km |
| Medicine Lodge Ski Area | Bentley, AB | 3,615 ft | 25% | 137 km |
| Canyon Ski Area | Red Deer, AB | 2,950 ft | 29% | 142 km |
Sunridge Ski Area Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 2,060 ft |
| Base Elevation | 1,972 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 140 ft |
| Trails | 11 (20% Beginner, 35% Intermediate, 45% Expert) |
| Lifts | 7 |
| Skiable Acres | 69 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 39 inches |