Summit Lake Ski Area

Summit Lake Ski Area is a ski area located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. The resort is in the town of Nakusp, BC.

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

Season Passes

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

Lodging Options

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

Summit Lake Ski Area Terrain Overview

Summit Lake Ski Area has a total of 8 ski trails, which are serviced by 2 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Summit Lake Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 27 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 11 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.

Summit Lake Ski Area's slopes see on average 150 inches (3.8 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 12 feet every year!

Total Runs
8

Lifts
2

Skiable Acres
27(0 km²)

Annual Snowfall
150"(381 cm)

Summit Lake Ski Area Elevation

Summit Lake Ski Area has a summit elevation of 3,018 feet, or 920 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 2,542 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 476 feet (145 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.

Summit Lake 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
3,018'(920 m)

Vertical Drop
476'(145 m)

Base Elevation
2,542'(775 m)

Summit Lake Ski Area Difficulty Level

Difficulty Score^™
11.1out of 100

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Summit Lake Ski Area is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area. It is in fact one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. This is due to it having 75% of its trails are rated as "beginner", and a vertical drop of only 476 feet.

Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level

Summit Lake Ski Area has 27 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.

Beginner
75%(20 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
25%(7 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
0%(0 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 Summit Lake Ski Area good for beginners?

Summit Lake Ski Area is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 75% of its trails are rated as "beginner".

Summit Lake Ski Area Location

Summit Lake Ski Area is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. This ski area is nearest the town of Nakusp, BC.

Getting to Summit Lake Ski Area

By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Summit Lake Ski Area), its coordinates of 50.15900, -117.64200 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Nakusp, 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 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 Summit Lake Ski Area.

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 Summit Lake Ski Area.

There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Summit Lake 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 Summit Lake Ski Area.

Summit Lake Ski Area Mountain Stats