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Mt Norquay ski resort

The short answer

Mt Norquay has about 25 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 1,417 m up to 2,093 m (6,867 ft), a vertical drop of 675 m. By mapped runs it is number 29 of the 32 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Calgary (YYC), about 111 km away in a straight line.

Mt Norquay: runs from 1,417 m to 2,093 m, a vertical drop of 676 m1,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,093 m (6,867 ft)Top 2,093 m · 6,867 ftBase 1,417 m · 4,649 ft676 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,093 m6,867 ft
Vertical drop
675 m2,215 ft
Mapped runs
25 km67 runs
Lifts
7mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 0% (0.1 km), Easy 44% (10.8 km), Intermediate 29% (7.1 km), Advanced 27% (6.7 km)Novice: 0.1 km, 1 runs (0%)Easy: 10.8 km, 25 runs (44%)44%EasyIntermediate: 7.1 km, 17 runs (29%)29%IntermediateAdvanced: 6.7 km, 24 runs (27%)27%Advanced

About 44% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 29% intermediate and 27% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice10.1 km
Easy2510.8 km
Intermediate177.1 km
Advanced246.7 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts4
Magic carpets3

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Calgary (YYC)Calgary111 km
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC)Cranbrook177 km
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional (YCG)Castlegar256 km
Edmonton (YEG)Edmonton272 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mt Norquay?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,093 m (6,867 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,417 m (4,649 ft), a vertical of 675 m (2,215 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mt Norquay have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 25 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mt Norquay?

Calgary (YYC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 111 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mt Norquay piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.