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-10.0C | 14.0F |
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HIGHLIGHTS
Welcome to Whitewater Winter Resort!! The mountain has a well-deserved reputation for epic powder snowfalls with 45ft of the good stuff falling each year on average. Powder Magazine calls Whitewater, "One of the best powder mountains on the continent." And, Ski Canada has rated Whitewater to have the Best Deeps, Best Bowls and Best Glades. Don't just take their word for it, come experience it for yourself.
| Category | Mountain Fact |
| Conditions & weather | Click for up-to-date conditions and weather forecasts or call 250.352.SNOW (7669) for our 24 hour snow report |
| Operating Season | Early December to early April…click on our Events page for specific dates |
| Lift and Nordic trail hours | Winter Hours 9:00am to 3:30pm Spring hours 9:30am to 4:00pm |
| Average Snowfall | 1200 cm/40 feet! |
| Elevation | Lodge base: 1640 metres/5400 feet Summit: 2040 metres/6700 feet Ymir Peak: 2400 metres/8000 feet |
| Vertical drop | 396 metres/1300 feet |
| Alpine skiable terrain | 478 ha/1180 acres |
| Average winter temperature | –8º C/18º F |
| Lifts | 2 double chair lifts (Silver King and the Summit Chairs) and one handle tow (The Hummer) |
| Alpine terrain | 46 runs, groomed, open bowls, glades, chutes, and tree skiing
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| Nordic + Snowshoe Trails | 13 trails on 15km, groomed and trackset for classic and skating - $5 Trail Pass 10 km of snowshoe trails - $5 Trail Pass |
| On hill amenities | Lodge, Mountain Learning Centre, Whitewater Store, Rentals & Repairs, Daycare, Coal Oil Johnny’s Pub, Fresh Tracks Café |
| Accommodation | No on-hill accommodation. See our Ski & Stay packages to contact our accommodation partners in Nelson |
| Location | 15 minutes from the city of Nelson. Click here for directions |
| Mailing address | PO Box 60 Nelson, BC V1L 4P7 |
| Contact info | Reservations: 800.666.9420 Snowphone: 250.352.SNOW (7669) |