Canada
Canada offers some of the best powder skiing in the world. From the massive resorts of British Columbia to the Rocky Mountain gems of Alberta, Canadian skiing is a bucket-list experience.
10 Resorts
Canada ski resort rankings
Ranked lists computed from the slope, lift and elevation data of every Canada resort on Intski.
Compare all ski resorts in Canada
Slope kilometres by difficulty, lifts, elevation and season side by side. Click a column header to sort.
| Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banff SkiBig3 | 160 | 40 | 80 | 40 | 26 | 1,635–2,730 | Nov–May |
| Big White Big White Ski Resort | 119 | 21 | 64 | 34 | 16 | 1,508–2,319 | Dec–Apr |
| Fernie Fernie Alpine Resort | 142 | 42 | 58 | 42 | 10 | 1,068–2,134 | Dec–Apr |
| Kicking Horse Kicking Horse Mountain Resort | 128 | 26 | 26 | 76 | 5 | 1,190–2,450 | Dec–Apr |
| Lake Louise SkiBig3 | 145 | 36 | 73 | 36 | 10 | 1,646–2,637 | Nov–May |
| Mont Tremblant Mont Tremblant | 102 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 14 | 230–875 | Dec–Apr |
| Revelstoke Revelstoke Mountain Resort | 69 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 512–2,225 | Dec–Apr |
| Silver Star Silver Star Mountain Resort | 115 | 20 | 45 | 50 | 12 | 1,155–1,915 | Dec–Apr |
| Sun Peaks Sun Peaks Resort | 137 | 14 | 79 | 44 | 13 | 1,255–2,080 | Dec–Apr |
| Whistler Blackcomb Whistler Blackcomb | 200 | 40 | 110 | 50 | 37 | 675–2,284 | Nov–May |
Frequently asked questions about skiing in Canada
Quick answers computed from the resort data above.
Canada has 10 ski resorts featured on Intski. Together they offer around 1,317 km of marked slopes, served by 149 ski lifts.
Whistler Blackcomb is the biggest ski resort in Canada, with 200 km of slopes and 37 lifts.
Banff offers the highest skiing in Canada, with slopes reaching 2,730 m above sea level. Its skiable terrain runs from a base elevation of 1,635 m up to 2,730 m.
Canada is better suited to confident skiers: only about 22% of its graded slopes (286 of 1,317 km) are rated easy, so complete beginners have a more limited choice of gentle runs.
The ski season in Canada typically runs from November to May, though exact opening and closing dates vary by resort, elevation and snow conditions.
Whistler Blackcomb has the largest lift network in Canada, with 37 ski lifts serving 200 km of slopes.
Kicking Horse has the most expert terrain in Canada, with 76 km of black expert slopes out of 128 km of slopes in total.