67 km
1575 m - 2180 m
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Test report Apex Resort
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Apex Resort
Total result: 3.7 out of 5 stars
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Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Apex Resort
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Runs/slopes
Altitude difference
605 m (Valley 1575 m - Mountain 2180 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
4
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
→ 2 ← 1
Runs/slopes
Total 67 km
Easy
8 km
(12 %)Intermediate
33 km
(49 %)Difficult
26 km
(39 %)
Longest run
5 km
Run location
just above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
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Number of ski lifts
4
Total capacity
4720 Passengers / hour
Length of all lifts
4.3 km Total
Lifts and cable cars
2
2
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Worth knowing
- Artificial snow-making
5 % of the slopes have snow-making capabilities
- The valley run is always open when ski resort is open; without the valley run, ski operation is not possible.
Season 2009/2010
126 Days open
126 Days when valley run open
126 Days when valley run open
The slope preparation is very good.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Access via Okanagan Hwy 97, Ausfahrt Green Mountain Road
- Quickdraw Express (Apex, BC), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 33 km · approx. 47 Minutes driving time
Roads: Side road, Mountain road, well-developed, with significant incline
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, Stone parking lot, free of charge
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- No ski busses
- Scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There are some accommodations with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Penticton
Distance to ski resort more than 20 km
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
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Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for families and children
- Wave ride for children
- Adventure course
- Children's lifts
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
- Child care
Information for beginners
- Easy and manageable slope offering, which is easy to achieve
- Wide slopes
- Beginner's area
- Special slopes for slower skiers / beginners
- Easy valley run
- Beginner's lifts near the valley
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- many freeride / deep snow areas
- some mogul slopes
- some extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Runs/slopes
Total 67 km
Difficult
26 km
(39 %)Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
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Information for Snowboarders
- few cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- many freeride / deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
- Snow park/ Fun park
- Halfpipe
- Kicker (Jump/ Ramp)
- Rails/ Slides
- Boxes
- Wallride
- Corner / Hip
- Boardercross
- Waverides
Detailed description of the ski resort
The Apex Mountain Resort is about 31 km from Pentincton into the mountains embedded. The smaller ski area (only 2 chair lifts) offers however for each something - from easy runs through the forest up to very heavy and steep runs. From the parking lot you can take the t-bar up, or you can slide over a very light run down to the high speed quad Quickdraw Express and far up to the triple chair Stock's Chair. With the Quickdraw Express you arrive very fast at the summit, of where you can achieve all slopes in the resort. Very recommend are the heavy runs for advanced skiers and riders on the right side of the lift, which all can be attained by the easy slope "Grandfathers Trail" and all the black runs finish at the"Grandfather's Trail". Further heavy runs, e.g. Tooth/Dusk and Sweet Sue lead from the summit on the left side down to the top station of the triple chair. At the triple chair Stock's Chair you find mostly easy to intermediate and broad forest slopes. In Apex almost all runs are through the forest, with exception of the runs at the summit of the Beaconsfield Mountain, since the forest begins about only 50 meters underneath the summit. Night skiing exclusively takes place at the t-bar, where you find mostly intermediate runs. Also snowbaorder come to the halfpipe and in the terrain park by taking the t-bar. For beginners is another t-bar near the parking lot, which serves a very easy run. Also
for non-skier is a tubing park available with own t-bar and there is also an ice skate place near the parking lots.
Test Report issued on 2002-01-27
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