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Manning Park Resort - British Columbia

Manning Park Resort is located in E.C. Manning Provincial Park. The resort's winter season is from late November to early April.

Skiers and snowboarders have 25 trails and a snowboard park with four lifts providing access to them. Nordic skiers have 30 km of groomed trails and 190 km of wilderness to explore. Other winter activities include telemarking and backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and outdoor skating.

Ski lessons are available for all abilities ages 3 and up.

The Kinderski program provides supervised fun time with some time spent "child-minding" and some outdoors for kids 3 to 6 years old. Mighty Bears are graduates of the Kinderski program who are ready to tackle more challenging terrain.

Snowboard lessons and rentals are offered as well. This year Manning Park also has step-in snowboards and boot rentals and the hot shape ski demos.

At the resort base area there are 41 lodge rooms, 20 cabins and four chalets to accommodate the vacationer.

Manning Park Resort is located about 40 miles east of Hope, B.C., on Hwy. #3. From Vancouver it is about a three hour drive. The closest border crossing is at Sumas, Wash., about two hours west.

MOUNTAIN STATISTICS
Base Elevation:	4,451 ft	(1,357 m)
Summit Elevation:	5,868 ft	(1,789 m)
Vertical Drop:	1,417 ft	(432 m)
Skiable Area:	140 acres	(57 hectares)
Annual Snowfall:	215 in	(546 cm)
Longest Run:	6,375 ft	(1,943 m)
Snowmaking:	0 %
Number of Lifts:	4
Uphill Lift Capacity:	4,171 per hour
Types of Lifts:	2 Surface Lifts 2 Double Chairs
Number of Trails:	24

TRAIL RATINGS
Easiest:		30%
More Difficult:		40%
Most Difficult:		30%
Experts Only:		0%
Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas.

AREA DETAILS
Alpine Skiing:	Yes
Snowboarding:	Yes
Required:	Yes
Restricted Areas:	Yes
Terrain Park:	Yes
Cross Country:	30 km
Snow Tubing:	Yes
Snowshoe Trails:	Yes

 

FEATURED LODGING

» Best Western Heritage Inn

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