Murray Ridge, Canada
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About Murray Ridge
Village 912 m. Facts: verified.
A ski resort with its village at 912 m and its top at 1,404 m. It has 26 km of runs and 2 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 507 m, from 1,404 m to 897 m. For beginners and families: 61% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 10 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.6 m at the top (1,404 m). The town to stay in is Fort St. James.
Murray Ridge Ski Area, also known as Murray Ridge Ski Hill, is a small ski resort located on unceded Nak'azdli territory near the town of Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada. The area has been in operation since the 1976-77 ski season and is managed by the Fort St. James Ski Club. The facilities include a 557 square metres (6,000 sq ft) day lodge. The area's T-Bar is reputed to be the longest in the world. Development of the area, which began with only two rope-tows, was assisted by Al Raine.
Base elevation is 700 metres (2,300 ft) with a summit elevation of 1,231 metres (4,039 ft), yielding a vertical drop of 530 metres (1,740 ft). There are 22 runs and an average annual snowfall of 300 centimetres (120 in). 20 kilometres (12 mi) of cross-country trails are adjacent to the ski hill.
From the Wikipedia article Murray Ridge Ski Area, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
The ski area
Runs from 897 m to 1,404 m: 507 m of vertical. 26 km of runs and 2 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Murray Ridge.
| Beginner | 0.2 km |
|---|---|
| Easy | 6.1 km |
| Intermediate | 9.9 km |
| Advanced | 9.8 km |
| Not graded | 0.4 km |
| Drag lifts | 2 |
|---|
Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
For families
61% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).
No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.
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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.
Forecast
The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Fresh72 h | Depthtop, mid, base | Coldestat top | Windat top |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -2°C | wind, 4 knots |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -5°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | 0°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -4°C | wind, 7 knots |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -6°C | wind, 5 knots |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -6°C | wind, 10 knots |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, poor | 0 cm | 0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m | -6°C | wind, 9 knots |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.
Snow by month
| Month | Base912 m | Mid1,158 m | Top1,404 m | Coldestat the top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | 0.1 m | -7°C |
| Dec | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | 0.4 m | -14°C |
| Jan | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | -12°C |
| Feb | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | 0.6 m | -14°C |
| Mar | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | 0.5 m | -9°C |
| Apr | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | 0.3 m | -4°C |
Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.
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- Tue 20 OctLifts closed
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- Wed 21 OctLifts closed
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- Thu 22 OctLifts closed
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- Fri 23 OctLifts closed
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- Sat 24 OctLifts closed
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