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Marble Mountain Ski Resort

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Location
  
Newfoundland  Canada

Vertical
  
536 m (1,759 ft)

Base elevation
  
10 m (33 ft)

Province
  
Newfoundland and Labrador

Runs
  
39

Number of trails
  
39

Nearest city
  
Corner Brook

Top elevation
  
546 m (1,791 ft)

Skiable area
  
225 acres (0.91 km)

Phone
  
+1 709-637-7601

Terrain parks
  
1

Address
  
Trans-Canada Hwy, Steady Brook, NL A2H 2N2, Canada

Hours
  
Closed now Monday10AM–4PMTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday9AM–8PMSaturday9AM–4PMSunday9AM–4PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Captain James Cook Nati, Ski Wentworth, Crabbe Mountain, Blow Me Down Provincial, Long Range Mountains

Marble Mountain is a ski resort located in the town of Steady Brook, on the west coast of Newfoundland in the Long Range Mountains.

The resort is located on a series of steep ridges forming part of the southern side of the Humber River valley on Mount Musgrave at Steady Brook, approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Corner Brook. As the name implies, marble is present but it forms only a minor part of the bedrock, which is mostly schist. The peak is named in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave, a colonial governor of Newfoundland.

Marble Mountain is the site of the largest alpine ski resort in Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada's doppler weather radar station "XME", part of the Canadian weather radar network is located near the resort at the summit of Mount Musgrave.

The Marble Mountain Ski Resort is known to have some of the best skiing east of the Rockies with an average of 5 m (16 ft) of snow each year, compared to Mont Tremblant's 3.65 m (12 ft). In the winter of 2013/2014, the resort saw more than 21 feet of natural snowfall and in the 2014/2015 season, nearly 20 feet of natural snow fell. Marble Mountain was a key venue for the 1999 Canada Winter Games hosted by Corner Brook.

Marble Mountain boasts the only detachable high speed quad lift in Atlantic Canada, the Lightning Express. It is 1,660 m (5,446 ft) in length and has a ride time of approximately 7 minutes.

References

Marble Mountain Ski Resort Wikipedia