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Whitehorse, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: rps333, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mount Sima

Ski resort · Canada

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Mount Sima is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-5°C
Wind
6 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-6°C
Wind
8 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-5°C
Wind
7 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-5°C
Wind
12 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
10 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-6°C
Wind
9 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
6 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 1,186 mvillage 876 m
  • 10 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Avalanche Canada.

Forecast and score for each day at Mount Sima
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor3 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 5 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor4 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 6 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor4 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-6°Cwind, 8 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 7 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor2 cm0.1 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-5°Cwind, 12 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor1 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 10 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor1 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-6°Cwind, 9 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0 m-8°Cwind, 6 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Jan–Feb

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase876 mMid1,031 mTop1,186 mColdestat the top
Oct0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-2°C
Nov0.3 m0.3 m0.3 m-12°C
Dec0.6 m0.6 m0.7 m-16°C
Jan0.7 m0.8 m0.8 m-16°C
Feb0.7 m0.8 m0.9 m-17°C
Mar0.8 m0.9 m1.0 m-11°C
Apr0.6 m0.7 m0.8 m-3°C
May0.1 m0.1 m0.2 m3°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.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Mount Sima

Village 876 m.

A ski resort with its village at 876 m and its top at 1,186 m. It has 10 km of runs and 2 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 316 m, from 1,186 m to 870 m. For beginners and families: 75% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 2 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 1.0 m at the top (1,186 m). For skiers the best months are usually January and February, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Whitehorse.

The ski area

Runs from 870 m to 1,186 m: 316 m of vertical. 10 km of runs and 2 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Mount Sima.

Runs
Beginner0.2 km
Easy3.6 km
Intermediate3.6 km
Advanced2.2 km
Not graded0.3 km
Lifts
Chairlifts1
Drag lifts1

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

75% 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.

The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Where to stay: Whitehorse

Closest

Whitehorse

21 min by car · 37 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

See 37 places to stay in Whitehorse · Booking.com

About Whitehorse its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Whitehorse, 12 km (about 25 min by car)

About US$94 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

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