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Murray Ridge

Ski resort · Canada

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Every day scores the same

Murray Ridge is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
2 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
9 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-6°C
Wind
12 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

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

Forecast: next 7 days

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

The resort in three facts

  • Top 1,404 mvillage 912 m
  • 26 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 Murray Ridge
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 5 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 2 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 5 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 5 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 9 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-6°Cwind, 12 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 10 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

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase912 mMid1,158 mTop1,404 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-7°C
Dec0.4 m0.4 m0.4 m-14°C
Jan0.5 m0.5 m0.5 m-12°C
Feb0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m-14°C
Mar0.5 m0.5 m0.5 m-9°C
Apr0.3 m0.3 m0.3 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.

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 Murray Ridge

Village 912 m.

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 by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. 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.

Runs
Beginner0.2 km
Easy6.1 km
Intermediate9.9 km
Advanced9.8 km
Not graded0.4 km
Lifts
Drag lifts2

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

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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Where to stay: Fort St. James

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Closest

Fort St. James

about 15 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$94/nightcountry average

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About Fort St. James its beds, food and every spot near it

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