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Shames Mountain is one of North America's best kept secrets. For the locals, it's a legend! Shames lies 13 km off Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert, in the Coastal Mountain range of British Columbia, Canada. Enjoy the massive amounts of snow without the line ups or crowds! Shames allows skiers & boarders easy access to an amazing backcountry environment! If you like tree skiing, steeps, terrain parks, big mountains or just powder... Shames has it all! And it’s right outside your doorstep!

" ... the easily accessible outlying area offers some delicious off-site possibilities and then some. After a short hike, that’s where we found ourselves, rolling over some powdery tree-lined hills down to an unbelievably huge, 50-degree horseshoe-shaped bow. It was one of nature’s ready-made snow parks sitting there, with any number of lines available.You could hurl off just about any spot on the rim, or cut hard-guy extreme turns down the face. The possibilities, as they say, were endless, this feature alone making exploration worthwhile, but it’s the Shames backcountry–incredible, sonnet-inspiring peaks rolling on and on into the distance–that make it worth the trip."
-abstract from editorial feature “The Other Canada”,
-TransWorld Snowboarding magazine
SKI & SNOWBOARD TRAILS & ROUTES
General    Twenty-two marked trails (over 133 acres) from beginner to double black diamond are accessed by one double chairlift, a T-bar and a handle tow. Natural glades offer 86 acres of awesome tree skiing. Shames has a vertical of 1600 ft. (488m) within the ski area boundaries and spectacular backcountry skiing like you've never experienced before!
Snowboarding  An exciting attraction at Shames Mountain for its second season in a row is the Freestyle Terrain Park, "Rodeo." One of the most popular runs on the hill last year, Rodeo attracts snowboarders and skiers of all ages from around B. C.... It also plays host to Annual Contests including the Ruins Cup, Shames Mountain Rail Rodeo and the All Seasons Slope Style Competition.

Every feature of the park; whether it's a rail, fun box, spine or huge table top; is designed, built and tested by Shames employees and a team of local riders who have been riding Shames Mountain for the past decade. Progression is our focus for the 2003-2004 season. Along with the features from the previous season, such as, the fun boxes and rails built for the beginner all the way to the advanced riders, we will be adding several more advanced features that will test the skill of the most accomplished riders. Shames recognizes the demand for something a little different in an ever-changing freestyle enviornment that thrives on originality in development and design. This season look for one of the best terrain parks in Canada...at Shames!
SKI RESORT SPECIFICATIONS
Targeted Activities:    Skiing, Snowboarding
Season Availability: December to April
Numer of Runs: 22
Difficulty of Runs: 21% Novice -Green, 60% Intermediate - Blue, 19% Advanced - Black
Lift Details: Double Chair, T - Bar, Handle Tow
Altitude: 700-1189 meters
Other Specifications:    Average Annual Snowfall
1,200 cm (40 feet)

Vertical Rise
488 m (1600 feet)

Longest Run
2.5 km (1.6 miles)

Trail System
22 Trails; 54 hectares (133 acres)
Natural Glades; 35 hectares (86 acres)

Mountain Capacity
2100 skiers per hour
Starting Price:   
$35.00 per Person/Day
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AREA OVERVIEW
Activities Skiing, Snowboarding
City Terrace
State British Columbia
Country Canada
Season December to April
Start Price    $35.00 per Person/Day
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"Shames receives 475 inches of annual snowfall, laying claim to one of the deepest, most consistent snow packs in North America and its backcountry access is unrivaled." -Powder Magazine
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An exciting attraction at Shames Mountain for its second season in a row is the Freestyle Terrain Park, "Rodeo." One of the most popular runs on the hill last year, Rodeo attracts snowboarders and skiers of all ages from around B. C.
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Shames Mountain is located 35 km (22 Mi.) west of Terrace in the spectacular Shames Valley. Shames is nestled in the majestic Coast Mountain Range of British Columbia.
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