Apex Mountain Resort is a

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in southwestern

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, located in the

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region on Beaconsfield Mountain, just west of

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. Its first Pomalift was installed in 1961, with a vertical rise of . Beaconsfield Mountain has a summit

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of above

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and receives an average of of snow a year. It has of groomed, skiable terrain, of

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terrain, and of groomed

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terrain. There are 79 named trails accessed by four

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s, including one high-speed quad. The resort also offers four

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s and a

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park. Apex currently operates twelve

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s that provide top-to-bottom

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capability. The mountain's main accommodation providers include Stay at Apex, Apex Lodge, and Apex Mountain Inn. Other activities that the resort provides include a skating loop and a hockey rink. Nearby,

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also offers

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ing and cross-country skiing. Runs (by lift and difficulty): Stocks Triple Chair: Beginner: Whipsaw, Finger, Dude-Ney Trail, Village Traverse, Easy Out, Greenhorn's Traverse, Stock's Traverse Intermediate: Maverick, Stagecoach, Lucky Strike, Sluice Box, Gambit, Lower Gambit, Motherlode, Little Joe, Sweet Louise Advanced: Window Quickdraw Express Quad: Beginner: Grandfather's Trail Intermediate: Ben's Run, Wild Bill, Ridge Run, Juniper, 97C, Dawdler 1, Dawdler 2, Wildly Easy (Wildside), Easy Out (Wildside) Advanced: Sun Bowl, West Bank, The Pit, The Great Wall, Toilet Bowl, Essendale, Grouse Gulch, Tongue, Hanks, Showboat, Highway 97, Face, Poma, Chute, K, K2, Magnum, Buckshot, Winchester, Golden Eagle, Shootout (Wildside), Gun Slinger (Wildside), Grandmother's Trail (Wildside), Hang’em High (Wildside), Lower Hang’em High (Wildside), Jackpot (Wildside), Showdown (Wildside), Bob's Run (Wildside), Glades (Wildside) Expert: Tooth Tusk, Sweet Sue, Gromit, Gunbarrel, 22, Pea Shooter, Make My Day, Dirty Harry T-Bar: Beginner: Rookies Trail, Chicken Finger Intermediate: Adrian's Alley, Spruce Hollow, Old Mill, Okanagan Run, Wishbone, Okanagan Night Park Advanced: Andi's Alley, Kristi's Terrain Parks: Skier/Boarder Cross, Claim Jumper, Prospector, Terrain Park Magic Carpet (conveyor lift): Beginner: Easy Rider Tube Runs: Tube Park

References

External links

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www.stayatapex.com
- Apex Accommodations - Apex Mountain Resort's primary accommodation provider
www.apexmountaininn.com
- Apex Mountain only Full Service Hotel
Apex Mountain Resort
- Official site

Ski areas and resorts in the Okanagan Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen {{OkanaganSimilkameen-geo-stub

See also

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