Crabbe Mountain
| Crabbe Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Location | Central Hainesville, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nearest city | Fredericton |
| Coordinates | 46°07′13″N 67°06′31″W / 46.12028°N 67.10861°W |
| Top elevation | 404 m (1325 ft) |
| Base elevation | 145 m (475 ft) |
| Skiable area | 0.35 km² (87 acres) |
| Runs | 27 |
| Longest run | 2.0 km (6,600 ft) |
| Lift system | 3 (1 rope tow, 1 quad chair, 1 T-Bar) |
| Terrain parks | 3 |
| Snowfall |
Average 305 cm (120 inches)/year Winter 07/08= 457 cm (179.9 in) Winter 08/09= 370 cm (145.7 in) Winter 09/10= 201 cm (79.1 in) Winter 10/11= 299 cm (117.7 in) |
| Snowmaking | 53 % |
| Night skiing | Yes, 6 trails |
| Web site | http://www.crabbemountain.com |
Crabbe Mountain is a Canadian alpine ski hill in New Brunswick.
New Brunswick's highest vertical at 853 feet offers challenging terrain for skiers of all abilities. Crabbe Mountain has a wide-open beginner area with a pony lift for those just starting out. There's a wide variety of groomed, ungroomed, cruising trails and steep pitches. Crabbe offers many woods/glades runs, and they have some features such as tree rails, rock jumps and northshores. Crabbe also has three terrain parks. They have features such as jumps, hip transfers, spine transfers and rails and is one of the best terrain parks in the Maritimes.
Crabbe Mountain is located in Central Hainesville, 50 km northwest of Fredericton.
Contents |
[edit] Trails
| Trail | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| 1. Beginner Hill |  |
| 2. Rockstar Terrain Park |  |
| 3. Dave's Dream | |
| 4. Upper Dave's Dream |  |
| 5. Greg's Way | |
| 6. Diddle Daddle | |
| 7. Diddle Daddle Glades | |
| 8. Sun Valley Glades | |
| 9. The Glades | |
| 10. Little brave | |
| 11. War Dance | |
| 12. Pole Line | |
| 13. Hume's Flume | |
| 14. Flume Chute | |
| 15. Whopper | |
| 16. King's Horn | |
| 17. Chair Line | |
| 18. Elgee's Bumps | |
| 19. Norm's Nightmare | |
| 20. Hot Dog | |
| 21. Tippy Canoe | |
| 22. Harold's Fun Run | |
| 23. Pug's powder | |
| 24. Steve's Drive-thru | |
| 25. Little Dodgem Glades | |
| 26. Dineen's Ravine | |
| 27. Dax Trax | |
Crabbe also features 30 kilometres, 18+ miles of cross country skiing trails
[edit] Lifts
Crabbe has 1 Quad chair lift, 1 T-bar lifts and 1 rope tow.
[edit] Terrain Park
Check out the Crabbe Mountain website for info: http://www.crabbemountain.com/mountain/terrain_park/
[edit] Race Club
Crabbe Mountain also has a very successful race club, it does extremely well in the atlantic circuit and has also won a few major competitions including a gold in Super G the Canadian nationals. They also have several athletes participating in the Canada Games 2011.
[edit] Woods Trails
Crabbe Mountain has some easy and some challenging woods trails. One of the most common glades run is Diddle Daddle which has wallrides, bumps and a drop at the end. On the other side of the mountain there are northshores, rock jumps and much more!
[edit] Other Services
The Crabbe Mountain base lodge offers a lounge, cafeteria, retail and rental shop. Ski and board lessons are available and the mountain is patrolled by the Canadian Ski Patrol.
