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Marble Mountain Resort
Location Newfoundland
 Canada
Nearest major cityCorner Brook
Vertical536 m (1,759 ft)
Top elevation546 m (1,791 ft)
Base elevation10 m (33 ft)
Skiable area225 acres (0.91 km2)
Trails39
Longest run4.5 km (3 mi)
Lift system4 lifts: 1 high-speed quad chair; 2 fixed-grip quad chairs; 1 magic carpet
Terrain parks1 Terrain Park, 7 mogul runs
Snowfall5m (16ft)/year
WebsiteSki Marble

Marble Mountain is a ski resort located in the town of Steady Brook, on the west coast of Newfoundland in the Long Range Mountains.

The resort is located on a series of steep ridges forming part of the southern side of the Humber River valley on Mount Musgrave at Steady Brook, approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Corner Brook. The peak is named in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave, a colonial governor of Newfoundland.

Marble Mountain is the site of the largest alpine ski resort in Atlantic Canada. Environment Canada's doppler weather radar station "XME", part of the Canadian weather radar network is located near the resort at the summit of Mount Musgrave.

The Marble Mountain Ski Resort is known to have some of the best skiing east of the Rockies with an average of 5 m (16 ft) of snow each year, compared to Mont Tremblant's 3.65 m (12 ft). In the winter of 2013/2014, the resort saw more than 21 feet of natural snowfall and in the 2014/2015 season, nearly 20 feet of natural snow fell. Marble Mountain was a key venue for the 1999 Canada Winter Games hosted by Corner Brook.

Marble Mountain boasts the only detachable high speed quad lift in Atlantic Canada, the Lightning Express. It is 1,660 m (5,446 ft) in length and has a ride time of approximately 7 minutes.

Trails

Easy Intermediate Difficult Very Difficult Freestyle
5 17 10 6 2

Lifts

Lift Name Length Vertical Type Ride Time Make Build Year


Lightning Express 1,660m 519m High Speed Detachable Quad 6 Mins Leitner-Poma 2014
Black Mariah 1,106m 427m Fixed Grip Quad 10 mins Poma 1993
Newfie Bullet 473m 220m Fixed Grip Quad 6 mins Doppelmayr 1986
Magic Carpet 91m 28m Surface Lift 2 mins N/A 2009

See also