- Marble Mountain Ski Resort
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Marble Mountain Resort 
Location 
Newfoundland
CanadaNearest city Corner Brook Coordinates 48°56′12″N 57°49′38″W / 48.93667°N 57.82722°W Vertical 536 m (1,759 ft) Top elevation 546 m (1,791 ft) Base elevation 10 m (33 ft) Skiable area 225 acres (0.91 km2) Runs 37 Longest run 4.5 km (3 mi) Lift system 5 lifts: 1 high-speed quad chair; 2 fixed-grip quad chairs; 1 magic carpet; 1 poma lift Terrain parks 1 Terrain Park, 1 Half-pipe, 7 mogul runs Snowfall 5m (16ft)/year Web site Ski Marble Marble Mountain is a ski resort located on the west coast of the Canadian island 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). The resort 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 Governor's Express. It is 1,660 m (5,446 ft) in length and has a ride time of approximately 8 minutes.
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Trails
Easy Intermediate Difficult Very Difficult 5 16 10 6 Lifts
Lift Name Length Vertical Type Ride Time Make Build Year Governor's Express 1,660m 519m High Speed Detachable Quad 8 Mins Leitner-Poma 2002 Black Mariah 1,106m 427m Fixed Grip Quad 10 mins Poma 1993 Newfie Bullet 473m 220m Fixed Grip Quad 6 mins Doppelmayr 1986 Beginner Platter 250m 95m 2 Person Poma Lift 3 mins Poma Magic Carpet 91m 28m Surface Lift 2 mins N/A 2009 See also
External links
Categories:- Ski areas and resorts in Newfoundland
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