Marble Mountain (Newfoundland)
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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 1660 m (5,446 ft) in length and has a ride time of approximately 8 minutes.
Long Range Mountains
The Long Range Mountains are a series of mountains along the west coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. They also form the northernmost section of the Appalachian chain on the eastern seaboard of North America...
.
The resort is located on a series of steep ridges forming part of the southern side of the Humber River
Humber River (Newfoundland)
The Humber River is a river in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is approximately 120 kilometers long, flowing through the Long Range Mountains, southeast then southwest, through Deer Lake, to the Bay of Islands at Corner Brook. It begins near Hampden, Newfoundland. Taylor's...
valley on Mount Musgrave
Mount Musgrave
Mount Musgrave is a mountain located in western Newfoundland, near the southern side of the Humber River valley at Steady Brook, approximately east of Corner Brook...
at Steady Brook
Steady Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Steady Brook is a Canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the town is situated 8 kilometres east of the city of Corner Brook in the lower Humber Valley...
, approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Corner Brook
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
. The peak is named in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave
Anthony Musgrave
Sir Anthony Musgrave KCMG was a colonial administrator and governor. He was born at St John’s, Antigua, the third of 11 children of Anthony Musgrave and Mary Harris Sheriff...
, a colonial governor of Newfoundland.
Marble Mountain is the site of the largest alpine ski
Alpine Ski
Alpine Ski is an Alpine skiing arcade game, released by Taito in 1981.- Description :The player controls a skier, who can move left, right, or increase forward speed. The aim is to maneuver a skier through a downhill ski course, a slalom course, and a ski jumping competition in the shortest time...
resort in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
. Environment Canada's doppler
Pulse-doppler radar
Pulse-Doppler is a 4D radar system capable of detecting both target 3D location as well as measuring radial velocity . It uses the Doppler effect to avoid overloading computers and operators as well as to reduce power consumption...
weather radar
Weather radar
Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type . Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the...
station "XME", part of the Canadian weather radar network
Canadian weather radar network
The Canadian weather radar network consists of 31 weather radars spanning Canada's most populated regions. Their primary purpose is the early detection of precipitation, its motion and the threat it poses to life and property...
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
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
with an average of 5 m (16 ft) of snow each year, compared to Mont Tremblant
Mont Tremblant Resort
Mont Tremblant Ski Resort is a year-round resort in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada, about 130 km northwest of Montreal. It is best known as a ski destination, but also features a lake suitable for swimming and two golf courses in the summer months...
's 3.65 m (12 ft). The resort was a key venue for the 1999 Canada Winter Games
Canada Games
The Canada Games is a high-level multi-sport event with a National Artists Program held every two years in Canada, alternating between the Canada Winter Games and the Canada Summer Games. Athletes are strictly amateur only, and represent their province or territory.The Games were first held in 1967...
hosted by Corner Brook
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Corner Brook is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....
.
Marble Mountain boasts the only detachable high speed quad lift
Detachable chairlift
A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope that is strung between two terminals over intermediate towers. They are now commonplace at all but the...
in Atlantic Canada, the Governor's Express. It is 1660 m (5,446 ft) in length and has a ride time of approximately 8 minutes.
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 Detachable chairlift A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope that is strung between two terminals over intermediate towers. They are now commonplace at all but the... |
8 Mins | Leitner-Poma Leitner-Poma Leitner-Poma of America is a North American aerial lift manufacturer based in Grand Junction, Colorado. It is the North American subsidiary of French-based Poma, which is owned by the Italian company Leitner Technologies, part of the Leitner Group. The North American company was formed in 2000 when... |
2002 |
| Black Mariah | 1,106m | 427m | Fixed Grip Quad Chairlift An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs... |
10 mins | Poma Poma Poma, also known as Pomagalski S.A. is a French company, specialising in construction of cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola lifts, funiculars, aerial tramways, people movers, and surface lifts. Poma has installed more than 7800 devices on five continents,... |
1993 |
| Newfie Bullet | 473m | 220m | Fixed Grip Quad | 6 mins | Doppelmayr Doppelmayr The Doppelmayr Garaventa Group is an Austrian-Swiss company that manufactures chairlifts, cable cars, gondolas, surface tows for ski and amusement parks as well as urban people movers and material handling systems. To date, Doppelmayr and Garaventa have produced over 13,700 installations in 78... |
1986 |
| Beginner Platter | 250m | 95m | 2 Person Poma Lift Platter lift A platter lift , platter pull or button lift is a surface lift, a mechanized system for pulling skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope. In Europe they are also known as Poma lifts... |
3 mins | Poma | |
| Magic Carpet | 91m | 28m | Surface Lift Magic carpet (ski lift) A magic carpet is a type of surface lift installed at ski areas to transport skiers and snowboarders up the hill... |
2 mins | N/A | 2009 |