Downhill (Alpine) Skiing in Labrador City

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Two photos (close-up on the right) showing snowboarders and skiiers enjoying a sunny day in mid March.

Smokey Mountain Downhill Ski and Snowboard Facility was started by IOCC in 1959 with a rope tow. It currently has eighteen separate trails with one double chair lift and three Poma lifts. The longest run is 4,200 ft (1280 m) with a vertical drop of 1,000 ft. (305 M) For those who might like night skiing, the main slopes are lighted. Although it is hard to believe, the club even owns a snow-making machine, in the unlikely event that there is a winter where we have less then our average of fourteen feet (4.2 m) of the white stuff. The slopes are patrolled by the Canadian Ski Patrol. In 2002, the annual family rate is $636 and a day pass is $25.33 (approximately $18.00 US)

Since Smokey Mountain is one of the first ski hills to have adequate annual snowfall, various international ski teams have used this area for early-season training.

Photos of two of the three Poma lifts transporting skiiers to the top of the hill.

The slopes in summer and winter. Summer is taken from east of the hill from the IOCC grounds; winter is taken from south of the hill from Airport Road.

For apres ski, there is a club house with a bar and barbecue pit.

This facility hosts the annual Iron Mug competition. It has also hosted various other competitions including the Canadian Alpine Championships, Pontiac Cup Final Race, Atlantic Cup and Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games.

Smokey Mountain Snowboarding Area. If you want to learn to snowboard, you may hire an instructor through the club.