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Turkey Shoot

Blue Ski Smithers, BC

Steepest pitch—
Vertical752 ft
Length2,997 ft
Average pitch15°
FacesS
Top5,471 ft

Turkey Shoot drops 752 vertical feet over 2,997 feet of skiing. It faces south.

How well Turkey Shoot holds snow

Snow preservationPoor

Facing south at an average 15°, Turkey Shoot gets about 158% of the winter sun that flat ground at Ski Smithers does, December through March. That's sunnier than 99% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd sunniest named run at Ski Smithers. Its top sits at 5,470 feet.

Angled toward the low winter sun, it bakes: powder turns heavy soon after a storm, and in spring it softens early in the day and refreezes hard overnight. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Turkey Shoot profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Nearby at Ski Smithers

Measured by ZRankings from Natural Resources Canada lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.