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    Best Skiing in Canada in January

    January is mid-winter in the northern hemisphere: cold, with good snow quality and the snowpack still building. Days are short, so ski days are shorter too.

    After the New Year week ends, January is one of the quietest and best-value times of the season.

    Top resorts in Canada for January snow

    49 resorts in Canada are open in January with at least 30 cm of typical snow depth. Ranked 60% on snow depth, 20% on top elevation and 20% on piste kilometres.

    #ResortSnow depthTop
    1Marmot Basin123 cm2,477 m
    2Kicking Horse Resort115 cm2,418 m
    3Lake Louise Ski Area103 cm2,637 m
    4Hudson Bay Mountain141 cm1,664 m
    5Banff Sunshine Village98 cm2,731 m
    6Whitewater Ski Resort113 cm2,061 m
    7Whistler Blackcomb93 cm2,284 m
    8Powder King Mountain Resort113 cm1,521 m
    9Panorama Mountain Resort90 cm2,450 m
    10Mount Washington Alpine Resort103 cm1,588 m
    11Big White Ski Resort77 cm2,285 m
    12Mont Orford96 cm836 m
    13Searchmont Resort106 cm422 m
    14Nakiska79 cm2,263 m
    15Troll Resort80 cm1,532 m
    16Mansfield Ski Club103 cm385 m
    17Larch Hills Nordic Ski Trails66 cm1,291 m
    18Fernie Alpine Resort62 cm2,134 m
    19Camp Fortune93 cm358 m
    20Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area66 cm2,118 m
    21Loch Lomond81 cm429 m
    22Red Mountain Resort59 cm2,075 m
    23Mont Apic96 cm322 m
    24Mont Gleason85 cm349 m
    25Silver Star Mountain Resort52 cm1,887 m
    26Ski Mont Blanc74 cm540 m
    27Mont-Sainte-Anne61 cm800 m
    28Belle Neige77 cm458 m
    29Station de ski du Mont Stoneham66 cm588 m
    30Holiday Mountain79 cm469 m

    Snow depth, snowfall and temperature are 2020-24 monthly averages from Open-Meteo's historical weather data at each resort's coordinates. They are modelled values for the area, not the resort's own snow reports, so treat them as a guide to typical conditions.

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