Marble Mountain Ski Resort

Marble Mountain is a ski resort located in the town of Steady Brook, on the west coast of Newfoundland in the Long Range Mountains.

LocationSteady Brook, Newfoundland
 Canada

NearestcityCorner Brook

Coordinates48°56′12″N 57°49′38″W

Vertical536 m (1,759 ft)

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Marble Mountain Resort
Interactive map of Marble Mountain Resort
Location	Steady Brook, Newfoundland  Canada
Nearest city	Corner Brook
Coordinates	48°56′12″N 57°49′38″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)
Trails	39 5 – Easiest 17 – More Difficult 10 – Most Difficult 6 – Expert
Longest run	Country Road 4.5 km (3 mi)
Lift system	4 lifts: 1 high-speed quad chair; 2 fixed-grip quad chairs; 1 magic carpet
Terrain parks	2 – Terrain Park, 7 mogul runs
Snowfall	5m (16ft)/year
Website	Ski Marble

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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. As the name implies, marble is present; however, it forms only a minor part of the bedrock, which is mostly schist.^[1] The peak is named in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave, a colonial governor of Newfoundland.

Lower elevations of Marble Mountain outside of the ski lanes are covered with a rich mixed forest of abundant balsam fir, white spruce, black spruce and white birch, with some red maple and mountain maple. At higher elevations, black spruce is often dominant and deciduous trees are less abundant.

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 has an average of 5 m (16 ft) of snow each year, compared to Mont Tremblant's 3.65 m (12 ft).^{[citation needed]} This produces a three-month ski season. In the winter of 2013/2014, the resort saw more than 21 feet of natural snowfall and in the 2014/2015 season, nearly 20 feet of natural snow fell. Marble Mountain was a venue for the 1999 Canada Winter Games hosted by Corner Brook.^{[citation needed]}

Marble Mountain has the only detachable high speed quad lift in Atlantic Canada, the Lightning Express. It is 1,660 m (5,446 ft) in length and has a ride time of approximately 7 minutes.^{[citation needed]}

On June 29, 2018, the provincial government announced that it would be seeking a request for proposals to divest the government of ownership of Marble Mountain.^[2] The resort has been operated by the provincial government since 1988 through the Marble Mountain Development Corporation. The ski hill receives an annual subsidy of close to $1 million.^{[citation needed]}

As of late June 2022, moves were initiated to make Marble Mountain an all-season resort with more emphasis on summer recreation.^{[3][needs update]}