Apex Mountain

Apex Mountain's summit reaches 2,193 metres, dropping 618 vertical metres to a base at 1,575 metres across 80 runs spread over roughly 450 hectares near Penticton, British Columbia. Terrain splits 48 per cent intermediate, 18 per cent each for advanced and expert, and 16 per cent beginner, with average annual snowfall of roughly 5.4 metres. The resort carries Indy Pass affiliation. Four lifts, including one double chair, one quad chair and one triple chair, serve the mountain alongside one surface lift.

Apex holds a genuinely distinctive place among Okanagan resorts as a compact, community-founded ski area on Beaconsfield Mountain, offering an intimate village atmosphere well away from the region's larger destinations. Its evenly balanced terrain across all ability levels has built Apex's reputation as an approachable, uncrowded alternative to the busier Okanagan resorts.

Local photographer Jack Stocks began leading Scout troop excursions into the Beaconsfield Mountain area from 1949, sparking local interest in skiing there. A short rope tow, relocated from a small hill in Summerland, was installed in 1960, before a group of local ski enthusiasts, including Don Buchanan, Jack Dalrymple and Harley Hatfield among others, raised 100,000 Canadian dollars through shares and debentures in 1961 to develop 20 acres of terrain.

Apex Alpine, as the resort was then known, officially opened on 10 December 1961. The resort is registered today as Apex Mountain Resort (1997) Ltd. Adult daily tickets run from 75 to 89 Canadian dollars.