Kicking Horse Ski Resort Guide
Kicking Horse Ski Resort Guide
Formerly a heli-ski operation, resort construction began in fall of 1999 and Kicking Horse opened its doors on December 8th, 2000. Build-out should be reached in 2010. Kicking Horse is the first entirely new resort to be built in Canada in the last 25 years. An 8-passenger state-of-the-art gondola, the Golden Eagle Express, takes skiers from the village to the top of the mountain and a mountain top restaurant called the Eagle's Eye. A lodge is located in the Gondola Plaza providing ski-in-ski-out accommodations for visitors. The skiing at Kicking Horse is, as they say, awesome. Townhouses are available on the mountain. B&Bs, cabins, chalets, hotels, lodges, and motels available nearby. But, it is in the middle of nowhere so don't expect to be in a big town with shops and clubs!
Resorts close to Kicking Horse include:
Purcell Mountain Lodge (19 km),
Great Canadian Heli-Skiing (36 km),
Battle Abbey (41 km),
Amiskwi Lodge (45 km),
Campbell Icefield Chalet (45 km),
Select Kicking Horse Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Kicking Horse, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 120 |
Halfpipes: - |
| Summit: 2448 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 20% Int: 20% Adv: 60% |
Terrain Parks: 2 |
| Vertical Drop: 1260 m |
X-Country: 25 km |
| Lifts: 5 (1 gondola, 3 chair lifts, 1 surface lift) |
Snowmaking: Yes |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 8 |
Acres of ski: 2800 |
| Bars: 2 |
Nearest Airport: Calgary |
| Nearest Train: - |
Tourist Info Phone:: +1-866-SKI-KICK,
Kicking Horse Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Kicking Horse
Dave from Canada writes:
I have done a few ski trips to Kicking these past two years and I've fallen in love with the place. There is just so much amazing terrain here. For those used to Louise, think for the chutes off the summit platter, but steeper, more snow, gnarlier drops, and way, way more of them.
This is an expert hill, no question. About half of the runs on the mountain are double black. There are two peaks, T1 and T2, that you can hike to, which gives you access to awesome chutes and glades, making it well worth the effort.
Kicking on a powder day is beyond words. Steep and deep. Just traverse down one of the ridgelines and drop in for some incredible tail surfing. Then cruise the black runs down the bottom half of the mountain.
From what I hear the last two years have been exceptional for snow, so I guess I've started exploring this mountain at just the right time. Regardless, Kicking has some of the best terrain around, and when it gets snow, it's unreal.
2012-03-27 |
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NEW!
Announcements & News from the Kicking Horse ski resort manager
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- Season opens: 9 Dec 2011
- Season closes: 8 Apr 2012
A full list of events for the coming winter can be found at our website: www.kickinghorseresort.com/events/
Information supplied 15 Dec 2011
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