Snowsure: 4.2
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Kicking Horse is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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November 05, 2024
BTA
BTA
I've skied there the last 3 seasons for 3-5 weeks of the year both in December and March. The terrain is unbelievably good. No lift lines and you can ski powder for days after it snows. I've guessing most people who ski there don't post reviews because they don't want lift lines. 5 peaks you can ski all in bounds. 3 of them you have to hike to but between 15 minutes and 40 minutes boot pack. All inbounds. If you're an advanced skier it's a skiers paradise.
January 20, 2023
Dave
Dave
Unfortunately, there is just not enough snow this season. The cat tracks off the chair is in pretty rough shape. The “Starway to Heaven” is beside the Cat Track from Hell.
My gut is that this hill would be brilliant on a big snow year for stronger skiers. It does not seem like a good hill for people beyond the bunny hill but looking for blue groomers.
I don’t think this season is going to play out well. They need some big dumps.
January 07, 2023
Trevor Budd from
United Kingdom
Trevor Budd from
United Kingdom
Spent five days here in early April 2022. If you like it steep, deep, beautiful and remote, then Kicking Horse is difficult to beat. Not a lot to do off the slope and you would run out of skiable terrain quite quickly if it hadn’t snowed for a while. We got lucky with 40cm+ of powder when we arrived. The slopes were empty, like properly empty, so we had fresh tracks for days. We hired a guide on the first day, expensive but worth every penny as we wouldn’t have worked out where to drop into the bowls from the ridge lines without our guide. We found Sunshine Village a bit dull the following week by comparison. In summary, possibly the best off-piste (and the top half of the mountain is all steep and off-piste) skiing we’ve had anywhere. The bottom half of the mountain is gentle with some lovely skiing through the trees. We will return … my teenagers are keen to work out there when they’re old enough. Fingers crossed!
March 31, 2021
Keith
Keith
Have skied over 70 days at Kicking Horse this season and it's been fantastic. Lots of snow, great coverage and the groomers have been a lot of fun. Usually don't ski groomers but have been using them for rest days. Even with the covid restrictions it's been easy to get well over 20,000' vertical in just over a half day. If you're a beginner, save money and get a Catamount only lift pass. Lots of terrain for a beginner until you're ready to up your game. If you've never been to KH, talk to or take a tour with a Ski Host. It's a great way to learn the mountain quickly.
April 13, 2020
PS
PS
The pictures you post of KickingHorse Resort are not in the boundaries of KickingHorse Resort. So it is very misleading that this is the terrain you'll be skiing if you come to to KHMR. Not so.
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February 17, 2020
Val Pert
Val Pert
It is amazing the large ski area one gondola serves. Top of the mountain vistas are unbelievable. The terrain is very much suited for experienced skiers. The intermediate, like me, have very limited groomed runs. Typically going over one and the same 2-3 groomed runs while the rest of the mountain numerous runs are never groomed and very bumpy for the less skilled. We visit once a year from Calgary to see if anything improved year-on-year and ...disappointed every time. It is not worth the extra drive time from Lake Louise west.
December 29, 2018
john
john
Kicking Horse is a good mountain but that is difficult for the beginner because of the limited terrain for greens and blues. They will soon get tired of it which makes sense because they are just skiing the same runs over and over. I would recommend going someplace else with more of an abundance of easier runs. That is just my opinion though.
January 25, 2017
Gord Barlow
Gord Barlow
It's unfortunate that KH does not have a summer grooming program on a year to year basis. RCR has done some in the past but very sporadic and very limited. The lower to mid section of many of the runs have fir trees and brush sticking above the snow even in the latter part of Jan this year: 2017.
Their inattention and lack of funding for summer and winter grooming certainly reflects their disregard for the safety and skiing experience of their customers. Since RCR took over in 2000 from Ballast Nedham I have only once seen a trail crew member cut a hazard on one of the runs on one occasion. It's disappointing as we have great terrain, and snowfall snowfall as good as any ski area with the exception of coastal mountains and Revelstoke. I have been assured that they will do some summer grooming in late 2017 before the snow flies but I won't hold my breath. When I contacted them they said their mechanical brusher broke down in Fernie and so were unable to work on KH this past fall of 2016. The issue, as I see it, is that they could have hired a brushing crew to fall the 5 and 6 foot trees that have been growing for the last 7 years which the mechanical brushes can't do anyway. Of the 30 ski mountains I have skied I have not seen the lack of attention to grooming that KH exhibits on the mountain. It's not good, not good at all.
January 17, 2017
Jane
Jane
This is my 6th year as a season pass holder & to be honest probably my last. Yes, this mountain has great alpine terrain but I am fed up skiing down the cat track to get to the bottom because the resort can't be bothered to prepare the rest of the lower mountain in the off season. There is not one run in mid Jan that is free from bushes & trees. There is plenty of snow, but not enough to cover up everything. I am an accommodation provider in Golden & this year many guests have packed up & left after a day when they booked in for at least 5. The astronomical cost of a ski pass simply does not give value for money when better accessed & looked after resorts surround us. We have had long periods without snowfall (not unusual in Jan) & most of the mid mountain is a huge bumpy mogul field as no grooming has been done. This is a great mountain & it's very sad that the owners RCR are more interested in flogging real estate than putting some investment into running a top notch ski hill. The gondola is brilliant; bottom to top in under 15 minutes IF it is working well. Lack of maintenance means it stops regularly & to be stuck in one of those ice boxes for 30+ minutes is not pleasant. If there is enough snow then lack of a mid station isn't a problem. If, however, there isn't enough snow (3 out of my 6 years) then it is a chore to fight your way back down to the bottom of the resort to get the gondola back up again. I would also say not to trust the resort marketing; its a long way to travel from the Albertan cities to realise you've been duped. If you are a blue/green run loving skier/boarder then unless you want to really push yourself this isn't the resort for you. This is a great place for experts & blue/black intermediates wanting to stretch themselves. A great place for an adventurous family, not such a great place for a tamer family!
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