Visiting Kicking Horse
Helpful resort information to assist planning your trip to Kicking Horse.
- Season opens9 Dec 2022
- Season closes16 Apr 2023
- Accommodation—
- Restaurants | Bars8 | 2
- Nearest Airport Calgary
- Nearest Train Station —
- Tourist Office Website
- Tourist Office Phone+1-866-SKI-KICK
Kicking Horse Features
The terrain at Kicking Horse includes::
- Halfpipes—
- Terrain Parks0
- X-Country25.0 km
- Ski Hire—
What's it like at Kicking Horse resort?
Formerly a heli-ski operation, resort construction began in fall of 1999 and Kicking Horse opened its doors on December 8th, 2000. 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!
Latest photos from Kicking Horse. View all photos at the Kicking Horse gallery page.
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Snow Forecast Admin
Photo credit: Stephen Dykes
Photo credit: Stephen Dykes
Photo credit: Stephen Dykes
Photo credit: Stephen Dykes
Photo credit: Stephen Dykes
Explore Kicking Horse Location Map
Interactive Kicking Horse trail map and piste map. View the piste and trails as well as the surrounding terrain and mountain contours for backcountry action. Find and compare nearby resorts by clicking on the resort markers.

Kicking Horse Live Weather
Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
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Top Lift: | 1.7 m | -8 | ||||
Middle Lift: | -7 | |||||
Bottom Lift: | 1.0 m | -7 | ||||
When's the snowiest month to visit Kicking Horse?
Visitor Reviews of Kicking Horse
Dave from Canada writes:
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.
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