Kicking Horse, Canada

Freeriding

Freeriders will love Kicking Horse; it's one of a few BC resorts with wide-open Alpine powder faces. You can drop into Bowl Over and Crystal Bowl directly from the top of the Gondola and Stairway chair but on powder days these faces get schralped in seconds so ride down the ridge tops to find a clean line - either a chute to the north or a tree-dotted mellower face to the south. The piece-de-la-resistance of KHMR is the aptly-named Whitewall - the huge, steep backwall of Feuz bowl. Often a mandatory 10' drop-in off the cornice at the top you've then got to make sure you don't accidentally sail off one of the many cliff-drops - tongues get bitten a lot here.

Once out of the bowls you've got the choice of tighter trees, marked runs or a combo down the face of the resort. The 'beginners' run 'It's a Ten', an access road criss-crosses the mountain so you can throw together a multitude of combinations simply by dropping off it at different places each run - but watch out for hidden cliffs!! The 3 mellow runs to the south of the Catamount - 'Got your Goat', 'Wapiti' and 'Big 'Ol Bear' and the trees between offer powder stashes that last for days after the rest of the hill has been done. When things get packed, smooth and fast a favourite run is Crystal Bowl-Euphoria-Blaster-Wiley Coyote - a super-fast blast that'll blow away any hangover.

If you're properly equipped, trained, skilled and informed then head North or South out of resort boundary into the bordering terrain. Another beauty of this resort is that even 2 bowls north of the resort you can ride back to base - it's a gnarly ride but possible!

If you've got spare CA$, then why not consider a heli-boarding trip - a number of operators are based in or near Golden - see Guest Services at KHMR for more details.

Freestylers

Freestylers may be forgiven for thinking that Kicking Horse is not for them - freestyle is NOT what Kicking Horse is about. Its splattering of natural hits and the occasional log won't keep your attention for long. A park is slowly growing and evolving but is often closed, even at weekends. If you want big-air then go to Louise.

Pistes

Piste-bashing, or 'grooming' as it's known here, is generally limited to the bottoms of the bowls, the mid-mountain fall-line tree-cut runs and the base though the access road trail 'It's a Ten' is (usually) groomed top-to-bottom. Not every run gets done every day so make a note of which were done the night before (chalked on the main notice board every morning) - it's never much fun riding fast off the cat-track into a mogul-field!

Beginners

Beginners might look at the piste map and think that the place is made up of runs not suited to their ability - you're right. If you have to be here then you should start by heading up the Catamount chair where you'll be able to chose a number of well-groomed, very wide runs. If you can handle narrow, flat cat-tracks then head up to the top and check out the Crystal Bowl area but be warned, it's over 5 km's of the narrow stuff before you'll get back to the Catamount area.

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Kicking Horse Canada Set To Open Dec 9th 2011 14Nov11

• Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to Host the Western Open for 4th Season
  
  The Western Open is set to be even bigger and better this season, with the focus not only being on the races, but also will be a celebration of the outdoors with an expo area, live bands and event gardens. Don’t forget activities for the kids such ... Fri 18 May 12
• Mountain Biking Early Bird Season Pass Sale Starts featuring NEW Dual Mountain Access Pass
  
  British Columbia – Fernie Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort have started the Summer Season Pass Early Bird Sale, order before June 24th to save this summer! NEW is the RCR Rockies Dual Mountain Bike Pass – offering access to both ... Tue 01 May 12
• Early Bird Gets the Best Deal – RCR Season Ski Pass Sale is on Now!
  
  New to season pass product mix for the upcoming season is the addition of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort on the RCR Rockies Pass. Get the most Big Mountain skiing on one pass – 4 big mountains all in one! With over 5540 meters of combined ... Thu 26 Apr 12
• Winter Storm Warning April 4 2012
  
  British Columbia, Canada - Various weather outlets for regional mountain weather data are showing after Wednesday we could get huge snowfalls at Fernie Alpine Resort with one weekly Snow Forecast service (dated April 2nd, 2012) calling for up to 90 ... Fri 06 Apr 12
• Snow Records Continue to Fall at both Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Fernie Alpine Resort
  
  British Columbia, Canada – along with the snow records, add in the Sun and some great Spring Events and you have the perfect recipe for a great Spring Skiing and Riding road-trip! Don’t miss the following events as space is filling up for these ... Thu 29 Mar 12
• Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Adds Bonus Weekend to extend the Epic Season of Snow
  
  Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has a challenge for you, too much snow, in fact, over 30 feet - so the solution is to share it! Kicking Horse is adding a Bonus Weekend for skiers and riders to enjoy 80 in-bound chutes, one of North America’s top ... Thu 22 Mar 12

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• Kicking Horse Resort Current Conditions
  
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