Kicking Horse, Canada

Freeriding

Freeriders will love Kicking Horse; its one of a few BC resorts with wide-open powder faces. The trail marked out as Porcupine is a cool run that can be done at speed, but only if you know what youre doing. For the intermediate freerider, check out Kicking Horse, which starts out fairly mellow before dropping away more steeply mid-way down. For the advanced, go straight up the gondola to the top of the mountain and drop into either of the bowls off the ridge. 

If you fancy some hardcore riding, then take the Stairway to Heaven chair and take a short walk up to your left into the Feuz Bowl or stay high and keep walking above Feuz Bowl, leaving the resort to access another huge bowl.

If youve got a spare C$4000, then take a 3-day heliboarding trip: see www.canadianheli-skiing.com who are based in Golden. Or for a C$600 3 decent day trip see www.Purcellhelicopterskiing.com

Freestylers

Freestylers may be forgiven for thinking that Kicking Horse is not for them. Freestyle's not what Kicking Horse is about. Its splattering of natural hits and the occasional log won't keep your attention for long, and theres no park although theres talk of one in the future.

Pistes

People who love the piste will enjoy the tree-lined trails which run in a straight line down to the base area. Pioneer and Grizzly are notable carvers' trails where you can lay out some fast lines at speed, but this is an advanced rated run so be warned. 

Beginners

Beginners might look at the piste map and think that the place is made up of runs not suited to their ability, but on the ground it's a different story. You should head up Catamount chair where youll be able to chose a number of well-groomed, very wide runs. If you can handle a short path then head up to the top and check out the Crystal Bowl area.

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