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Kicking Horse, Canada

Resort life

Resort - At base, there is little on offer but all you need. Firstly, there is the Day Lodge housing all the usual facilities, Guest Services, the Whitetooth Grill (a canteen) offering cheap eats, space to picnic. Back outside there is the resort-owned Rental and clothing store, a small privately-owned gear store, a Sushi bar, coffee shop and Extreme Peaks bar offering pitchers of beer for $15 and HUGE plates of nachos for about the same (amongst other menu items) - this is THE place to hang out watching the stragglers ride in. There is also a General Store but the prices are generally 50% more than you'd pay for anything in town.

Golden - Town doesn't offer the same shopping opportunities as, say, Banff but you came here to ride not shop, right?.. There is a great board shop, Darkside, and a couple of other outfitters. 

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Nightlife

Resort - A short walk away from base is Corks Restaurant and The Local Hero pub - a Scottish-owned bar that has a great atmosphere and a good menu.

Golden - A bunch of restaurants, a couple of bars (The Golden Taps and the Riverhouse are the locals hangouts) and a 'club', the Rockwater, makes up Golden nightlife - it's generally a sleepy place but Thursday at the Taps is a must-do for the open-mike night and the Rockwater gets some good talent in. Unfortunately, the days of the Roadhouse, a logging-truckers strip-joint, are long gone - an oft-mourned institution that is now the Dreamcatcher Hostel.

Accomodation

There is slope-side accommodation available but is aimed at the Calgary weekender so is not usually cheap but deals can be had - $99 for a huge Queen suite on a w/e in Feb for example. Contact Guest Services or check out the official website

For those on a budget, there is the newly-opened Dreamcatcher Hostel in downtown Golden offering private rooms and dorm beds @ $30/night.

Also recommended is the Kicking Horse River Lodge, another hostel, though this is a little more expensive and a short walk out of town but perfectly positioned to hitch a ride up the hill in the mornings.

There is also the Kicking Horse Hostel but it's poorly located and reviews are not good.

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Resort Statistics

Resort Type:  Alpine
Winter: Dec to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 5
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 2
Other lifts: 2 'Bunny Hill' magic carpets
Max people per hour: 1,400
Board Leashes required: No

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 128
Total ride area: 2800 acres
Longest run: 10km

Top lift: 2450m
Vertical drop: 1260m
First lift: 1190m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 20%
Red runs: 20%
Black runs: 60%

Lift Passes

  Low Season High Season
  CAD GBP Average CAD GBP Average
Day Pass - - 75.00 48.72

28%
6-Day Pass - - 410.00 266.36

44%
  CAD GBP Average
Season Pass: 1,299.00 843.90

58%

Lift Passes: 
If you know early that you're coming for the season then buy your pass before special 'Early Bird' discount offers expire around end-September/early-Oct - see the KH website for more details.
Lift times:9.00am to 4.00pm (4.30 from Feb) The Gondola & Stairway chair stop running 1/2 hour earlier than these times - it doesn't matter because you'll be beat by then anyway and already sitting in the 'Peaks' bar watching the last few newbs side-slip/snowplough the last pitch to base.

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 7.6m

Facilities

  CAD GBP
Days Rental of Board & Boots: 36.00 23.39
4hr Private Lesson (full day): 349.00 226.73

Snowboard Schools: Private lesson $349 (3 hrs am or pm) or $549 (9am - 4pm)
Group lesson $89 (2hrs) or $138 9am-3pm
Beginner package $109 half-day or $155 full day inc rental equipment, lesson & Catamount chair day lift pass.
Snowboard Hire: Boards alone are available @ $22 per day - a pretty cheap way to demo gear. A 'High Performance' set-up will set you back $49
Night Riding: :  No

Other activities

Heliboarding: :  See Guest Services at the Day Lodge at base for more information on this.
Snowmobiles: Bring your own snowmobile or if you don't have one you can rent one in Golden - a number of operators rent machines at approximately $300/day. Snowmobile tours are also offered. Again, see Guest Services at the Day Lodge at base for more information on this..

Further information

www.kickinghorseresort.com
Email:guestservices@kickinghorseresort.com

Think you're a good rider? Come to Kicking Horse and get your ass kicked! Forget the trail map and your traditional way of assessing a resort by number of runs etc - this hill has 85 chutes alone and almost the entire area of the upper bowls is freeride terrain.

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ON THE SLOPES: Good
OFF THE SLOPES: Quiet
MONEY WISE: Cheaper than Whistler/Banff - options to suit every budget.

HALFPIPE: No
TERRAIN PARK: No
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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