The Skiers' Guide to Kicking Horse

Kicking horse is some of the promo powder bowl skiing in the interior. Golden l, a very charming town.

Not inexpensive, but worth the money, and if you can get an Airbnb or time share nearby, it’s all very accessible.

Lots of fresh snow, generally great weather, and pretty quiet out in the backcountry if you are skilled enough to handle it!

Highly recommended.

Incredible resort. Not the best for absolute beginners but their groomed and green runs are just as incredible as the rest of the mountain. The bowls, glades, and powder areas are like nothing I've ever seen when the resort gets a good dumping!

Amazing terrain. Requires some short hikes and steep technical sections to access a large part of the resort boundary. Feels like a step towards backcountry but patrolled and avalanche controlled.

Always Lots to do there. The ski out ski in are absolutely beautiful. Love everything about the mountain.

Great off piste and tree Lyne best for advanced skiers. Overall a solid ski resort world 100% recommend to anyone. Best to get a ski pass as daily passes are crazy expensive

Had a sunshine and a perfect bluebird one day. Then just dumped on for snow. Was skiing the trees in waist deep powder for days.

Its a great place if your an above average skier lots of exciting runs right out of the gondola and lot of slack country options

Kicking Horse is one of the most difficult resorts in Canada (if not the world!). As an intermediate skier, I found the runs very intimidating but two full days at the ski school helped me improve immensely. There’s really only one green run which is a long cat track, the rest are blues and up. For advanced riders who want to challenge themselves, there are a lot of bootpacking runs and countless places to drop in and really send it. We loved being able to get a ton of runs in each day because there were no lines (though we did go mid-week so not sure if the weekends get busier). The difficultly and the fact that it’s 3 hours from the nearest big city (Calgary) probably helps keep the crowds down. I did two full days at the ski school and ended up essentially getting private lessons as no one else signed up. I had different instructors for the two lessons and both were super supportive and knowledgeable, I saw great progress in my skills with their instruction.

Overall, I would recommend Kicking Horse for anyone wanting a challenge as the elevation, terrain, price, and low crowds can’t be beat. However if you’re looking for a party town with lots of apres and dining options this probably isn’t the resort for you.

Great place to learn with a good atmosphere. The views in a good day are incredible. Most runs were outside of my ability with it being more tailored to advanced skiirs etc but still lots to do

Kicking Horse has the most extreme and most fun terrain. If you like steep chutes, steep bowls, trees, and long laps, this place is for you. Kicking Horse puts you in your place with huge vertical, great snow, and the best leg burning runs you have ever done. If you want to be challenged, go to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort.

It’s great- love the horse.
Excellent for advanced riders. Could use some more Intermediate terrain for kids.
Like staying at the base of mountain.

If you are an advanced skier, you will absolutely love Kicking Horse. It's never crowded, which is good because it's lift system ain't great.

But, the mountain, the mountain. The snow, the snow.

There is a nice little green area, but not much. There is a lot, though, for strong intermediate and advanced skiers.

If you have plenty of toilet paper, watch this run:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew9K_W5hXyc&t=892s

Kicking horse is a very fun mountain. Didn’t have the best snow conditions but still provided beautiful views, great runs and fun. Extremely quiet compared to other resorts

Kicking Horse is a truly world-class resort in an authentic Canadian town! Leave the frills to everywhere else, Kicking Horse will give you an amazing big-mountain experience thats approachable for all skill levels, while providing quality value for your dollar for accommodations and eateries. Worth your visit!

Lived nearby Golden, BC good value, accessible. Seasonal pass holder. Consistent, excellent snow conditions, well maintained and groomed. Great variety of runs for all levels including Nordic cross country ski runs.

Kicking Horse is my home resort and has some of the best terrain Ive skied. Huge bowls and steep chutes. Sadly RCR who owns the resort doesnt put any money into it. The terrain park has a total of 4 features, the lifts are very slow and stop many times a day, and the groomers arent properly trained and leave huge ruts and holes in the runs. Sometimes scraping all the snow off and leaving nothing but dirt on an open run.

Lineup for the gondola is pathetic, way to long of a wait to access the mountain. Lift ticket prices should be lowered.

Best of sttep deep and trees. Exceptional vertical. There is never a shortage of exhilaration Available.

A bucket list Resort for any advanced skier. The only stop for the world free ride tour, with amazing side country and off-piste bowls. TOP to bottom 4,000 ft runs all day long,Amazing snow, great base area accommodations, welcoming regulars and super pleasant front line resort staff.5 star dining at the top of the mountain.A 'must' for any serious skier or boarder

Like Whistler in the good old days :). Tons of amazing terrain both groomed and backcountry. Awesome chutes and trees right off the top of the lifts. Locals are great. Definitely a destination to hit.