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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR) is a ski resort located 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada. It features over 120 trails across more than 3,486 acres (14.11 km 2 ) of skiable terrain and a 1,315-metre (4,314 ft) vertical drop, currently the sixth largest of any North American ski resort. [ 2 ]
Comparison table of North American ski resorts Resort name and website Nearest city ... Kicking Horse Resort: Golden: British Columbia: 8,218 3,900 4,314 3,486 120 3
On December 29, 2011, RCR purchased Kicking Horse Mountain Resort from original developer Ballast Nedam. [2] Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has faced significant controversies regarding its management of Mont-Sainte-Anne, primarily due to perceived underinvestment and safety concerns. Safety Incidents and Infrastructure Issues
The resort has over 10.1 square kilometres (2,500 acres) of skiable terrain. The average annual snowfall is 875 centimetres (28.71 ft). Fernie Alpine Resort is owned by the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owns ski areas Kimberley Alpine Resort, Kicking Horse Resort, Nakiska, Mont Sainte-Anne, and Stoneham. [2]
Chancellor Peak is a 3,266-metre (10,715-foot) mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.Its nearest higher peak is Mount Vaux, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the north-northwest. [1]
Kicking Horse Pass (el. 1,627 m; 5,338 ft) is a high mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Americas of the Canadian Rockies on the Alberta–British Columbia border, and lying within Yoho and Banff national parks. Divide Creek forks onto both sides of the continental divide.
The park has seven automobile accessible campgrounds, totaling 546 campsites, [7] as well as six backcountry campgrounds, with a total of 83 sites. [8] There are over 12 km of paved bike paths connecting the auto access campgrounds, [9] and many more hiking trails.
Grouse Mountain is also home to the Tyee Ski Club, [21] an organization for training children and youth to become competitive alpine ski racers in slalom, giant slalom and super-giant slalom skiing. In addition to the 305 centimetres of annual natural snowfall, the mountain uses 37 snow guns, covering 75% of the ski and snowboard terrain, for ...