Kicking Horse Might Be Most Insane Ski Resort in North America (Seriously)
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- An in-depth video review of Kicking Horse, a remote ski area located in interior British Columbia. Filmed in February 2022.
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0:00 Intro
0:48 Snow Quality
1:15 Cold Spells
1:36 Expert Terrain
2:04 Single-Black Terrain
2:13 Size and Terrain Layout
2:58 Mountain Aesthetic
3:18 Lifts
4:00 Run Length
4:31 Crowd Flow
4:59 Gondola Benefits
5:17 Hike-To Terrain
6:02 Beginner and Intermediate Terrain
6:51 Navigation
7:15 On-Mountain Facilities
7:47 Getting There
8:32 Lodging
8:53 Parking and Overnight RV Access
9:12 Aprés-ski
9:33 Verdict
9:53 Pricing
10:22 Score Breakdown and Rank
Overall Mountain Score: 70/100 - #6 in Western Canada
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Snow: 9/10
Resiliency: 8/10
Size: 6/10
Terrain Diversity: 7/10
Challenge: 10/10
Lifts: 3/10
Crowd Flow: 6/10
Facilities: 4/10
Navigation: 7/10
Mountain Aesthetic: 10/10
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If you ever want to really stress test your relationship, bring your beginner partner to this hill. Communication, problem solving, conflict resolution, trust and forgiveness will all be topics covered on the first run 😅
Been there done that😅😅
Did this. She fell so hard, and missed a giant tree by a couple of inches. We sat in the chalet after that.
I forgot why we stopped at Sunshine to ski! Even back then I couldn't do these runs.
Naw, just say "Give'r" and ski off...
lol I should’ve seen the red flags when my ex melted down trying to make it to stairway 😂😂
Kicking Horse is a great example of the weaknesses of any "mountain ranking system" you try to come up with. If you go by the luxury ski traveler rankings, Kicking Horse would be ~#75 in North America, probably behind 10-20 east coast resorts. If you go by PeakRankings, it's #6 in Canada. But if you had to compile a list of the best ski resorts for a true expert skier, Kicking Horse is easily in the top 5 in North America and honestly has a good argument to be #1. It undeniably sucks at being a destination resort for the whole family. But if all you want to do is ski, and you like skiing double black terrain, this is the best resort on the continent.
Definitely agree that KH is hard to top for experts!
@@PeakRankings i think how you break down the categories, it's easy to figure out what resort is best for what you're looking for, but having a top ten, expert, party, family, budget and luxury resorts would be fun. (you already did the budget/value)
But the thing is it keeps it less known so thinks it’s a plus
Kicking Horse is great resort for advanced skiers…..
@@PeakRankings It would be cool if you guys haD a tool on your website for filtering rankings by the categories that matter to YOU. Maybe even a weighted scale. If I could say that "Challenge" is very important, and "Navigation" is not important, etc., and see an updated ranking based on that, it would be pretty cool!
I remember I went here on my first year skiing as they were having a deal for Banff residents. I was so confident cause I was doing blue runs on Sunshine Village. Got to the mountains and I swear probably the scariest time of my life. First run of the day was a blue run from Stairway to Heaven and I fell 1/4 of the way down and just slid to the bottom. Ended up getting humbled and doing green runs for the rest of the day. Been 5 years since that incident and this season is finally the year I come back.
We hope you are better Christine! There is a steep learning curve!
This is certainly an experts only resort more so than other extreme north American options like A basin. If you decide to come you should be a well rounded expert.
I don’t believe there is a blue run anywhere near Stairway to Heaven! It’s all double black!
Time to get back on the Horse!
I was on my way to revy from calgary. Made it to golden just as an avalanche took out the highway behind me. The snow was puking and another avalanche was triggered to the west of golden. I was stuck, and the snow wasn't stopping. It took them 4 days to clear the roads. It felt like i had the mountain to myself. It was amazing.
this what dreams are made of
Love KH! No Vail/Beaver Creek-type resort hoopla, no Instagram influencers, no pretenders, no BS. Get on the gondola and crank, over and over and over again. Hike, if you’re up for it. If you are not here for the world-class expert terrain and beautiful surroundings, you picked the wrong place. Hope it stays just as it is.
When it opened, it reminded me of Whistler in the 1960's.............and still does. Golden is what the timber town of Squamish used to be like 50 years ago. 13:21
Narrow mountain roads to get there? How wide are the highways to the resorts in America? You travel the #1 highway all the way from Calgary to Golden, that's a pretty wide and well maintained highway WITHOUT frequent closures. Any delays you may have experienced coming this way in the winter of 2022 were because of major upgrades to that highway through the Kicking Horse canyon, a three year project that will be completed by the fall of 2024; you're on the #1 highway coming from Kelowna as well, so pretty great mountain highway from either direction if you are used to driving the mountains in winter. And you are very unkind when it comes to the the Pioneer chair and the terrain accessed from it. Slow-ish yes, but it blues and blacks coming off the lift are fun with sustained pitches and usually not very busy. If you show up on a non-powder weekend and the line for the gondola is crazy, head over the the Pioneer to start your day for an hour or two then head up the gondola. One point you are right on about though is that this is not a mountain to bring beginners to. All the entry level slopes have people funneling from the upper mountain at speed and it can be very intimidating for new skiers.
Season pass holder at KH for several years and still is my favourite hill. The terrain, vertical and snow is amazing. I always said a blue run at KH is usually equivalent to black runs at other hills. If you’re a strong skier, this hill doesn’t disappoint.
Totally agree, went for New years with a couple buds in 2020 and it was probably the best ski weekend of my entire life.
I lived in rossland for a year and never made my way up to KH, if I make it out can I get your guidance to the good doubles??
@@mitchwhite1816 Honestly I suggest talking to locals on gondola rides when you're up there, or find one to ski with. Most of the best runs have names that dont show up on maps (i.e. marlys, comptons), and there are so many to choose from. I do recommend most runs off of redemption ridge north and CPR ridge north for advanced skiers, which are both lift accessible.
i went to kicking horse around 10 years ago. this review is pretty accurate. the day before i got there it snowed at least 16 inches. what this video doesn’t show is that when it does snow, it’s the quality of the snow itself that makes this mountain the best experience in my 35 year of skiing. The lightest, driest, softest, fastest. unbelievable snow. definitely advanced terrain. you should train at a gym for a few months before any big ski/snowboarding trip.
If you are an expert skier, put this on your list. 100% worth it. The gondola ride is just long enough to stop giggling, regroup, and plan the next lap. Much of the terrain here used to be heli terrain. The run back to the gondola is a bit flat but nearly everything else is amazing.
Best ski resort I've been to hands down, I've been all over the Midwest Colorado and Canada, and this is definitely the best, go to Kicking Horse
does any of the good stuff require avi gear? Its annoying when places like big sky make some runs require avi gear inbounds because I live in the midwest and don’t want to bother with that shit
@@elaboratelymcc9038no
@@elaboratelymcc9038nope all inbounds no gear
Avy gear isn’t mandatory but might be a good idea on some of their hikes.
@@elaboratelymcc9038not required, personal preference only. I went for a 5 day trip here and I don’t think it’s necessary, although I can see the argument for it for sure. All inbounds terrain feels like back country terrain.
When I went to Big Sky they bragged about how steep their in bounds terrain was. I chuckled as I knew any ridgeline at Kicking Horse was just as good, or better. Kicking Horse is a paradise for strong skiers. Even if you don't want to hike... Gondola -> Chute, Bowl, Quad Chair, Chute, Bowl, Outrun to bottom. Repeat. Wicked superlaps.
This is probably the best and most honest review of KHO from an all encompassing review. Love this resort for the expert terrain but can see the case for its deficiencies for beginners/intermediate level skiiers
KH is one of the hardest places for me to say how much I like it. The terrain is out of this world, but the lift setup is... really bad, and hurts the terrain. When I skied it, the top 3rd was nuking and absolutely amazing, the middle third was slushy but soft and I could handle it. The bottom 3rd was pouring rain. If Pioneer was a detach that went all the way to Stairway, and there was a lift that paralleled the Gondola up CPR Ridge, I'd go back every year since I'm within driving distance. As is, I've driven by it multiple times to ski Revy, Sunshine, and Louise.
I was an advanced skier. Usually on a hill one of the best skiers out there. When I moved to Golden I realized the same statues my ego had grown accustomed to at other hills was not true there. I was simply an average skier at this hill. After one season at kicking horse, I have no friends that can keep up with me on the hill and I have skied some lines that would have made a 10 year old version of myself shed a tear of joy. Kicking horses forces you to be a good skier and has some of the most insane terrain out there. There is a reason they hold the free ride world tour there. If you’re a good skier, go to kicking horse, find a local and get them to show the mountain. After your are inevitably beat up from the day and shaking with a mix of joy and terror, remember that the local is sitting there perfectly fine, and they didn’t show you most of their actual good lines. Kicking horse breeds insane skiers. Also, if you are an insane park rat, skip kicking horse. It will eat you alive and there is no park
I grew up skiing there and consider my self a pretty decent skier but there are local kids from golden who are 10-12 who are better than 99.5% of adult skiers, including myself.
Ha! That’s me and my friends climbing up T2 at 5:25. Think we chatted with you up top. Had such an excellent few days there (though it was definitely -40° 😅). Great video! Can’t wait to go back.
Niiiice, Love the write up here. Going on my 3rd season in a row at Kicking Horse and I think you did a great job describing its flaws but presented its perks beautifully. I think you nailed it when you mentioned that the Hike is a key part of the Kicking Horse experience, in fact, the hiking might be one of the best parts. Love being able to go up there days/weeks after snowfall and still being able to find LONG, fresh lines. Being able to have several big mountain runs back to back without a Heli or without a Touring setup is AMAZING! With this said, I have always considered Kicking Horse to be more of a "Lift Accessed Mountain" rather than a "Ski Resort", and this especially rings true when you consider not only the awesome in bounds terrain but also the incredible Slack/Back Country terrain that is available outside any of the resorts boundaries. All in all, love the video and feels like a very honest review! Happy Shredding, hope to see you out there!
Our pleasure!
Kicking Horse is my favorite resort, even the blues are scary steep. The gondola line moves quickly, especially for singles. On a blue bird Sunday it still seems like you are alone on the mountain. Champagne powder and lots of it.
I first skiied Kicking Horse in 2004. It blew my mind. Probably my second favorite resort after Revy.
I highly reccommend a road trip. Pickup car in Calgary. One day at Louise , Then Kicking Horse, Then Revelstoke, then on the way back hit Sunshine. Kicking Horse has some unending mogul runs that will tire the heck out of you.
The downhill mountain biking is absolutely unreal. Great disc golf course as well, love that area of BC.
This was my home resort for 2 seasons 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. best days of my life
My partner and I came here for our second ski vacation and we got humbled. We spent a week there and now love/respect that mountain way more
The Mountain pushes your comfort zone for sure. I loved taking the 15m gondola then skiing for 45+ minutes on the greens all the way down. Then when you're back up top you try a little more, dabble in some tree skiing, and we even did the first black diamond to the left of the gondola... Highly recommend it !
One of the best spots for sure!
Loved it here, we had condos right off the runs where u could snowboard on to your deck into the living room
Truly our favourite family ski destination! No posers here - just people who love to ski for miles. Challenging, for sure - but it's the place you will be talking about for years after you visit!
I skied Kicking Horse back when the lodge was a trailer down the bottom. I remember doing a lot of hiking and skiing some awesome terrain. Up high was powder the lower was crusty. If thee conditions are good it's well worth the trip.
I learned to ski at kicking horse in some of the worst conditions imaginable. Fog so thick visibility was limited to just a few feet on the mid and lower mountain. Days of rain on the mid and lower mountain turning runs to slush, freezing to sheer ice overnight. Minimal snowpack with rocks, stumps, and mud poking through on some lower mountain runs. Getting to enjoy the visibility and snow off the top of the gondola before the perilous struggle of the mid and lower runs. After pushing myself full day after full day for the better part of a week in these conditions and feeling like my skill had barely progressed I went to Lake Louise and the true skill advancement from the time at kicking horse was apparent. Instantly able to tackle blacks at Lake Louise that were easier than the green and blue verticle skating rinks at kicking horse. Zero hesitation dropping into bowls or runs with clear visibility and the stamina to handle the shorter LL runs easily.
That trip to kicking horse may have been brutal but looking back I am grateful for the trial by fire that it provided and can't wait to go back and experience it with more snow and no rain or fog!
Yes. If you're an expert, you need to see this place. It's a mind-blower and unlike any other. Your video captures it very accurately. Skiing cut-up bumps down the bottom half just to get back up to the top does get old. But the mountain terrain and hike-outs are intense.
My fav mountain for (relatively) empty slopes, tons of powder, and just overall. I love Whistler n such but there’s a real attraction to Kicking Horse for me in particular.
Oh this looks nice. I haven't skied since a handful of times 30 years ago. I'll be fine, right?
I grew up on this mountain, learned to ski it before it was kicking horse. Back then it was called White Tooth. That was the best ski hill ever.
The road up to Kicking Horse resort is about the most fun youll ever have riding a Super Bike. Literally life changing level of fun.
Being a Cypress/Seymour guy growing up, KH looks like an absolute gem that I would love to experience one day
miss working here, best winter of my life
thank you
Ever thought about a weighted system? Snow, navigation and facilities being considered equal doesn’t really make sense. I don’t care about restrooms or food at all. I can find a tree and figure out any place worth the time to do so.
If your that resourceful why not just ignore the parts of the rankings you don't care about. You could easily rescore the list to your own priorities.
I think the difficulty of what you are asking for is that we all place weight on different things. Me, I care about snow quality, resiliency, aesthetics and lack of crowds. But I'm happy to ride a slow lift over challenging terrain because I need a break anyway!
Just looking at the trail map, I am struck by how much of the skiable acreage requires significant hiking/climbing. When you eliminate that, the ski area is fairly limited.
Yeah, you're right, best just stay away. 🙃
@@jamesseldon3391 I’m 58. You can have it. I’ll take places like Big Sky, Snowbird, Alta, and Jackson Hole, where I can ski the same terrain without the hiking.
i was there in my 30’s you have to be in great physical condition to enjoy this place. this is not a place for a lazy ski.
great review....Revelstoke is THE EXACT same but we have more snow and warmer....I like KHR for terrain, but need more snow is all
Any tips for novice skiers on which lifts? I’m thinking the gondola is not in my future on my March trip, maybe after another 30 days of skiing
I'm an intermediate skier and kicking horse was too difficult, so you're right about that. Hardest "easy way down" that I've ever been on. It was also a white out blizzard so that didn't help!
Hands down best resort for big mountain free riders. So many massive droppable cliffs and gnarly chutes. Every local kid is riding at a pro level and doesn’t even know it.
Was the Ozone or the fact the world free ride being held there even mentioned?
Best place ever. My fav anyways.
Broke a femur in whistler 20 years ago. After a year of rehab got to hit kicking horse for my first day back on a board.
Most exhilarating day of my life to be back up in the mountains on such a gnarly mountain.
Take the gondola up pick a chute or ridge. This place is amazing.
We used to sled at Golden. Loved it! We used to rent a mobile home at the Swiss Village Motel for $85/night. 6 of us would stay there. Lol. Cheap!
I learned on Kicking Horse! I live really close in Golden
Was there opening season ,first season of Kicking horse mtn..The old resort was called Whitetooth.. used to be only open weekends and to reach above the tree line..from a slow doulble fixed chair... boot pack.. enter Kh top to bottom gondola riding the tree lines before scores of people broke tree branches was notably remarkable , decades ago already... feels like yesterday... man.. death taxes and kicking horse...
Think it's now just "on the epic pass" not just discounted.
It's a bucket list resort for me.
Somewhere down the list after chamonix, vail, aspen and verbier.
Tic'ing one off the list next year hopefully! Fingers crossed.
what makes it the scariest, is that while riding the lift, you go right overtop a grizzly enclosure.
I definitely wouldn't give Lake Louise or Sunshine the same level of snow as Kicking horse...unless I'm always unlucky at those resorts over the last 20 years! haha
Also ranking Revelstoke as worse snow when their season average is almost 50% higher than kicking horse.
The comments about road/hiway travel into the resort is not totally accurate ..BC hiway 95 is first class from southern end at BC - Idaho border all the way to north end at Golden where the junction of 95 and Trans Canada Hiway 1 meet and Trans Canada Hiway is seldom closed..but on occasion it will be shut down for limited times (1 hour or 2) west of Golden for avalanche control ops. As with any mountain resort .. the last several miles from main hiways can be steep, narrow winding ..but really such conditons are commonon the last leg of any mountain approach. And just for the unfamiliar..there is Panorama Ski Resort about 1.75 hour south of Kicking Horse, via hiway 95 from Invermere BC. Very similar to Khorse and with good night life in the town of Invermere.
Whats crazy is i actually make a few very brief cameos here! I was down from the Yukon for the Canadian Ski Patrol Ski Clinic. I can attest to this mountain not exactly being beginner friendly - Im from Mt Maichen of Watson Lake YT, a small, volunteer driven, 2 Tee bar lift mountain of 9 runs. We dont have any moguls, only 2 expert runs, and a new terrain park; all in all an extremely beginner-friendly mountain with a gorgeous view of the lake of Watson Lake along with the airport of the same name. Growing up on Mt Maichen, then coming to Kicking Horse? Well, Kicking Horse 100% lived up to its name! This trip was actually my second go at the mountain, and I will be back, despite hardly being a double diamond black expert.
Looks like a Mogul paradise
That’s only bc these guys don’t know where to ride or didn’t have the confidence to go to the good stuff. It’s a big mountain free riders dream come true. Only you can die if you go the wrong way in a lot of places. Lol
Honestly terrifying mountain
im no expert or anything but i just found kicking horse having you make smart choices for drop ins otherwise even medium experienced snowboarders can drop in just not in the middle of the bowls but so much fun. make sure to ride the sides of the bowls they have low spots at the bottom you might have to hike out of . think of sunshine as a snowboarder just be smart where you gotta go fast but you gotta know where to drop if you dont got big balls to free fall for a second
Easily my favorite hill, so few day trippers that there is never more than a 5 minute lineup for the 3 lifts there...
I am surprised you never mentioned Bo!
Red mountain, fernie, revelstoke, kicking horse. The powder mountain highway.
If you think KH is insane, avoid Revy. I've been to literally every resort in the Canadian rockies and have been riding since the mid 90's and Revy is like nothing else. They don't even mark 10-20ft cliffs and threre's areas on the backside there that have a single rope stopping you from literal death.
Lifts rating of 3 is a bit harsh. I would give KH a 6 or 7 instead. All you need is the gondola and the rest you hike. An expert’s paradise.
Good.
Learned to snowboard on this hill! NOT EASY! I love skiing it though!
Regarding minimal suitability for beginner and intermediate skiers: I mean yes that's true but said beginner and intermediate skiers would have driven past like four really awesome ski resorts on their way to Kicking Horse from Calgary. You go to Kicking Horse because you know what you're doing.
How can a ski resort be remote when you can see it directly from Golden?
So accurate.
Hey just an FYI the line in your thumbnail is in one of Our permanent closures... Would be sweet if you could change it
Champaign days, kicking horse is not that scary, no need to fear monger, it is however a great resort and very fun. The only scary thing about the resort is the grizzly bear tbh, and the fact that when it got out they captured the wrong bear.
fantastic video, never been to kicking horse so i can't say anything about this
Drinking game - take a shot every time he says Tenured or tenuous. I write this from the hospital.
I would’ve given KH a 9 for facilities for no other reason than the mountain restaurant at the top of the gondola, the best mountain restaurant in North America IMO. The rest of the resort falls flat in most other categories as the video claims. One major problem is that unless you’re an expert skier you won’t like it. Just too steep and very few blue or green runs. Revelstoke and, to some extent Panorama, have the same problem. That may be fine if you’re an expert but it’s not a recipe for business success and helps explain why these resorts draw significantly fewer skier visits than their more well-rounded competitors such as Lk Louise and Sun Peaks and have never fully realized their planned potential. Families and intermediate skiers pay the bills in the ski resort business, not the freeride bros.
That mountain restaurant looked pretty inviting to me!
Great vid! For future reference: Couloir is pronounced "kool-waar."
also. there is no way whistler is above revelstoke, unless you like to ski heavy snow 99% of the time
The Canadian Rockies International Airport is small, but drops you right into the middle of a ton of great mountains.
Located in Cranbrook, about 1 hour south.
@@classicmusicarchives7370 an hour will get you to invermere, Cranbrook is about 2.5 hours away
@@classicmusicarchives7370 Its much further then that. Cranbrook to Golden is close to 3 hours, 250km.
I absolutely love your guys channels and i was wondering if you guys are going to update older videos? for example the mammoth review is 2 years old
We’ll begin updating them as they put in new investments! The first review redux will be Palisades Tahoe later this season.
Kicking horse is not a ski resort, it's a cliff 😆
This place is the best place on earth.
When are you reviewing RED? Keep up the great content.
Written review is up here! Vid will prob be awhile www.peakrankings.com/content/red-mountain
He forgot about the mountain's fluffy cuddly resident 😂
Can you do Owls Head Canada? It’s a great eastern resort!
I doubt they would want to get screamed at and treated like garbage for speaking English while trying to review a resort in quebec...
We’re going to try to get a bunch of Eastern Canada under the belt this winter. Not sure if we’ll be able to make it to Owl’s Head, but we’ll keep it in mind!
@@PeakRankings I would love to learn more about le massif! But its wayyyy out there.
@@PeakRankingsif you’re gonna get to the Eastern Townships in Quebec, definitely give Mont Sutton a day or two! They have some of the best glades I’ve ever skied.
@@PeakRankings Thanks!
I find it funny he said that a 3 hour drive from an airport is far.
Why where do you live, East Timbuktu?
The term rain shadow should be examined before booking a trip there.
Geographically disadvantaged.
Ay I live in Golden (KHMR's town) it's the best terrain and conditions with absolute dogshit oversight from RCR. No terrain in the world is like it but working there is..... a nightmare. Skiing and MTB are absolutely lit so get out here! Plus we have Canada's highest elevated restaurant 😎😎
Lol, its not remote. Its literally near Golden right on the TransCanada Highway
How’s the terrain for snow boarders?
Great if you’re an expert, you’re willing to hike, and you love incredibly long trails!
@@PeakRankings I consider myself an expert…maybe I’ll check it out for a good spring skiing spot, you said it gets really cold there! 🥶
It’s usually alright temperature-wise except for a few random weeks per season. The good news is you can always warm up by lapping the gondola!
Unreal I’ve had better days at kh than any heliskiing or cat skiing I’ve ever done. I guess that’s only if you like big cliffs with steep ass landings.
Was skiing with a couple of Canadian dudes at Jay Peak. They had recently come back from a Kicking Horse trip and they talked about this place a lot. Now I know why. Looks amazing!
Kicking Horse is on the list!
No dudes in Canada.
Stick to the trails, or they may never see you again, also the TransCanada Highway upgrades west of Golden are almost finished, so driving from Calgary is becoming easier.
At 13:25 this narrow, unmaked path is often windblown and or fogged in. It is also poolry maintained, Once a large section fell off and I came very close to a dangerous if not deadly fall. I informed the staff, they did not care or even put a warning up.
The lifts are poorly laid out. When I asked management, they were more interested in selling condo's. I have not gone back.
I have ben going to Revelstoke, but lately their attitude has even been worse, thought their ski patrol are top notch.
you really got me
I prefer the holodeck on Voyager because you do not have to go anywhere and can control the temperature. Many Alien Ships are equipped with a holodeck for leisurely activity. Is VR5 the future or the extinction of humanity? You be the judge!
I blew my knee out going otb on my downhill bike there.. good times lol
Have too add, this has to be one of the knarliest mountains I've ever ridden either bike or board. Not as fancy as whistler, but another rougher
Good analysis. I'd recommend reducing or eliminating the use of "incredible" and "incredibly," which are being employed far too often these days. They literally mean not believable, and there are plenty of other intensifiers available: extreme, amazing, tremendous, fantastic, to name a few.
Great hill , lifts not so much. Hotels in town are cheap compared to other BC ski towns.
coming from revelstoke, there is no such thing as a run that is too long. they are all not long enough. especially on powder days.
Remote? It's a short drive from Lake Louise and/or Revelstoke 😂 I guess it's a bit of a trip when considering airfare/commute for internationals.
Some of those runs are a snowboarders worst nightmare 😂
Ignorance is bliss broski... without a doubt either tool you use to travel down in the high alpine 😂 ...would be 😢 this one...with assumptions.
I remember the first years of operation. Wow wow wow all day long
Then that resort showed up and I lost interest waiting hours in lineups
I don't know guys, I'm a beginner/intermediate skier who has been going for 2 seasons now and I think that place looks really sweet. The fact that their gondola heads straight into a green run that goes swooping 4.5 miles down the mountain sounds awesome and the views you show in this video are fantastic! I think you might be downplaying how much non-expert level guests could enjoy this place. My only hesitation would be that google maps says it is a 7 hour drive for me (which is probably much longer during winter season due to road conditions.)
That long green run is really just a long cat track. Go elsewhere if you’re looking for a lot of intermediate terrain
I’ve been skiing for 40 years. KHMR is the most challenging resort I’ve skied.
Most of the terrain at KH is too steep to groom. You will either be riding icy moguls or a flat cat track for half the mountain if you aren't an advanced rider. This is not a good beginner mountain. Lake Louise would be a much better destination and is only 45minutes from Kicking Horse. However, if you want the gnarliest terrain in North America and don't mind earning some turns, Kicking Horse is fucking Amazing!
That green should be a blue because it is extremely narrow and busy. This is an experts only mountain and that run is to get to more expert runs.
KH looks like an awesome mountain for expert skiers but unfortunately all I can really do is blue runs and on a majority of black diamonds i struggle. I just need to get better at turns cause that's where I struggle and once i improve ill go to KH
I don't know if Kicking horse comes even close to Revelstoke?! But thats just my opinion!
You need to look up the word tenuous/tenuously in the dictionary. It means the complete opposite of what you think it does. Also a couloir is pronounced "coolwahr" not "coolor"
Its not really some hidden resort. Its a mega resort thats insanely popular and busy lmao.
If you think kicking horse is insanely busy, look at whistler/blackcomb or any ski resort in Colorado lol
The ski difficulty rating system is nonsense. For years Squaw Valley didn't rank anything at the mountain as double D but when Rob Gaffney wrote Squallywood he used a difficulty scale that ranged from 1-10 with one being one degree more difficult than double D.