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About Kicking Horse

Kicking Horse Ski Resort is in the Kootenay Mountains about 15 minutes from the town of Golden. It’s renowned as a challenging mountain to ski with lots of chutes for experienced, high-level skiers. However, there are some great wide open green and blue slopes for beginners and intermediate skiers. The breakdown of runs is 20 percent beginners, 20 percent intermediate, 45 percent advanced and 15 percent expert.

Kicking Horse provides an hour and a half free tour of the mountain (limited to green and blue runs). The tours are conducted by ski instructors who quickly assess the level of ability and show skiers and snowboarders the best runs for their skill level.

Travelling to Kicking Horse ski resort

Kicking Horse is 276 kilometres from Calgary (estimated 3.5 hours drive), 159 kilometres from Revelstoke, and 152 kilometres from Banff (aprrox. 2 hours).

The trip by car from east and west is on well kept roads along Highway One. The resort is roughly 14 kilometres from Golden which is about a 20-minute drive.

By plane, Kicking Horse is accessible through Calgary (2.5 hours) or Kamloops (5 hours).

Eating at Kicking Horse ski resort

There are a number of restaurants and cafes at Kicking Horse in the centre of the village. Peaks Grill is a pub style venue with typical ski mountain food: burgers, soup, sandwiches and the like. The Eagle’s Eye Restaurant at the top of the gondola is another great place to eat. Also open for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights.

Alternatively, bring your own lunch and head to the day centre in the main amenities building.

Accommodation at Kicking Horse

Front and centre at Kicking Horse is the Glacier & Mountaineer Lodge. Located in Gondola Plaza at the base of the Golden Eagle Express, accommodations include self-contained condominiums and hotel rooms. Guests can also stay in the village centre at Palliser Lodge or Selkirk Lodge. More accommodation can be found at the Village Perimeter.

With Golden minutes away, many skiers and snowboarders chose to stay at one of the many motels or chalets in Golden and drive the 20 minutes to the mountain each day.

Find out more about accommodation at Kicking Horse and Golden at stays.com.

What makes Kicking Horse special?

The terrain on this mountain is as challenging as it gets. However, there are plenty of runs for beginners to learn and intermediate skiers to improve their skills.

Kicking Horse is part of the powder highway which includes Revelstoke, Whitewater, Kimberley and Panorama. The powder highway also has a tremendous range of cat and heliskiing options with over 20 operators and over 40 backcountry skiing lodges in the region.

Find out more on the Kicking Horse website. Back to Ski Canada.