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Kicking Horse


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Kicking Horse Resort


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Kicking Horse Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
5"
5-Day
7"
10-Day
7"
This is Less Than Average for Kicking Horse
10-day Snow Forecast
Kicking Horse skiing by month:
Kicking Horse
By Month
Data show that February is the best month Kicking Horse for overall snow quality.
DEC
Kicking Horse
in December
JAN
Kicking Horse
in January
FEB
Kicking Horse
in February
MAR
Kicking Horse
in March
APR
Kicking Horse
in April

Core Strengths

Kicking Horse
Overall
70.2
Snow Quality
57.7
Expert
52.1
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

52

Rank in
Region

7

Rank in
State

7

This resort is often compared with:

Revelstoke
Whistler
Jackson Hole
Kicking Horse Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Kicking Horse Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
4"
Sunday
Day
1"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Tuesday
Day
1"
Night
0"
Wednesday
Day
0"
Night
0"

Snow

True*
Annual Snowfall

253"

True Snow: 253" per year
Snow Quality Rank

85

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

132

Kicking Horse Resort is ranked No. 132 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

10.1%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

2.6%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

34.2%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

132

Kicking Horse Resort is ranked No. 132 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

85

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Kicking Horse Resort

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

4133 ft

8033 ft
Base Elevation: 3900 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Kicking Horse Resort

At Kicking Horse 10.4% of winter days with 6 inches or more of snow is middle of the pack for western destinations, while 3% of months with 90 inches or more and 34% of months with 30 inches or less are worse than average. Snow density in the Purcell Mountains is very light. Fresh powder lasts quite a while at Kicking Horse due to vast terrain served by a limited number of lifts.

Accumulation and Preservation

The upper bowls at Kicking Horse are usually open by Christmas but many of the steep chutes off CPR and Redemption Ridges can take more time to fill in. The lower half of the mountain is snowmaking dependent in early season. Despite primary east exposure the cold climate and peak altitude of 8,100 feet preserve snow well on the upper mountain. Even the south sides of CPR and Redemption Ridges often retain winter snow through February and the north facing chutes usually remain chalky up to mid-April closing.