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Formerly a heli-ski operation, resort construction began in fall of 1999 and Kicking Horse opened its doors on December 8, 2000. Build-out should be reached in 2010. Kicking Horse is the first entirely new resort to be built in Canada in the last 25 years. An 8-passenger state-of-the-art gondola, the Golden Eagle Express, takes skiers from the village to the top of the mountain and a mountain top restaurant called the Eagle's Eye.
Lodging is located in the Gondola Plaza providing ski-in, ski-out accommodations for visitors, as well as further accommodation options 10 minutes away in the town of Golden, on the Trans-Canada Highway. The skiing is, as they say, awesome.
RESORT STATISTICS
VERTICAL:
1,260 metres (4,133 feet)
SKIABLE ACREAGE: 2750
ELEVATION:
• Top of Kicking Horse: 2,450 metres (8,033 feet)
• Mid-Mountain: 1,722 metres (5,646 feet)
• Bottom of the lowest chair: 1,190 metres (3,900 feet)
INBOUND CHUTES: 70
RUN TYPES:
• 106 Runs
• Beginner – 20%
• Intermediate – 20%
• Advanced - 45%
• Expert – 15%
LIFTS:
• Winter & Summer: Golden Eagle Express Gondola - 8-Passenger Omega III Gondola cabin - length 3,413 metres (11, 266 feet),
Ride Time - 12 mins.
• Winter: Stairway to Heaven - 4-passenger fixed grip quad
• Winter & Summer: Catamount - 4-Passenger fixed grip chairlift
• Winter: Pioneer - 2-Passenger fixed grip chairlift
• Winter: Pony Express surface lift
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