About Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort towers above Golden as one of British Columbia's premier four-season mountain destinations, just a twenty-minute drive from town. Famous for its 4,133 feet of vertical drop and steep, champagne-powder terrain, the resort earns its "Champagne Powder Capital of Canada" nickname every winter and reinvents itself as a hub for high-alpine adventure each summer.
In winter the resort offers world-class skiing and snowboarding across 120-plus runs served by the Golden Eagle Express gondola, with a full rental and demo shop supplying skis, snowboards and safety gear for every ability. When the snow melts, the gondola keeps spinning to access lift-served downhill mountain biking, a renowned via ferrata that climbs the rock above the treeline, guided interpretive hikes, and the famous Grizzly Bear Refuge home to resident bear Boo. On-mountain dining at the Eagle's Eye — Canada's highest restaurant — rounds out the experience.
What makes Kicking Horse special is its sheer scale and variety under one alpine roof: lift-accessed terrain that satisfies experts yet welcomes families, paired with rental, lesson and guiding services so visitors can step straight into skiing, biking or climbing without hauling their own gear. For anyone basing a Golden trip around big-mountain experiences, the resort is the anchor attraction of the entire valley.
