Whitetooth Ski Area, a smaller facility owned by the town of Golden opened in 1986 with the installation of the Pioneer Chair and three runs on 2,000 feet of vertical. On one side are chutes into Feuz Bowl and the other side is a series of glades back into Crystal Bowl. [citation needed], Stairway to Heaven is a fixed chair lift that is situated at the bottom of Crystal Bowl and accesses White Wall, Feuz Bowl and Redemption Ridge. Construction began in the summer of 2000 and the expanded resort, now featuring the Eagle Eye Gondola and Catamount fixed grip chair, reopened under the new name on December 8, 2000. On the north side a few steep, narrow, expert chutes come back into Bowl Over. [citation needed]. One run, It's a 10, is a 10 km long green run that connects the runs in the main Bowl areas. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (KHMR) is a ski resort located 6.4 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada.It features over 120 trails across more than 3,486 acres (14.11 km 2) of skiable terrain and a 1,315-metre (4,314 ft) vertical drop, currently the sixth largest of any North American ski resort. Hwy 1 - Kicking Horse Pass 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 kilometers Elevation (meters) 8% 8% 8% Golden 6% Yoho National Park 6% BC/Alberta Border. The total in boundary ski area is over 2800 Acres. In 2010, a fourth bowl to the south of the existing resort (Super Bowl) was added to the area adding over 300 metres [9] of new vertical. These chutes range from advanced to expert skiing. [3] Over the following years, additional runs and glades were cut expanding the skiable terrain. On the south side of Terminator Ridge Super Bowl can be accessed. The mountain became popular with skiers from adjacent towns on Powder Fridays as the hill was closed Monday through Thursday, so any new snow that fell during the week was untracked. It is located on the provincial boundary between the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and lies within Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park. The proposal was rejected in favour of a more direct and southerly route, through the more difficult Kicking Horse Pass, which was opened in 1886. It is believed that the pass was named for Pierre Bostonais (nicknamed Tête Jaune, French for "yellow head", because of his blond hair), an Iroquois-Métis trapper employed as a guide by the Hudson's Bay Company. The slopes are well known for the light and dry snow, dubbed Champagne Powder. [7] Ballast Nedam was obligated to re-invest in Canada as part of its contract[8] and purchased Whitetooth after the community voted 92.8 percent in favour of the sale on September 20, 1997. Bostonais led one of the first expeditions for the company to what is now the interior of British Columbia through the pass in 1820. The hill is served primarily by a high-speed gondola, the Golden Eagle Express, that rises from the base area to the peak. However, both the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways used the Yellowhead Pass for their main lines, built c. 1910–1913, and the main line of their successor, the Canadian National Railway, still follows the route. Kicking Horse Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.683m (5,521ft) above the sea level, located on the Alberta/British Columbia boundary, in Canada. [citation needed], Terminator Ridge and Terminator Peak are situated on the left side of Bowl Over. Kicking Horse is open during the summer for downhill mountain biking accessed by the gondola. One side of the ridge, the Crystal Bowl side, provides some of the 75 inbound chutes available at Kicking Horse. [2] The resort, named after the nearby Kicking Horse River and Kicking Horse Pass, spans the easternmost slope of the Purcell Mountains overlooking the Rocky Mountain Trench. Stairway to Heaven follows Redemption Ridge. [citation needed]. Kicking Horse has exceptional backcountry access. Via Rail's premier passenger train, the Canadian; the Jasper – Prince Rupert train; and the Jasper section of the Rocky Mountaineer use the Yellowhead Pass, which is now used also by the Yellowhead Highway. In 2002 a new chairlift (Stairway to Heaven) was added to allow access to a third bowl (Feuz Bowl), which generally sees less traffic. Annual snowfall ranges from 254 cm (100") at the bottom of the mountain to 700 cm (275") at the summit. Uphill capacity is generally limited, however, and most skiers need to return to the summit via the gondola at the base of the mountain. White Wall is a quick hike right of the chair and is rated expert skiing for some rock bands and large cornices. Der Kicking Horse Pass (dt. Oberto Oberti presented the opportunity to his client, Ballast Nedam, the company that constructed the Confederation Bridge. In 2007, a trail was made to allow for advanced intermediate skiing into Bowl Over. Crystal Bowl is large and open, providing intermediate skiing and is the easiest way down from the gondola. ªgsëÌŒñµ¡~5qYg²óHuÂuš Öi&LF&K†ëÍ‹%GãË•œ‚ÇÕä†Í;Œ–¯dğsÉÌÈ5îñÉ‚2梚wí½¢÷jGµr»¼4. The "Big Hill" Main track with spur line to the right. The resort is open for skiing from mid December to mid April, and for mountain biking and sightseeing from late June to early October. Oberto Oberti's office prepared a new Master Plan for the resort, which was approved in 1999, along with a Master Development Agreement with the Province of British Columbia. North of the resort, Rudi's Bowl and many other backcountry assets are accessible. After Whistler's 5,020 vertical drop, Kicking horse provides the second longest descent in Canada for mountain biking. 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It features over 120 trails across more than 3,486 acres (14.11 km2) of skiable terrain and a 1,315-metre (4,314 ft) vertical drop, currently the sixth largest of any North American ski resort. South of the resort, Super Bowl can be accessed by hiking up Terminator Ridge. The resort applied for an expanded Master Plan, which was approved in 2009. However, both the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways used the Yellowhead Pass for their main lines, built c. 1910–1913, and the main line of their successor, the Canadian National Railway , still follows the route. [10] In 2011, the resort was sold to Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, the current owners. The gondola accesses CPR Ridge, Crystal Bowl and Bowl Over. Kicking Horse is frequented by skiers, snowboarders, snowskaters and telemarkers. Two smaller chairlifts also operate from the base area, a fixed-grip quad (Catamount) and a fixed-grip double (Pioneer - a relic from Whitetooth days). Due to its modest elevation of 1,131 m (3,711 ft) and its gradual approaches, the pass was recommended by Sir Sandford Fleming as a route across the Rocky Mountains for the planned Canadian Pacific Railway. This choice was so significant to the history of Canada that Kicking Horse Pass was designated as a National Historic Site in 1971. Valemount Historic Society, Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Alberta–British Columbia foothills forests, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellowhead_Pass&oldid=949986569, National Historic Sites in British Columbia, Landforms on the National Historic Sites of Canada register, Articles needing additional references from April 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 April 2020, at 17:17.