Winter Activities
Kicking Horse is frequented by skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers.
Annual snowfall ranges from 254 cm (100") at the bottom of the mountain to 700 cm (275") at the summit. The total in boundary ski area is over 2800 Acres. The slopes are well known for the light and dry snow, dubbed Champagne Powder. The resort is open for skiing from mid December to mid April, and for mountain biking and sightseeing from late June to early October.
Read more about this topic: Kicking Horse Resort
Famous quotes containing the words winter and/or activities:
“I know that winter death has never tried
The earth but it has failed:”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“...I have never known a “movement” in the theater that did not work direct and serious harm. Indeed, I have sometimes felt that the very people associated with various “uplifting” activities in the theater are people who are astoundingly lacking in idealism.”
—Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865–1932)