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Ski Resort Kimberley Alpine Resort in the Northern British Columbia: Position on map

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Trail Map Kimberley Alpine Resort

The Ski Resort

Known for consistent snowfalls and located in the spectacular Purcell Mountains in British Columbia Kimberley Alpine Resort is the perfect getaway. The resort has a lot of sunny days and a lot to discover. Short lift lines and well groomed runs for skiers of all ability levels make Kimberley Alpine Resort an authentic place for a vacation with your family. The resort also offers great après ski bars with live music and hot tubs that your friends will enjoy as well. With a wide variety of family friendly and easy slopes as well as a great deal of on-mountain accommodations Kimberley Alpine Resort will make for an excellent family memory. Purcell Mountains are the largest gladed terrain in North America and especially famous for its powder snow. Since the area is also called the „Black Forest“ a Bavarian theme was chosen to design downtown with several nice reataurants, shops and equipment rental.

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Interesting facts

  • Offering 728 ha of slopes and terrain, Kimberley Alpine Resort is among the 15 largest Ski Resorts in Canada.
  • The vertical drop from summit to base is 752 m. The average difference in altitude between base and summit of Ski Resorts in Canada is 363 m. Most runs are therefore relatively long. The highest point of the track is 1,982 m above sea level.
  • During the season the average snow depth at Kimberley Alpine Resort is 108 cm. Snow coverage is usually best during March, offering an average snow depth of 118 cm at summit elevation and 0 cm at the base.
  • Kimberley Alpine Resort features 42 sunny days on average per season. The average for all ski Resorts in Canada is 30 sunny days. March is the sunniest month with an average of 16 sunny days. This makes the ski resort one of the 10 sunniest in Canada.

Snow Safety & Snowmaking

Snowmaking Share
10%
Snow Making Machines: 11

Must-Ski Runs

Most Difficult Runs

Flush Nr. 44
Length: 1.1 km
Vertical Drop: 355 m

Longest Runs

Vimy Ridge-Hoot's Way-Midnight-Northstar Trail (Nr. 37, 24, 13, 69)
Length: 6.4 km
Vertical Drop: 752 m
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Nightskiing

Nightskiing possible
Lighted runs: km
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last update on 26 Sep 2023
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Contact

Kimberley Alpine Resort
PO Box 40, 301 North Star Blvd
V1A 2Y5
Kimberley, British Columbia
E-Mail
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Phone250-427-4881

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Mountain Stats

Elevation1,230 m - 1,982 m
Opening Day21 Dec 2023
Closing Day14 Apr 2024
Capacity 6452 Persons/Hr.
Hours09:00 - 16:00

Lifts

5
1
3
1
Total 5

Skiable Terrain

728 ha
Easy
Green Circle
Moderate
Blue Squared
Advanced
Black Diamond
Extreme
Double Diamond
Overall Slope Area 728 ha
Number of Slopes 80

Weather (1,981 m)

Open Lifts & Trails

Rates

CAD156
1 day adult CAD156
1 day youth CAD104
1 day child CAD53.20
All rates & fees