Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
BC · 8,038 ft summit · YXC
NWS Bias
2025–26 Season Snapshot
Storms This Season
2
storms tracked
Season Snowfall
0"
season total
Best Storm
8/100
Tracked
Current Snowpack
—
SNOTEL ground truth
Avg Daily Rate
0.0"/day
storms with data
NWS Forecast Accuracy
Accuracy grade pending, and it stays that way on purpose. We show the raw NWS forecast for Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and do not grade or correct it. Six winters of NWS-against-SNOTEL checking found forecast accuracy here turns on an unresolved snow-measurement question (settled snow depth vs. fresh snowfall), not a fixed per-mountain bias anyone can honestly correct. So we show the number NWS publishes and tell you that is what it is.
Storm History — 2025–26 Season
Nov 3 – Nov 10
NWS Forecast
0.3"
Actual (SNOTEL)
Pending
Rate: 0.0"/day
Nov 1 – Nov 8
NWS Forecast
0.1"
Actual (SNOTEL)
Pending
Rate: 0.0"/day
Local Knowledge
TGR Community IntelStorm Day Strategy
Lap gondola and Stairway to Heaven during fresh snow events (10-15cm+ reported). Focus on upper mountain terrain as lower half becomes increasingly skiable with new snow. Expect 40,000+ vertical possible in 10 runs per day. Storm timing can catch skiers; monitor forecasts as conditions improve quickly after fresh snow.
Terrain Opening Patterns
Upper Gondola
Opens: 10:00 AM
Mechanical delays on cold mornings; lower half of mountain often closes due to insufficient snow coverage
Lower Half Mountain (below halfway between Revelation and Stoke)
Opens: Variable
Frequently described as 'fucked' by locals; often skiable only in fresh snow conditions
Powder Stashes
Stairway to Heaven
Upper mountain accessible by gondola
Primary powder area; provides lappable terrain for multiple runs
Alpine Terrain Above Stoke
Top of gondola and above
Best snow on the mountain; hiking available for additional vert
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Road & Access
Trans-Canada Kicking Horse Canyon (Hwy 1)
RestrictedROAD_CONDITION (Highway 1 · BOTH): Slippery sections between Beaverfoot Road (near West Boundary of Yoho National Park) and Field and Visitor Centre Access Road (near Field). Last update: November 3rd, 2026 at 6:08am MDT. Next update: November 3rd, 2026 at 8:00am MDT. | CONSTRUCTION (Trans-Canada Highway E · E): Electrical maintenance from Highway 1, 14km East of Golden and 1km Northwest of Park Bridge (Kicking Horse River) to Ten Mile Hill Truck Stop Road,. Starting 8:00 AM MDT on Wednesday October 28, 2026. From 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM MDT, Wednesday. Last update: October 26th, 2026 at 10:30am MDT. | ROAD_CONDITION (Highway 1 · BOTH): Slippery sections between Emerald Lake Road and BC/Alberta Border (Field). Last update: November 3rd, 2026 at 6:08am MDT. Next update: November 3rd, 2026 at 8:00am MDT.
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