Kicking Horse
Kicking Horse turns ten this year and is celebrating by opening its 4th Alpine Bowl.
The resort, located in BC just over the border from Alberta and reached fastest from Calgary, has rapidly built a reputation as one of the world's hardcore skiing capitals.
It has tried to soften that image in recent years with more family friendly facilities but for winter 2010/11 is going back to its roots by opening up the new terrain, known by local mountain enthusiasts as 'Super Bowl.'
Accessible with a traverse from the resort's existing Golden Eagle Express gondola, the terrain will add a further epic selection of advanced and expert skiable terrain with 15 new advanced and expert chutes. The entire bowl will have an off-piste feel but within a patrolled and avalanche controlled area. It will increase the number of steep runs and chutes at the resort from 70 to 85.
"Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is excited to announce the addition of a 4th Alpine Bowl to its already impressive roster of terrain, this opening is a perfect lead in to the 10 years of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort celebrations while continuing to demonstrate the resort commitment to improving the overall guest experience." said Steve Paccagnan, the resort's President and CEO
Super Bowl is situated south of the existing Kicking Horse Mountain Resort ski area boundary and positioned within the original controlled recreational area. The bowl's terrain is made up of North, South and East facing slopes with a ski out that exists at the top of the existing Terminator run.
"Super Bowl has always been a part of the resort's Controlled Recreation Area (CRA) and original master plan. However, the bowl has never been open and skiable terrain. The decision was made to open this new terrain and provide our valued guests with safe access to one of the best alpine ski/snowboard bowls and chutes in North America." Steve Paccagnan added.