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Join us at Kimberley’s Winter Stoke Fest 2025

Kimberley, B.C – Grab the family and head up to Kimberley Alpine Resort for a brand new winter kickoff party on December 23rd.  The Winter Stoke Fest will be an evening full of family friendly activities that will run from 3pm – 7pm. Photos with Santa, live music, night skiing, food, drinks, games, shopping, and good vibes! It’s an evening of community cheer that you don’t want to miss.

Did you know Kimberley, BC was voted as B.C Best Small Town in 2022 in CBC’s ‘Search for B.C.’s Best Small Town’ competition.  Find out why by visiting during the holidays when the winter stoke is especially high!  “There are so many incredible people who live here and they have so much good energy and passion” says Powder Matt, ‘you define the culture of a place by how they play and Kimberley loves to mountain bike, cross country ski and alpine ski in winter’, he added.

All Festivities run from 3pm – 7pm unless otherwise noted:

  • The Grand Opening of the new Owl T-bar Lights. approx. 5:30pm
  • A kid’s Glowstick Parade T-bar 5pm.
  • Night skiing on the T-bar and Magic Carpet – 9am – 7pm
  • A Mini Rail Park on the Magic Carpet – 9am – 7pm
  • Live Music in Stemwinder with Mile High Club 4pm – 7pm
  • Photos with Santa, kids’ activities, and face painting
  • Food, drink specials, and late-night shopping
  • Family Holiday Movies in Trickle Creek Lodge
  • Kids under 12 eat free with Santa at Buckhorn and Main
    and so much more!!

Get more information on our Events Calendar.

‘Why not take a quick break before the Holidays and comes ski with us and enjoy the Winter Stoke says Christine Schultheis, General Manager at Kimberley Alpine Resort.  ‘Get out on the trails – fat biking and or cross country skiing after you make some ski and snowboard turns at the resort, it’s the perfect recipe for good times!’ She added.

Book your spot at Trickle Creek Lodge, find special offers and deals on our website. Vacation Packages. 

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NEW Ski Cross Course at Kimberley Alpine Resort

We are excited to announce the completion of the new Ski Cross Course at Kimberley Alpine Resort, provided by Kimberley Alpine Team (KAT).

In 2022 KAT was awarded the Mackenzie Investments Top Peak Award of $50,000 to put towards facility and equipment upgrades. KAT began dreaming big and aimed our sights on building a Ski Cross course at Kimberley Alpine Resort. Additional funding was received from the Columbia Basin Trust’s ReDi grant program for track construction and related equipment. All safety equipment and netting has been purchased by KAT and will be installed prior to the course opening.

What is Ski Cross and why is Kimberley Alpine Team so excited? The ski cross event lines up four
athletes, who race head-to-head through an active course of berms and rollers, requiring speed and
strategy to be the first to finish. Ski Cross was first introduced as an Olympic event at Vancouver 2010,
where Canada dominated the sport and continues to do so today. It is fast becoming an exciting
movement as it is fun for athletes and spectators alike!

The new 800m course is built in-between Buckhorn and the Terrain Park, without impacting any of the
current runs. Several exciting features are highlighted between 6 bermed corners over the 125m
elevation drop. An athlete staging area will avoid congestion at the start area to ensure safety for athletes
and public resort users. The finish area is designed with lots of space for spectators. The majority of the
course can be viewed from the North Star Express chairlift.

Get more information on the KAT website.

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Kimberley Alpine Resort Named in Best Ski Schools in North America

Kimberley Alpine Resort has just received the Bronze accolade by snowmad.com for the Best Ski School in North America!  The Snomad Ski Resort Awards are based on 140,000+ real skier ratings from the 24/25 season, making them the most authentic and unbiased recognition in the ski industry – free from paid-for nominations or self-collected votes.

As per the snomad website;

The resort has earned its 4.58/5.00 ranking through consistent excellence in both facilities and instructor expertise. The learning environment is enhanced by quiet, uncrowded slopes – something Andy (real Kimberley skier) highlights when mentioning “zero lift lines” that create ideal conditions for focus and progression. Megan (real Kimberley skier) points out the abundance of blue terrain “for all ages,” making it perfect for skills development without intimidation. Several users mention the resort’s accessibility for all skill levels, with Stewart (real Kimberley skier), an expert snowboarder, emphasizing how the terrain allows riders to “explore and push your limits” as they advance through the ski school program. The combination of attentive instructors, uncrowded learning spaces, and terrain that grows with your abilities makes Kimberley’s ski school experience truly award-worthy.

Read more at gosnowmad.com.

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Award Winning Ski School has some of the Top Instructors in Canada

We’re incredibly proud to share that our very own Winter Sports School Instructor Sam Lancaster has been named to the Canadian Interski Team. This elite group will represent Canada at the Interski Congress in Vail, Colorado in 2027.
So… why is this such a big deal?
Let’s put it this way: Making the Interski Team is like making the Olympic Team for ski and snowboard instructors! Only 12 skiers + 2 spares are chosen out of 25,000+ CSIA members across Canada — the best of the best of the best.
And what makes Sam’s story even more impressive?
He’s not even a full-time instructor! Sam is a full-time Power Engineer at the pulp mill, a part-time Firefighter, and still somehow finds time to coach, train, and teach on the slopes at Kimberley Alpine Resort. His dedication is truly next-level.
Sam has been working toward the Interski Team for years, grinding in the gym, skiing at a high level, and giving back through his work with the CSIA and Kimberley Alpine Resort.  He went up against 80+ top instructors at the western tryouts at Sun Peaks, performing everything from short turns to bump runs, expert big turns, synchro skiing, and teaching lessons — and he crushed it.
What does this say about our team at Kimberley?
It says a LOT. We’re lucky to have one of Canada’s best ski pros right here at Kimberley Alpine Resort. As Training Coordinator for our Winter Sports School, Sam leads by example — running training sessions, mentoring new instructors, and delivering top-quality lessons to guests of all ages and levels.
Having some of the best ski instructors in the country no doubt helped us receive the Bronze accolade by snowmad.com for the Best Ski School in North America!  The Snomad Ski Resort Awards are based on 140,000+ real skier ratings from the 24/25 season, making them the most authentic and unbiased recognition in the ski industry – free from paid-for nominations or self-collected votes.
Read more at gosnowmad.com
Please join us in congratulating Sam Lancaster, a true professional, an incredible mentor, and now officially one of the best ski instructors in the country.
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Fun events are still to come for Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley, B.C – Can you believe we’re already two months into the ski/snowboard season? It’s been fun so far but some of the best is still to come! Here are some events we have coming up.

We have an absolutely jam packed events calendar for the rest of the season, with everything from Night Skiing, to our resort wide parties like the North Star Days and of course topped off with our Spring Splash & Dummy Downhill on our closing weekend.  But that’s not all, we have daily fun and specials in Stemwinder Bar & Grill and Buckhorn & Main Mountain Eatery, read on for more details.

College Ski & Board Night – March 7th 
Show your student ID for $25 Lift Ticket, $25 Ski or Board Rentals, $25 Burger & Beer College Special at Stemwinder Bar and Grill!

Final Day to Night Ski is on Saturday March 8th!

North Star Days – March 29th
Break out the old-school, retro, vintage (whatever you want to call it) ski gear and head on up to Kimberley Alpine Resort on Saturday, March 29 and celebrate the good-ol-days of spring! This is our newest and fastest growing event at Kimberley Alpine Resort.  Party down with live music in the plaza, beer gardens, moguls comp, best dressed dog, kids activities, prizes for big hair, best dressed, goggle tans and much more. Stay tuned for schedule.

Spring Splash & Dummy Downhill – April 5th & 6th
Closing out the season is our Annual Spring Splash & Dummy Downhill events! Live music, beer gardens, splash pond, dummy downhill, kids activities and more!

Stay tuned for more information to come about these exciting events;

A Day for Jake and Picnic in the Park Rail Jam – March 15th
Pride Day – March 22nd
Slo-Mo Race – March 23rd

Stemwinder Bar & Grill
We have live apres music every weekend at Stemwinder, plus theme nights like darts & board games, karaoke nights and more!

Get information about these events and more on our Events Calendar.

Buckhorn & Main Mountain Eatery
Located in the base area in Trickle Creek Lodge, we have a brand new Happy Hour on daily from 3 – 5pm featuring special prices on select food & drink options. Plus visit for our daily specials like pasta nights, fajita nights, our famous prime rib weekends and more!  Buckhorn and Main is open for lunch and dinner Thursday – Sunday and dinner Monday – Wednesday.

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Big Snowfall & Kimberley Opening for Early Preview Weekend

Kimberley, B.C – La Nina has hit!  Early season massive snowfall has triggered the favourite words of everyone here in Kimberley, ‘Early Preview Opening’, on December 7th & 8th!

“Combine the incredible snowfall with extensive summer grooming and brushing, this is going to be one of the best early opening preview weekends in recent history,” says Matt Mosteller, aka @PowderMatt. “This community has such incredible passion for skiing/riding, and supporting the importance of getting outside in winter for physical and mental health benefits!” added Mosteller.

“Huge shout-out to all of the Kimberley Alpine Resort team members who have been working so hard to make this possible,” says Christine Schultheis, General Manager, Kimberley Alpine Resort. “The Crew has been busy track packing, snow making and getting ready for opening, and with 120cm snowfall to date, we have incredible early season conditions,” added Christine Schultheis.

“We want to thank the community who ski and ride with us for all your support.  We have some very exciting news to share – we have added not only new snowmaking guns, but most importantly a brand new Prinoth Snow Cat! The new Cat is designed to meet ‘Stage V’ emission standards which operates in a more environmentally friendly way” says Schultheis.

First chair bragging rights! Don’t miss out! Be here for Preview Weekend, December 7th and 8th, 2024. Regular seven day a week operation will begin December 13th, 2024. Check the snow report online for the most up to date info on snow conditions, lifts open and operating details.

We have so many amazing events planned for this winter, so don’t miss the following: New Year’s Eve Ski Hill Bash and Fireworks, Rail Jams, Rec Rut Runners Adult Race Series, Slo-Mo Race, Spring Splash, and North Star Days just to name a few.

Early season snow means don’t forget to share with friends and family to book a winter vacation now. Holidays and weekends are already booking up fast with the news of incredible snow along the Powder Highway of British Columbia!  Check our Special Vacation Offers at Trickle Creek Lodge.

Guest Services hours for season pass pick up and processing:
Dec 4th – 6th: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Dec 7th & 8th: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Dec 9th – 12th: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Dec 13th – April 6th: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Please ski and ride with care as early season conditions exist. Happy shredding!

Purchase your RCR Rockies Card before December 24th and pay only $139 – get 3 ski days plus daily discounts.  More information.
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Vote for our Winter Sports School in 10Best

We are very proud of our Winter Sports School for once again being nominated in USA Today’s 10best.

Help support our team in our Winter Sports School department by voting for us!

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Farmer’s Almanac Agrees, it’s a La Niña Winter

Environment Canada and the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) have already declared the upcoming 2024.2025 winter season a La Niña phenonmenon and now Farmer’s Almanac agrees.

According to the Almanac; ‘La Niña, which refers to the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, is expected to develop and hang on through the season. Taking into account the effect La Niña has on the weather, along with our long-standing formula, we anticipate the winter of 2024-25 will be wet and cold for most locations.’  Which is music to winter sports enthusiasts ears. Read more on the Farmer’s Almanac website.

Get ready for winter, it could be really snowy on the Powder Highway of British Columbia! It’s time to get your ski gear ready & plan your winter ski vacation.  Winter Early Booking offers are on now.

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Will it be another La Niña Winter? What is Environment Canada predicting?

Canada – We interrupt your summer with a snowy update.  La Niña winter is in the forecast! 

You’ve probably heard a lot of talk about La Niña or sometimes El Niño, so what do they really mean?  During El Niño, trade winds weaken, warm water is pushed back east, toward the west coast of the Americas resulting in areas in the northern U.S. and Canada are dryer and warmer than usual. Now La Niña is what we really get excited about.  La Niña has the opposite effect of El Niño. During La Niña events, trade winds are stronger than usual, pushing more warm water toward Asia. The cold waters in the Pacific push the jet stream northward. This tends to lead to drought in the southern U.S. and colder events with more percipitation (snow!) in the Pacific Northwest and Canada.

Check out the Environment Canada map at the bottom of this email to see the percipitation predictions for the upcoming winter.

Now we know these are just predictions so don’t stop doing your snow dance. We sure hope the snowier than normal ski season returns this winter! Cheers to La Niña!

We have been busy doing summer grooming at Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. We have a custom built mowers that attach to a grooming cat and can give the slopes a sweet hair-cut so they are ready for those first flakes.

Don’t forget to plan ahead if you’re thinking about booking a ski holiday or weekend getaway as space books up quickly.  Book your vacation on our website or email our vacation specialists to inquire about early booking offers at information@skircr.com.

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The wait is over, ski season kicks off at Kimberley Alpine Resort, Friday December 15th!

Kimberley, B.C – See you Friday! The wait is over ski season kicks off at Kimberley Alpine Resort, Friday December 15th 2023

“Kimberley Alpine Resort, a good place to ski, cranks up the lifts, this Friday, December 15th!” says Matt Mosteller. “We are so grateful for all who ski and ride with us each winter. Kimberley is so good for so many reasons, but most importantly it is the passion of the people and the strong commitment to skiing and winter adventures that this community has”, Mosteller added.

We are looking forward to seeing you on the slopes this Friday! Please check the Snow Report for most up to date information on what lifts and or runs will be open.

It’s going to be a holiday season to remember at Kimberley Alpine Resort, with more activites than ever!  We’ll have live music in The Stemwinder Bar & Grill, Night Skiing, S’mores Fat Bike and Snowshoe Tours, Santa Claus himself, annual Family New Year’s Eve Party with Fireworks lighting up the mountain at 9:00pm and much more!
Check out our events calendar for schedules and more information.

In addition to our the holiday fun, we have a tremendous line up of events all season long! Something for everyone so make sure to check it out from music to zany and fun family events.  We are looking forward to hosting the Jeep Jr Freeski series, stay tuned to our events calendar for more info and details once we have registration ready to go.

As well, thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Dreadnaught Ski Racing there is a super amazing lineup of ski racing events this winter which will inject around $1.8 million into the local economy.

We also want to thank all the school groups who come up each winter for programs and as well thank you to the dedicated volunteers, coaches and athletes of the Kimberley Alpine Team!

Remember it is early season – please start out slow, look for hazards, control your speed and ski and ride with care!

Purchase your RCR Rockies Card before December 24th and pay only $135 – get 3 ski days plus daily discounts.  More information.

Book your winter vacation to Kimberley, the place to alpine ski, cross country ski, snowshoe and fat bike – few places can rival the winter multi-sport offering all so close downtown and nearby Kimberley Alpine Resort!
Check our Special Vacation Offers at Trickle Creek Lodge.

Find out why the Kimberley Winter Sports School was voted #1 this season by USAToday – whether your an advance skier looking to improve your skills or a brand new skier/snowboarder, there’s a program for you!  Find out more on our website.

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