COVID-19 Precaution: Kimberley Alpine Resort Closed for the Season
Dear Guests
Further to our March 15th decision to suspend Ski Area Operations, after careful consideration of the quickly changing circumstances around Coronavirus (COVID-19), Resorts of the Canadian Rockies has made a decision to suspend ski resort operations for the remainder of the 2019/20 ski season at our Western Canadian Resorts, including Nakiska Ski Area, Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Here at RCR our number one priority is the safety, health and well-being of our Guests, Team Members, and the Communities which we live, work and play in. As tough a decision as this has been, we feel it is the right thing to do under the current circumstance.
In an effort to limit social interaction we will not be opening our guest service and ticket offices for the time being, both at resorts and our Calgary office. For questions regarding purchased products please email the address below (In response to this situation we are receiving an overwhelming volume of calls and emails, your patience is appreciated as work respond to these requests).
We sincerely apologize to you our guests for this inconvenience. As always, we truly appreciate the support which we receive from you and thank you for that. We will look forward to welcoming you back to our resorts and Mountain Communities in the future.
Sincerely,
John Shea
President/Chief Resorts Officer
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
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Kimberley Alpine Resort presents North Star Day – Saturday, March 28
Kimberley, B.C – Ah the good ol’ days of skiing! One pieces, neon suits, spandex, headbands, straight skis, backscratchers, daffies. It’s your time to break out the old-school, retro, vintage (whatever you want to call it) ski wear and head on up to Kimberley Alpine Resort and celebrate the good ol’ days of spring skiing at our annual North Star Day on Saturday, March 28th!
Check out the lineup of events and activities, including: ski ballet, history tours, mogul competition, best dressed dog competition, beer sampling, live music, beer gardens, etc.
This is a free event to guests of all ages, taking place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the base area of Kimberley Alpine Resort. We encourage everyone to embrace the old days by wearing the best retro outfits and vintage attire. Those who dress up will have a chance to win special prizes.
This is a spring time party that you don’t want to miss!
Schedule of the day
10:00am–Historical Ski Tour of North Star Mountain
10:00am–Registration for Mogul Competition and Ski Ballet Workshop in Plaza
11:00am– Beer Gardens & BBQ Open
11:00pm–Best Dressed Dog and Dog Trick Competition
11:00am–Bouncy Castle, Face Painting and Kids Activities
11:00am – Meet the Vahana Weed Eating Goats
11:30pm– 2:30pm – Live Music in Plaza – BLUE CRUSH
12:00pm – Musical History Tour with Brian Wright in Stemwinder
12:00pm–Ski Ballet Demo and Workshop
12:00pm – Kootenay Haus Deck Party
1:00pm –Beer Sampling with Stanley Park and Mill St Breweries
1:00pm – Historical Ski Tour of North Star Mountain
1:00pm – Mogul Competition
2:45pm – Awards for Mogul Comp, Best Dressed, Big Hair and Goggle Tan
3:00pm – 6:00pm – Live Music – MILE HIGH CLUB
For more info call 250.427.4881 or email
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Matt Mosteller
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Kimberley Alpine Resort’s Summer Glading & Mowing Program
Kimberley, B.C – Kimberley Alpine Resort conducts an annual summer glading and mowing program on the mountain to add new skiing/riding, to get our existing runs open and in better shape earlier. We upped our commitment by 30% this year and our hard working crew did a great job getting us ready for winter!
We focused on three programs this summer:
- Hand Glading out treed areas, increasing the amount of ridable terrain:
- Runt Glades – We opened up this area, which is a locals’ favourite with steep and deep tree skiing on your way to Easter Chair.
- All Over Glades – We cleaned up the glades on both sides of All Over Run – top to bottom tree skiing – Oh yah!
- Anton’s Glades (skier’s left) – We opened up the chutes at top skiers left then continued brush cutting down skiers left.
- Anton’s Glades – (skier’s right) – The steep trees between Anton’s and Flush visible to the left of the of the Easter Chair were cleared out of alders and deadfall. You can now ski the trees and pop out on Flush or keep following the ridge down eventually popping out on Anton’s.
- Jackpot Glades – These glades have been cleaned up and are ready to shred.
- Dean Glades – This area was cleaned up last year and we did a bit more brushing this year focusing our efforts on skiers left. A fun blue run for the intermediate and expert.
- Machine Mowing on existing runs:
- We expanded our summer grooming capabilities with a newer cat specially adapted with a large mower on the front to assist mother nature in opening up the slopes as early as possible. We focused the majority of our summer cat grooming on the front side and blue intermediate terrain on back side including the Main, Stemwinder, Buckhorn, Mambo, Moe’s, Purl, All Over, Caper and others.
- Hand Mowing and Cutting by crews on existing runs, including:
- Runt, Anton’s Black, Geneva, Tamarack, Jackpot, Jackpot Glades, Lower Main, Below Skier Bridge, Owl TBar, Nate’s Way, Upper Mambo, Lodge Face, Twist, Midwinder
Kimberley Alpine Resort is scheduled to open on Saturday, December 14th, keep an eye on our website, social media & RCR app for updates.
We look forward to an awesome season and seeing you on the slopes!
For more info call 250.427.4881 or email
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Matt Mosteller
Senior VP Marketing & Resort Experience, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
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Twitter & Instagram – @PowderMatt
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Kimberley Alpine Resort presents Spring Splash
Kimberley, B.C – tunes, turns and tans! That’s how we like to describe the last weekend of the ski season at Kimberley Alpine Resort. Saturday, April 6th features our annual Spring Splash Pond Skim at 12pm followed by a FREE outdoor concert on the big stage in the plaza with headliner band Clayton Bellamy and the Congregation.
Clayton Bellamy is a JUNO award winning member of the Platinum selling super group the Road Hammers -The Road Hammers are the HIGHEST selling Canadian Country Band in history. Bellamy, is a five time Canadian Country Music Award winner and SOCAN songwriter of the year.
Join us again on Sunday, April 7, for the popular Dummy Downhill event at 12pm and watch the crashes! Immediately following the Dummy Downhill mingle among the goats, get your picture taken with the gorilla, bouncy castle, hula hoop workshops, rock climbing wall and more. Local favorite Leather Apron Revival to close out the weekend at 4pm on the big stage in the Plaza.
Weekend Schedule of Events
Saturday, April 6th – Splash Pond
9:00am – Splash Pond registration opens (registration for Splash Pond is on the day of the event on a first come, first serve basis for up to 100 participants. Waivers must be signed).
11:00am – BBQ and beer gardens open with DJ Ray spinning tunes! Kids activities, bouncy castle, rock climbing and more!
12:00pm – POND SKIM CHALLENGE BEGINS
1:00pm – Live music on outside stage in plaza by NEW SOUL DUO
4:00pm – Headliner Band CLAYTON BELLAMY AND THE CONGREGATION
7:00pm – Live music in Stemwinder by New Soul Duo
Sunday, April 7th- Dummy Downhill & Final Day
8:30-10:30am – Dummy Downhill Registration opens
**You can register now for Dummy Downhill at Guest Services or by emailing events@skikimberley.com**
10:30am – Judging & exhibition of Dummies
11:00am – BBQ and beer gardens open with DJ Ray spinning tunes! Goats, Gorillas, hula hoops, bouncy castle, rock climbing and more!
12:00pm – DUMMY DOWNHILL BEGINS
12:50pm – Dummy Downhill awards
1:00pm – Live music on outside stage by FACEPLANT
4:00pm – Headliner Band LEATHER APRON REVIVAL
For more info call 250.427.4881 or email
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Matt Mosteller
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Kimberley Alpine Resort presents North Star Retro Day
Kimberley, B.C – Once again, we are resurrecting the past of Kimberley from the 1930s through the 2000s! Break out the old-school, retro, vintage (whatever you want to call it) ski wear and head on up to Kimberley Alpine Resort and celebrate the good ol’ days of spring skiing at our third annual North Star Day on Saturday, March 30th!
Find tons of fun stuff to do including: ski ballet, mogul competition, best dressed dog competition, free beer tasting, bands, beer gardens, big hair competition, etc.
This is a spring time party that you don’t want to miss!
Schedule of the day
10:00am – Historical Ski Tour of North Star Mountain
10:00am – Registration for Mogul Competition in Plaza
11:00am – Beer Gardens & BBQ Open
11:00am – Bouncy Castle, Face Painting and Kids Activities
11:00pm – Best Dressed Dog and Dog Trick Competition
11:30pm– 2:30pm – Free Live Music in Plaza
12:00pm – Musical History Tour with Brian Wright in Stemwinder
12:00pm – Ski Ballet Demo and Workshop
1:00pm – Free Beer Tasting with Stanley Park and Mill St Breweries
1:00pm – Historical Ski Tour of North Star Mountain
1:00pm – Mogul Competition
2:45pm – Awards for Mogul Comp, Best Dressed, Big Hair and Goggle Tan
3:00pm – 6:00pm – Free Live Music by Mile High Club in Plaza
For more info call 250.427.4881 or email
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Get Ready for the Annual North Star Ski-Mo Race!
Kimberley, B.C – Win a trip of a lifetime to Boulder Hut Adventures! All you have to do register and complete the North Star Ski-Mo race in under 2 hours! The race will start at 11:00am in the Kimberley Alpine Resort Plaza. Participants will follow the skin track up Boundary to Kootenay Haus then transition and ski the gates back down to the plaza.
All AT -Gear, splitboards, tele-mark are welcome. Atmosphere will be extremely friendly and a great way to be introduced to the sport! Dress up attire encouraged – bonus prize for best costume (wear green)!
Once again, we are happy to announce the generous donation of a half week trip to Boulder Hut Adventures in 2020. This will be a draw prize worth $1760.
$20 early entry fee ($25 day of) Includes: Burger & beverage and a draw ticket for prizes
Categories: Youth (17 and under), Male and Female Open (18-49), Masters Male and Female (50+)
Registration: Register NOW in Guest Services, online or on the day from 9:00am – 10:30am in Slopeside
Mandatory Safety Meeting: 10:45am at start line-be ready to race.
Race starts: 11:00am
Awards & prizes at the Ski – Mo Social in Stemwinder Bar and Grill
following race.
**Helmets Required** No x-country skis allowed
Register Early & Save.
Registration is open online.
We would like to thank our sponsors so far – Boulder Hut Adventures, Kimberley Orienteering Club, Spirit Rock Climbing, Bohemian Spirits, Purcell Outdoors, Buckhorn and Main Mountain Eatery, Trickle Creek Golf Course, Kimberley Golf Club, NorthStar Roasting Company, Smith, Heli Hansen, Rossignol.
For more information about the event, feel free to call 250.427.4881 or email events@skikimberley.com
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Michael Bernard Fitzgerald concert & dance party at Kimberley Confernence Centre
Calgary singer-songwriter Michael Bernard Fitzgerald will be bringing a quartet to the Kimberley Conference Centre on February 16th for a concert and dance party that is sure to appeal to the young and the young-at-heart.
MBF, as he is popularly known, is a rising star in the alternative/folk/soul genre of popular music with an impressive collection of albums, EPs, and singles to his name. For much of the past decade he has toured North America, Europe and the UK, appearing at clubs, theaters, and festivals including the Calgary, Ottawa, and Winnipeg Folk Music Festivals in Canada. MBF has appeared on stage with Bryan Adams, Joel Plaskett, Steve Winwood, Third Eye Blind, and Ben Harper among others.
Fitzgerald plays a Gibson J45 acoustic guitar upon which he composes many of his songs. He is inspired by the likes of Paul Simon, Bruce
Springsteen, Bob Seger, Feist, Souls of Mischief and Mason Jennings. His stated goal is to pursue his craft as honestly as possible – devoid of smoke and mirrors.
The concert & dance party at the Kimberley Conference Centre has been arranged by Kimberley Arts Council’s Live at Studio 64 committee member Peter Kearns in liaison with the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies. It will coincide with Family Day at Kimberley Alpine Resort and organizers are hoping to attract visiting skiers as well as locals to what is expected to be an upbeat and lively event. Tickets, priced $28 for Kimberley Arts Council members, $30 for non-members, are available at Centre 64 (250-427-4919) or online.
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Kimberley Alpine Resort to Open for the Season on December 15th
Kimberley, B.C – Come get your first turns of the season at Kimberley Alpine Resort this Saturday, December 15. Mother Nature and this week’s winter weather has given a boost to the mountain and our snowmaking crews.
We are pleased to be able to have the North Star Quad Chair, the Easter Chair, and the Magic Carpet open. With multiple runs off the Easter Chair including: Caper, Dean Left & Right, Upper Anton’s, All Over, Purl, Flapper, Magma, Comet, & Ridgeway to the base. Skiing on the front side will be on the Main, and Buckhorn & Twilight down to Hoot’s Way.
For a full listing of lifts, runs and services open please see our Snow Report.
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Photo | Caper – December 13th
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Kimberley Alpine Resort & College of the Rockies Collaborate for Gear Box Repair
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NEW Uptracking Route at Kimberley Alpine Resort
Kimberley, B.C – We are excited to announce that Kimberley Alpine Resort is embracing the growing trend of uptracking and is the first resort in the region to offer a self-guided uptrack route within its ski area boundary! Plus it’s free for season pass holders (day tickets available for others).
Uptracking (skinning, uphill skiing, skitouring, etc.) is a great way to get some exercise, fresh air, and to earn your turns.
Safety is a priority at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, through formalizing our Uptracking program within resort boundaries we are equipped to allow both uptracking and resort work to be done simultaneously.
Please review rules & regulations and see where our uptracking zone will be on our website.
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Matt Mosteller
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