×
×
SNOW CONDITIONS »
cm
cm
OVERNIGHT
48 HOURS
cm
cm
24 HOURS
7 DAY
WEATHER »
UPPER MOUNTAIN
° C
° C
HIGH
LOW
LOWER MOUNTAIN
° C
° C
HIGH
LOW
RUNS »
/
70
GROOMED
/
79
OPEN
LIFT STATUS »
/
5
OPEN
NORTHSTAR QUAD:
---
EASTER:
---
BUY LIFT TICKETS
WEATHER FORECAST »
TOP
MID
BASE
×
MOUNTAIN CAMS »
TOP OF NORTHSTAR EXPRESS QUAD
KIMBERLEY BASE AREA
CAPER & VIMY RIDGE
×
CM
in the last 24 hours
RESERVATIONS: 1-800-258-7669
BLOG | JOBS | CONTACT US | HOURS
SNOW
cm
LAST 24 HR.
cm
THIS SEASON
WEB CAMS
BASE
 
 
MORE

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Small Town Charm
Real Mountain Experience

T 1 250 427 4881
Email: information@skikimberley.com

Kimberley Alpine Resort
PO Box 40, 301 North Star Blvd Kimberley, BC

Open in Google Maps
Menu
  • PLAN & PURCHASE
    • GETTING HERE
      By Car
      By Air
      Transportation
      International Travelers
      Hours of Operation
      PURCHASE
      Lift Tickets
      Season Passes
      Snow School Lessons
      Ski & Snowboard Rentals
      RCR Rockies Card
      LODGING
      2017.18 Ski & Stay Packages
      View All Lodging
      Hot Deals & Packages
      Package Booking Code
      Last Minute Deals Signup
      Resort Map
      GROUPS
      Weddings
      Large Groups
      Corporate
      School
    • Close
  • DISCOVER
    • DISCOVER
      Why Kimberley?
      Real Estate
      Resort Map
      Kimberley Alpine Team
      Paralympic Training Centre
      Trickle Creek Golf Resort
      Boulder Hut Adventures
      THE VILLAGE
      Restaurants
      Shopping
      Lodging
      Repair Shop
      Child Care
      Hours of Operation
      MOUNTAIN INFO
      Snow Report
      Lift Status
      Trail Map
      On Mountain Dining
      Mountain Safety
    • Close
  • THE MOUNTAIN
    • CAMERAS & MAPS
      Mountain Cams
      Video Gallery
      Photo Gallery
      Trail Map
      Resort Map
      TERRAIN REPORT
      Snow Report
      Weather
      Grooming Report
      Lift Status
      Bowl Status
      Cross Country
      Mountain Stats
      PURCHASE
      Hot Deals & Packages
      Lift Tickets
      Season Passes
      Snow School Lessons
      Ski & Snowboard Rentals
      RCR Rockies Card
    • Close
  • EVENTS & ACTIVITES
    • EVENTS & ACTIVITES
      All Events
      Kimberley Alpine Team
      ACTIVITIES
      Winter Activites
      Snow School
      Child Care
      OTHER ACTIVITIES
      Winter Fat Biking
      Cross Country Skiing
    • Close
FREEQUOTE

Tag: Fun Stuff

Free Live Music @Stemwinder with Matt Blais

Tuesday, 16 January 2018 by Megan Field

Enjoy apres ski LIVE music with Matt Blais

Date:  Friday,  February 9, 2018

Time:  8pm – 11pm

 

*Night Skiing 5:30pm – 8:30pm*

apres skiCommunityEventsFamilyFoodFun StuffKimberleyKimberley by NightMusic
Read more
No Comments

Live Music @ Stemwinder with Jurassic Mike

Wednesday, 03 January 2018 by Megan Field

Date: Jan 20    3-6pm

Jan 21    2-5pm

**Minors welcome but must always be accompanied by an adult**

apres skiEventsFamilyFoodfreeFun StuffKimberleyKimberley Alpine ResortKimberley by NightMusicSki
Read more
No Comments

Night Skiing

Wednesday, 13 December 2017 by Megan Field

Come ski under the stars on the longest lit run in North America.

The Northstar Quad spins from 5:30pm – 8:30pm

**Night skiing is included on every full day lift ticket purchased (on days when night skiing occurs) or a night skiing season pass, available from guest services.**

apres skiEventsFun StuffKimberleyKimberley Alpine ResortKimberley by NightNight Skiing
Read more
No Comments

Ski Season Starts on Saturday!

Wednesday, 06 December 2017 by Cali Sammel

There’s not much skiers and snowboards look forward to more than the first few turns of the season and with great early season snowfall in November this year’s opening weekend is looking like it’s going to be an awesome one!   Most terrain off of the Easter Chair will be open, this includes skiing in the Vimy Ridge zone, and the upper parts of the Black Forest and Tamarack Ridge zones.  Access to the Easter Chair will be by way of the North Star Express Quad Chair.  Exit off the mountain back to the base will be by way of the Ridgeway ski way.  (Please be aware and ski with care, and watch for early season hazards.  Skiing on the Easter Chair is not recommended for first-timers or beginners). Services open will be Guest Services, Winter Sports School (lessons start Dec 16th), Rental & Repair shops, NEW Buckhorn & Main restaurant located in Trickle Creek Lodge, Stemwinder Bar & Grill, Slopeside Café and the Retail Shop.

For hours and ticket prices see our website.  The most up to date information will be posted to our Snow Report & the RCR App.

 

Kimberley Alpine Resort

December 6th at Kimberley Alpine Resort

BlogCommunityEventsFamilyFun StuffKimberleyKimberley Alpine ResortSeason PassSkisnowboardWinter
Read more
  • Published in News
No Comments

Photos with Santa

Monday, 04 December 2017 by Megan Field

Photos with Santa

Don’t miss this opportunity for ALL ages to get a picture with Santa Claus!! You can even bring your pet!

Look for Santa at 1:00pm in the PLAZA

CommunityEventsFamilyFun StuffKimberleyKimberley Alpine Resortphotossanta
Read more
No Comments

Why Kimberley is your young family’s new favourite destination

Monday, 13 November 2017 by Andrew Findlay

I have truly arrived. Most of this sunny Kootenay winter day had been spent sessioning Kimberley Alpine Resort’s marquee kids run, known as the Mascot Trail. After a half dozen laps, I had become intimately familiar with every twist, turn, banked corner, camel bump and kicker that the little Mascot could throw at us. Now late in the afternoon, photographer Steve Ogle and I settle into deck chairs outside the Trickle Creek Lodge lounge in the sunshine, order some cold pints and watch our oldest kids Casey, 6, and Zola, 7, happily lapping the Owl T-Bar without direct parental support. The timeless ski resort classic rock soundtrack that seems perpetually trapped in the 80s – Joe Jackson, Talking Heads, Men at Work, etcetera – sets the après ski mood. I’ll speak for both generations and say that both generations are enjoying this newfound, mutually enjoyable liberty.

I’ll be honest, I had up until now given Kimberley Alpine Resort a pass in my ski travel plans, even though it’s a hill with an interesting past, built by millwrights and other trades people employed at the nearby massive Sullivan underground lead, zinc, silver and tin mine that ran for 92 years until its closure in 2001. My loss as I was to discover during a week in March, when Ogle and I traveled to the East Kootenays with our families to sample Kimberley’s skiing riches. What the resort lacks in bowls, chutes and alpine faces, it makes up for with a respectable vertical drop of 750 metres, long runs (like the 6.4 km long Ridgeway), steep fall line groomers, bump runs and glades that have produced more than its fair share of national level skiers and athletes. This fact is reinforced when we park our entourage of eight one afternoon at Kootenay Haus, a bring-your-own-bag lunch chalet, with a self-serve, pay-by-donation coffee pot, tucked on a knoll between a pair of blue runs and sporting a deck with a jaw dropping view of the Columbia Valley. Displayed on one of the inside walls are the mugs of the many Kimberley characters who have left their mark on the race courses and mountains of the world – Gerry Sorensen, Stan Hayer, Paralympian Josh Dueck, Seven Sumitteer, Pat Morrow, and telemark skier extraordinaire Monte Paynter, to name a handful.

Later that same day we connect with another local Heidi Korven and her skiing family to explore more of the hill. Korven is proud of her town and ski hill; for good reason. Kimberley’s heritage village core has traded in its Bavarian motif for something a little more contemporary with a bevy of new businesses that includes the awesome family friendly Spirit Rock Climbing Centre, a craft brewery, and popular eateries like the Pedal and Tap and Stonefire Pizzeria, all minutes away from the chairlifts. Heidi’s daughters, Sawyer,7, and Noa, 4, make the run call, and we navigate our way to Vortex, a black diamond that funnels down through the Black Forest glades and requires our kids to step up their game from the Mascot Trail. We lay siege to this narrow run, six kids seven and under getting it done. By the time we’re riding the fixed grip Easter Triple back to the summit, après is calling. We finish with – you guessed it – the Mascot Trail and half an hour later are commandeering the outdoor Jacuzzi at the Mountain Spirit Resort and I’m wondering why it took me so long to pencil in a trip to this East Kootenay treasure.

apres skiBlogCommunityFamilyFun StuffKimberley by NightTipsVacationsWinter
Read more
  • Published in News
No Comments

Kimberley, B.C – ALL Things Adventure

Wednesday, 16 August 2017 by Abby Cooper

Nestled in the Kootenay Rockies, at the footstep of the Purcell Mountains you’ll find a charming town gently tucked into the mountainside with access to it all, Kimberley B.C. Known for it’s epic supply of fresh snow at Kimberley Alpine Resort during the winter months, Kimberley can fly under the radar when it comes to summer adventuring, keeping the gems of this town yours to discover! Endless options for exploration exist in all directions, but where to begin?

Trickle Creek Lodge makes the ultimate base camp for adventure with all the bells as whistles. With the P2P trail and Railway Trail literally out the lobby door, it’s too easy to hike, bike or run to your destination of choice. The extensive network of trails connect multiple parks with in town, most notably the Kimberley Nature Park. Connecting parks run into town, up the mountain offering incredible views for sunsets and all the way to Marysville. The best part? After a busy day of activities the outdoor pool and hot tub will be calling your name as the sunsets over the towering mountains. Finish the night with a bite and earned beer at the restaurant in Trickle Creek Lodge before crashing in that cozy bed to do it all over again.

Several extensive trail systems exist with in the Kimberley area including the braggable new downhill trails on Bootlegger Mountain. Much of the Kimberly Nature Park is also bike specific. Hosting over 50km of trails nearly all of them all bike-able at varying ability levels there is some loamy goodness for everyone. Bike to a variety of destinations for an extra enticing outing like the Halfway Cabin, Dipper Lake or into the Platzl for an après bike session!

Again with the Kimberley Nature Park, but it’s too good to not mention again! These manicured and town accessible trails offer views with elevation gain, family walks and educational hikes. A drive to area that won’t disappoint is the nearby Top of the World Provincial Park. Top of the World’s hiking network is easily accessible via a easy 6.7 km hike into a campground complete with cabin, from there the trails ascend quickly justifying it’s name as it produces endless alpine views. For a heli of a hike, connect with Boulder Hut Adventures and do just that, take a helicopter into a remote backcountry lodge location for some once in a lifetime hiking opportunities!

When not chasing an adrenaline induced adventure, relax downtown Kimberley and enjoy some local eats at Pedal and Tap, or spend an evening on one of the 3 golf courses in town. Take a paddle on St. Mary’s Lake or simply enjoy the stroll to Marysville Falls with an ice-cream in hand. Big or small, the town of Kimberley is the gateway to adventures for all.

Words & Photos by Abby Cooper

BlogBoulder Hut AdventuresCommunityEventsFamilyFoodFun StuffGolfKimberleyKimberley Alpine ResortListsSummerTipsTrickle CreekTrickle Creek LodgeVacationsWinter
Read more
  • Published in Uncategorized
No Comments

12 (plus) reasons to visit Kimberley this August

Wednesday, 26 July 2017 by Cali Sammel

1) Waterfalls
The Meachen Creek Falls (just off the road on the way to Hourglass lake) offers some absolutely amazing photo opportunities for your Instagram!

2) Farmers Market
Running every Thursday evening from 5 – 7:30pm until September 7th, visit Downtown Kimberley (Howard Street) to find fresh local and sustainable food as well as some local artisans. Started and still run by Wildsight, a company committed to protect biodiversity and support sustainable communities, Wildsight also offers educational programs for kids and families to learn more about the wild outdoors, recycling and much more.

3) Pool Party – Trickle Creek Lodge
Time to party! Trickle Creek Lodge has an outdoor heated pool and two hot tubs, with nearby BBQ’s it’s the perfect location to come for a road trip or week away.  Hang with the family and entertain friends and have a pool party!

4) Hiking
While there are many easier hikes in and around the Kimberley area (even a trek up the ski hill is easier than this one), if you’re looking for a real challenge, try Fisher Peak. Once scaled the views from the top are definitely hard to match!  Read about the experience on our post ‘The Taunting Temptress – Climbing Fisher Peak’.

5) Rails to Trails
Opened in 2010, the Rails to Trails is a well travelled passage that has been used as far back as the early 1900’s as a railway to transport lead, zinc and logs between the Kimberley and Cranbrook area, eventually being revamped into the passenger track it is today (hence the name). Rails and Trails is open to anyone on foot, bike, skateboards (skis or snowshoes in the winter) and is a 28 km trail connected the two cities.  For a full map of the trails visit the Rails to Trails website – northstarrailtrail.com.

6) Nature Park
Also known as ‘the gateway to nature’, the Kimberley Nature Park is the largest municipal park in British Columbia! Offering everything from guided hikes for everyone of any age to group mountain bikes and educational programs.  Find out more about their programs and what to explore in the Nature Park on their newly redesigned website – kimberleynaturepark.ca.

7, 8 & 9) Golf Central
Bootleg Gap
This gorgeous course is known for its wide open spaces and perfect greens. Hole #12 is the signature hole here and after playing the hole we think you’ll realize why.
Trickle Creek Golf Resort
Affectionately called ‘a golfer’s dream’ Trickle Creek is home to 18 challenging holes surrounding by the beauty of the mountains and is one of just a few Canadian Courses to be rated 4.5 stars by Golf Digest.  Don’t miss a chance to stop for a photo op at the signature hole #11.
Kimberley Golf Club
From their website – the Kimberley Golf Club is ‘proven to be one of the most scenic, charming and challenging courses in the B.C. Rocky Mountains’.

Trickle Creek Lodge is located close to all three courses and has a package to stay and play all three.  See the Offers page on the Trickle Creek Lodge website and look up the package called ‘Golf Kimberley Package’ for this special offer.

10) Downtown Platzl
The pedestrian platzl in downtown Kimberley is not to be missed, with its quaint brick lined paths surrounding by locals restaurants and shops including a German themed bakery with delicious daily specials and fresh made items and the Kimberley Heritage Museum. Top it off with life size chess and a huge freestanding cuckoo clock (put a coin in the clock to see what happens).

11) River Sports
Through the Kootenay Raft Company you can sign up for a guided whitewater rafting trip (introductory or extreme tours available), or you can simply rent kayaks canoe’s or Stand Up Paddleboards. Whatever water adventure you’re in the mood for, you can find it near Kimberley!  More iformation is available on the Kootenay Raft Co. website – http://www.kootenayrafting.ca/.

12) Black Spur Ultra
Trail Running has been gaining significant popularity in recent years and the Black Spur Ultra race event is no exception either. The course starts and ends at Kimberley Alpine Resort (meaning if you stay at Trickle Creek Lodge you can walk to the start and finish line) and is a challenging race that can be run individually or in a relay team.  Teams have 12 hours to finish 50K and individuals or teams have 24 hours to finish 100K – now that’s a race with bragging rights!  If you aren’t interested in racing, the event needs many volunteers to help run smoothly – get more information about racing or volunteering on the official website – blackspurultra.com.

Too many to mention! Other attractions to check out include the Comico Gardens, Mini Golf, Kimberley Skate Park, Kimberley Underground Mining Railway Tour, Spirit Rock Climbing Centre (and yes, there is still more).  Get more information about all activities in Kimberley on the Tourism Kimberley website.

BlogCommunityEventsFamilyFun StuffGolfKimberleyKimberley Alpine ResortListsPartyRaceSummerTipsTrickle CreekTrickle Creek LodgeVacationsYYC
Read more
  • Published in News
No Comments

The Taunting Temptress – Climbing Fisher Peak

Wednesday, 17 May 2017 by Gerry Feehan

Once in a blue moon something unlikely occurs. A goal beyond expectations – beyond capacity of aging knees – is accomplished.

The view of Fisher Peak from our Kimberley home is mesmerizing. For years I’ve gazed across the Rocky Mountain Trench at that daunting, taunting pinnacle. Fisher dominates the skyline in this range of the Rockies. At nearly 3000 meters it towers over its lofty neighbors.

Last July I watched the second full moon of the month, a blue one, rise near Fisher and said to my brother, “Let’s do it.”

Good weather is critical to mountain climbing. Luckily, the forecast was ideal: clear skies and calm winds. An alpine storm even in summer can necessitate an overnight bivouac. We were not equipped for that nasty contingency.

As predicted a perfect day greeted our early start. Climbing Fisher requires no mountaineering equipment, no technical skills. But it’s a long drive to the remote trailhead and the sheer, steady steepness of the climb – and the equally grueling descent – make for a long, hard day.

From trailhead to summit the elevation gain is 1400 meters. That’s nearly a vertical mile!

The hike began unfortuitously. When my brother Patrick donned his daypack, the water reservoir was empty – and his pack was sopping wet. A leaky start.

It is imprudent to begin a seven-hour climb on a hot summer day without H2O but we had little option. We’d driven an hour up bumpy logging roads to reach the trailhead. Returning to get water meant we would not have time to complete the ascent. Besides, we were in the mountains. That’s where water comes from. Find a stream, fill up – and beaver fever be damned.

The upward march began in a shaded forest of conifers. After an hour, patches of light started to shine through the canopy and the trail opened across a jumble of rocks. Beneath our feet we heard gurgling, the babbling of an invisible creek. The steepness continued as the path skirted a cascading waterfall, the source of the hidden rumbling – and the source of clean, beautiful liquid sustenance to fill an empty camelback.

After ninety minutes of relentless climbing, the trail leveled and we came upon a beautiful alpine tarn, its crystal clear waters mirroring the jagged peaks enveloping us. Above the small lake a cirque opened up and we had our first view of Fisher, the temptress, still hundreds of meters higher.

A solitary marmot whistled a warning call. The sound echoed loudly off the walls of the rocky amphitheater.

We were halfway to the summit.

The next leg of the assault is difficult: three hundred vertical meters of steep, loose scree. A real b*#ch!

Even with foreshortened hiking poles digging firm, two hard-earned forward steps were countered by a slippery step backward. The scree section is also dangerous. As it steepens, the risk of lost footing and a fall increases. And, worse still, a hiker above can dislodge rocks upon those below.

Self-preservation dictates that you want to be in the lead. Unfortunately, Pat is fitter, stronger and younger than I. So, lagging behind, my focus was keeping my head up while also keeping it down.

Did I mention the scree was a real b*#ch.

After an hour the loose slope resolves to a saddle – a safe refuge before the final climb to the top.  This notch in the mountain is festooned with prayer flags. We took a breather in the thin air and gazed around. We had equaled the height of the nearby Steeples, where we’d seen the moon rise a few nights before. Dibble Glacier, a remnant of the last ice age is visible from this vantage, its ancient blue-gray mass cupped within the Steeples.

The last section begins innocuously with a well-marked switchback through ever-bigger rocks. But soon these boulders become broken, vertical slabs. We abandoned our hiking poles, which became a liability in the four-limbed scramble up, over and around truck-sized stones.

Clinging precariously to handholds and squeezing through narrow fissures, we neared the top. In a few spots only a tiny foothold marked the difference between moving safely upward or making a quick 1000-meter descent. But for us this was the fun part.

The top of Fisher is as tiny as it appears from our balcony 30 kilometers away: a small platform with room for just a handful of climbers. I’m not sure what I expected at the peak but was surprised to see just a jumble of huge boulders stacked atop one another. Like the playthings of a giant.

The view from the top is remarkable. 360 degrees of pure horizon. To the north and east an endless ocean of mountain peaks. To the south the blue meandering waters of the Kootenay River and Koocanusa Lake disappearing into the United States a hazy hundred kilometers away. In the west, directly below us, lay the verdant green fields of the Trench. Further distant the bare ski runs of Northstar Mountain stood out clear as day. I could almost see my deck over there in Kimberley. No, I couldn’t.

The difficulty with scrambling up to a steep, precarious perch is… what goes up must come down. On the ascent we had concentrated on grabbing, reaching and looking upward. To get down we had to look down. It was disconcerting hanging over a cliff ledge, slipping toward an invisible foothold below.

But we slid safely through the slabs, retrieved our poles at the saddle and surfed down through the scree. Soon we were back at the lovely tarn. We stopped briefly to look back up at the now distant peak. Picas gallivanted about, squeaking cutely, gathering nesting grasses, oblivious to the great feat we had just accomplished.

Surprisingly, the last downward section can be the hardest, an unrelenting ninety minutes of joint-jarring, toe-busting, knee-knocking descent. Alpine wildflowers in radiant bloom helped ease the pain.

We were back in Kimberley in time to enjoy barbequed steak. At sunset we sipped a cold one on the deck and watched as alpenglow lit Fisher’s face. The next blue moon is January 31, 2018. What to do for an encore?

See the original post and more images on Gerry’s blog.

BlogCommunityFun StuffKimberleySummer
Read more
  • Published in News
No Comments

NEW Helicopter Ski Touring Day Tours

Tuesday, 14 March 2017 by Cali Sammel

Experience Helicopter Assisted Ski Touring from Kimberley Alpine Resort with Boulder Hut Adventures. Come ski the best of the Purcell backcountry as part of a professionally guided, one-day helicopter-assisted backcountry touring adventure!

Start your day with a helicopter pick-up at Kimberley Alpine Resort. You and your guided group will be dropped off at a ridge top for an epic first run. From there, professionally guided ski touring enables you to explore the amazing Purcell Mountains under your own power.  The day includes a safety briefing, helicopter transport, lunch and professional guiding service. An additional heli-drop run is an option at the end of the day with a return to all the comfort and amenities that Kimberley has to offer.

Get more information or book your tour from the Boulder Hut Adventures website.

BackcountryBlogBoulder Hut AdventuresCommunityEventsFun StuffKimberleyVacationsWinter
Read more
  • Published in News
No Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6

Recent Posts

  • Kimberley Alpine Resort presents North Star Retro Day

    For Immediate Release: March 16, 2018 Kimberley...
  • Boulder Hut Adventures & Kimberley Alpine Resort present the 3rd annual North Star Ski-Mo race

    For Immediate Release: March 8th, 2018 Boulder ...
  • Resorts of the Canadian Rockies—Fernie, Kicking Horse, Kimberley, Nakiska, Mont Sainte Anne and Stoneham—Join the Epic Pass

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Matt Mosteller, (403) 209...
  • Kimberley Alpine Resort to Host Para Alpine Skiing World Cup

    For Immediate Release: January 24th, 2018 Kimbe...
  • Boulder Hut – Backcountry Experience in the Purcells

    There are no baths or showers at Boulder Hut. C...

Categories

  • News
  • Press Releases
  • Uncategorized

Archives

PARTNERS
SIGNUP FOR THE LATEST NEWS & RESORT SPECIALS
From Kimberley Alpine Resort
SIGN UP
CONTACT US
Reservations: 1 (800) 258 7669
Media Inquiries: media@skircr.com

PO Box 40, 301 North Star Blvd,
Blvd Kimberley, BC, V1A 2Y5
DOWNLOAD OUR APP

Get the RCR App for the booking of lodging, purchasing lift tickets, explore upcoming events or get the latest mountain conditions.
ABOUT RCR

About RCR
Job Postings
Donations
Partners
INFORMATION

Contact Us
Winter Member Benefits
Frequently Asked Questions
Waivers
Summit Fund
HOW TO ORDER

Online Store
By Phone
Installment Plan
LEGAL & POLICY INFORMATION

Terms & Conditions
Accommodation Policy
Pass Upgrade Policy
Refund Policy
Privacy Policy
CONTACT US JOBS PRIVACY POLICY SAFETY TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRESS RELEASES
TOP