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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for Kicking Horse Mountain Resort puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Purcell Mountains · BC

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 3 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
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Description · generated

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, near Golden. The mountain rises from a base at 3,900 ft to a summit at 8,218 ft, giving 4,314 ft of vertical. It has 3,486 skiable acres with 120 runs, served by 5 lifts that include an eight-passenger gondola, which carries skiers from the base toward the upper mountain. Annual snowfall averages 288 inches. The resort is on the Epic Pass.

Base webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, 3,900′

Base· 3,900′

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40°Feels 30°
0"New snow
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0%Precip chance
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PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort's PeakCam Snow Score is 1 of 100 (poor): 7-day forecast 1 of 20.

Why 1? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    no base depth on file · none
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    no snow report · none
  • Forecast, 7 days1 / 20
    0.6 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 7 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality0 / 15
    no snow report · none
  • Operating status0 / 10
    status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies alongside breezy conditions.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 3 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 3 h
  • TempBC ASWSlive 3 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 4 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

14-day snow outlook · summit

0.6 in next 7 days · 0.7 in over 14 · peak 0.4 in on Fri, Oct 23

7 models agree today · 7 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    34°/18°

    7m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    41°/21°

    7m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    40°/23°

    7m

  4. Fri

    23

    ✳✳✳

    0.4"

    28°/16°

    7m

  5. Sat

    24

    ✳✳✳

    0.2"

    20°/14°

    6m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    19°/10°

    6m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    24°/8°

    5m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    29°/15°

    4m

  9. Wed

    28

    ✳✳✳

    –

    26°/13°

    4m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    31°/11°

    3m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    35°/17°

    2m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    34°/19°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    34°/19°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    29°/21°

    2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Tue
AM
31°
PM
40°
EVE
36°
Wed
AM
38°
PM
45°
EVE
41°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 7 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: Open-Meteo · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, by elevation band
BandStationTempWindRead
SummitCaribou CreekBC ASWS · 7,221 ft · 24.4 km32.9°F–
Mid-mountainKICKING HORSEECCC · 6,050 ft · 12.0 km42.6°F–
BaseGOLDEN AIRPORT, BC CAGHCN-Daily · 2,575 ft · 4.5 km42°F–

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: BC River Forecast Centre ASWS (Open Government Licence – BC); Environment and Climate Change Canada; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams · 7 available

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Catamount webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

Catamount

Crystal Bowl webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

Crystal Bowl

Eagles Eye webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, 7,700′

Eagles Eye· 7,700′

Snow Plot webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, 6,759′

Snow Plot· 6,759′

Stairway webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, 7,920′

Stairway· 7,920′

Terminator webcam at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, 7,900′

Terminator· 7,900′

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About Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the Purcell Mountains, British Columbia. PeakCam tracks 7 webcams here. Snow figures on this page are weather-model estimates, not ground-sensor readings.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is Kicking Horse Mountain Resort?
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the Purcell Mountains, British Columbia. Coordinates: 51.30° N, 117.05° W.
How high is Kicking Horse Mountain Resort?
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort runs from a base at 3,900 ft to a summit at 8,218 ft, a vertical drop of 4,314 ft.
How big is Kicking Horse Mountain Resort?
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has 3,486 acres of skiable terrain, 120 named runs and 5 lifts, as published by the resort.
How much snow does Kicking Horse Mountain Resort get in a typical season?
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort reports an average of 288 in of snowfall a season (resort-published figure).
Which ski pass covers Kicking Horse Mountain Resort?
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is on the Epic Pass, per the pass's published resort lists. Blackout days and partner-day limits vary by pass tier; check the pass site before you go.
What is the base depth at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort today?
As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for Kicking Horse Mountain Resort puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does Kicking Horse Mountain Resort have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 7 webcams for Kicking Horse Mountain Resort (live video), free and without an account.
Where does Kicking Horse Mountain Resort's snow data come from?
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has no NRCS telemetry station, so depth and new-snow figures here are weather-model estimates (Open-Meteo), updated every six hours. They are a good storm signal but will not match an on-the-ground measurement exactly.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology