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Kicking Horse

8,033′ summit · 4,133′ vert · 3,400 acres · avg 275″/yr

Strong bet — Nov 1–15

Delivered 24″+ in 8 of the last 10 seasons

Over 20 winters: 17 of 20 · typical 28", most land 25"–39"

Before you book

This bet missed 2 of the last 10.

None of the last 10 came in under 8″ — a bust, under a third of the bet.

Odds count natural snowfall only. At snowmaking-dependent resorts, early-season cover can be fine in a low-natural-snow year.

The season, window by window

The bet: 12″ of new snow per week, scaled to each window. Counted from real seasons — how our odds work.

Kicking Horse · the shape of a typical winter

Typical new snow, window by window

The middle season — median new snow per window, counted from the last 20 winters. A picture of timing, not a forecast. Snow is streaky; hover any window for the usual range.

0 15 30 45" NovDecJanFebMarApr
Window Bet Delivered Verdict Typical Biggest Leanest
Nov 1–15 24″+ 8 of 10 Strong bet 28" 67" 2006 16" 2019
Nov 16–30 24″+ 2 of 10 · 1 bust Long shot 26" 53" 2011 2" 2023
Dec 1–15 24″+ 3 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 23" 61" 2025 4" 2017
Dec 16–31 30″+ 4 of 10 · 1 bust Coin flip 24" 57" 2025 9" 2023
Jan 1–15 24″+ 5 of 10 · 3 busts Coin flip 28" 51" 2011 5" 2023
Jan 16–31 30″+ 1 of 10 · 4 busts Long shot 15" 45" 2012 4" 2010
Feb 1–15 24″+ 4 of 10 · 2 busts Coin flip 19" 42" 2011 5" 2012
Feb 16–28/29 24″+ 3 of 10 · 1 bust Long shot 18" 50" 2024 1" 2015
Mar 1–15 24″+ 4 of 10 Coin flip 27" 60" 2012 8" 2019
Mar 16–31 30″+ 1 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 22" 49" 2014 5" 2023
Apr 1–15 24″+ 1 of 10 Long shot 17" 40" 2011 3" 2016
Apr 16–30 24″+ 1 of 10 · 4 busts Long shot 11" 26" 2024 1" 2016

Biggest and leanest are the two ends of the same 20 winters Typical is counted from — the year is when it happened, most recent first where more than one season ties.

At the snow sensor

Reading the snow sensor…

Field notes

Golden's vertical monster — one of the highest proportions of expert terrain in Canada: five bowls, dozens of inbounds chutes off the ridgelines, and champagne interior snow to fill them. A big-mountain rider's mountain with almost no intermediate filler.

Ikon days. Golden is a working town, cheap and unpolished. One gondola serves everything, so storm-day lines happen — but the terrain disperses people fast. It pairs with Revelstoke for the definitive British Columbia steeps swing.

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We'll email you when Kicking Horse's odds move on the Nov 1–15 window — and the quote gets recorded as it stands today, so we can be graded on it later.

Planning a whole season? See the season outlook.

These are historical odds from the last 20 winters — not a forecast. Inside 16 days of a trip, a forecast is the better instrument; beyond that, counting real seasons is the honest play. Every number on this page is quoted under methodology v1.2.0, the same math we grade ourselves against in public.