Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort is a ski resort in southwestern Canada, located in Kimberley, British Columbia.[3]

Kimberley Alpine Resort
Kimberley Alpine Resort
Location within British Columbia
Kimberley Alpine Resort
Kimberley Alpine Resort (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Nearest major cityKimberley (adjacent)
Cranbrook – 30 km (19 mi)
Coordinates49.685°N 116.014°W / 49.685; -116.014
Vertical   751 m (2,464 ft)[1]
Top elevation1,982 m (6,503 ft)
Base elevation1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Skiable area7.28 km2 (1,800 acres)[2]
Runs80
Longest run6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Lift system5 total (3 chairlifts,
1 T-bar, 1 magic carpet)
Lift capacity6,452 per hour
Terrain parksyes
Snowfall400 cm (160 in)
Snowmaking10%
Night skiingyes
WebsiteSki Kimberley

In the Purcell Mountains on the northeast face of North Star Hill, Kimberley's vertical drop is 751 m (2,464 ft) with a summit elevation of 1,982 m (6,503 ft) above sea level.[1] The ski season commonly starts in mid-December and runs until early April.

The resort maintains 80 runs (with 20% beginner, 42% intermediate, and 38% advanced trails) and five lifts: a high-speed quad chairlift (the North Star Express), a triple chair (the Easter), a double chair (the Tamarack), a T-bar (the Owl) and a magic carpet, leading to an hourly lift capacity of 6,452.[1]

The ski area opened 73 years ago in 1948 as North Star with a 245-metre-long (800 ft) rope tow; a T-bar installed a decade later was over 1.8 km (1.1 mi) in length, vertically climbing 460 m (1,500 ft) in eleven minutes.[4]

Management

The ski resort is operated by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc., which also owns Fernie Alpine Resort, Nakiska, Mont Sainte-Anne, and Stoneham; the latter two are back east in Quebec.

References

  1. Resort of the Canadian Rockies (2007). "Kimberley - Mountain statistics". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  2. Canada-Ski (2007). "Ski Kimberley statistics". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  3. Williams, Dick (December 28, 1961). "Kimberley slopes cleared". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9.
  4. Williams, Dick (December 8, 1959). "New lift capacity brightens North Star skiing facilities". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9.
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