# Ski instructors in Kicking Horse

> Steep bowls and champagne powder above the town of Golden, with the fourth-highest vertical in North America.

- Region: Columbia Mountains, British Columbia
- Country: [Canada](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/canada)
- Time zone: America/Edmonton
- Currency: USD
- Coordinates: 51.2892, -117.059
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6402050

Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/kicking-horse
Last reviewed: 14 September 2026

## About Kicking Horse

Kicking Horse rises above Golden, between the Rockies and the Columbias, and it is unapologetically a steep skier's mountain: over 1,200 m of vertical, with the great majority of the terrain rated advanced or expert, in four big alpine bowls reached from a single gondola.

The interior position gives it the light, dry snow the coast never sees.

## Where lessons start

Not a beginner mountain, and an honest instructor will say so. Where it earns the fee is the step into big-mountain terrain: steep bowls, and reading where the snow is safe.

## Getting there

Calgary is around three hours through Banff on the Trans-Canada; the road crosses passes that close for avalanche control after big storms.

## Instructors at Kicking Horse

_No instructors have joined here yet._

## Qualifications required in Canada

Canada has no state licence. The professional standard is the Instructor certification (CSIA / CASI).

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Kicking Horse a beginner mountain?

No, and an honest instructor will say so. The great majority of its 1,200 m of vertical is rated advanced or expert, in four big alpine bowls reached from a single gondola. Where it earns a lesson is the step into big-mountain terrain: steep bowls, and learning to read where the snow is safe. Calgary is around three hours through Banff, on a road that closes for avalanche control after big storms.