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| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest major city | Kimberley (adjacent) Cranbrook – 30 km (19 mi) |
| Coordinates | 49°41′06″N 116°00′50″W / 49.685°N 116.014°W / 49.685; -116.014 |
| Status | Operating |
| Owner | Resorts of the Canadian Rockies |
| Vertical | 751 m (2,464 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) |
| Base elevation | 1,231 m (4,039 ft) |
| Skiable area | 7.28 km (1,800 acres) |
| Trails | 80 |
| Longest run | 6.4 km (4.0 mi) |
| Lift system | 5 total (3 chairlifts, 1 T-bar, 1 magic carpet) |
| Lift capacity | 6,452 per hour |
| Terrain parks | Yes |
| Snowfall | 400 cm (160 in) |
| Snowmaking | Yes, 10% |
| Night skiing | Yes |
| Website | skikimberley |
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Kimberley Alpine Resort is a ski resort in southwestern Canada, located in Kimberley, British Columbia.
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. 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.
The ski area opened 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.
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 located in Quebec.
References
- ^ Resort of the Canadian Rockies (2007). "Kimberley - Mountain statistics". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- Canada-Ski (2007). "Ski Kimberley statistics". Retrieved 2007-04-12.
- Williams, Dick (December 28, 1961). "Kimberley slopes cleared". The Spokesman-Review. p. 9.
- "Kimberley Alpine Resort Ski Resort | SkiCentral.com". www.skicentral.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- Williams, Dick (December 8, 1959). "New lift capacity brightens North Star skiing facilities". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 9.
- "Epic Pass - Resorts of the Canadian Rockies".
External links
- Official website
- Kimberley Alpine Resort lift photos on Liftblog.com
- Kimberley Alpine Resort trail maps on Skimap.org
- Kimberley Alpine Resort review on skinorthamerica100.com
| Ski areas and resorts in British Columbia | |
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| East Kootenay/Columbia Valley | |
| West Kootenay/Arrow Lakes | |
| South Cariboo-Thompson-Okanagan-Boundary | |
| Lower Mainland-Sea to Sky Country | |
| Vancouver Island | |
| North Cariboo, Northern Interior & North Coast | |
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