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British Columbia, Canada

Kimberley Alpine Resort ski resort

Aerial view of skiers on snow-covered peaks at Whistler
Skiers high on the mountain at Whistler, British Columbia. Photo: Maximilian Ruther / Pexels.

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  • Experts32% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Kimberley Alpine Resort has about 60 km of mapped runs and 5 lifts, with skiing from about 1,235 m up to 1,907 m (6,257 ft), a vertical drop of 672 m. By mapped runs it is number 12 of the 38 Canada ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC), about 20 km away in a straight line.

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Kimberley Alpine Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,571 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 2 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 137°0°0 mm
  2. Sat 146°-1°0 mm
  3. Sun 153°-1°0.1 mm
  4. Mon 162°0°4.1 mm
  5. Tue 17-1°-6°0.1 mm
  6. Wed 18-3°-7°0.2 mm
  7. Thu 19-4°-8°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Kimberley Alpine Resort: runs from 1,235 m to 1,907 m, a vertical drop of 672 m1,4001,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,907 m (6,257 ft)Top 1,907 m · 6,257 ftBase 1,235 m · 4,052 ft672 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,907 m6,257 ft
Vertical drop
672 m2,205 ft
Mapped runs
60 km70 runs
Lifts
5mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 32% (19 km), Intermediate 37% (21.9 km), Advanced 32% (19.1 km)Easy: 19 km, 16 runs (32%)32%EasyIntermediate: 21.9 km, 22 runs (37%)37%IntermediateAdvanced: 19.1 km, 32 runs (32%)32%Advanced

About 32% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 37% intermediate and 32% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy1619 km
Intermediate2221.9 km
Advanced3219.1 km

Lifts

5 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts3
T-bars1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC)Cranbrook20 km
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional (YCG)Castlegar123 km
Glacier Park (FCA)Kalispell200 km
Calgary (YYC)Calgary214 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Kimberley Alpine Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,907 m (6,257 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,235 m (4,052 ft), a vertical of 672 m (2,205 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Kimberley Alpine Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 60 km of downhill runs and 5 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Kimberley Alpine Resort?

Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 20 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Kimberley Alpine Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.