Kimberley Alpine Resort — Attraction in Kimberley

DO NOT come to this resort on a long weekend or if there is a race on. The resort customarily closes off large swaths of the mountain for long periods before a race. There is only one access to the base across an approximately 40 foot wide bridge. The bridge ices up early in the day and as it is the only route to the bottom, the traffic across it is very heavy especially on weekends. Other than a couple of gates to slow traffic just above the bridge there is absolutely no control over speeding skiers and boarders. This makes a very dangerous situation for beginning skiers and small children making their way down. It is also a poor situation for more advanced skiers. The resort also likes to hold events at the base and routinely closes off large sections of the access making it even more hazardous. As the resort owners decided to build condos instead of another access to the base as originally planned, it is on them to make the one access safer by policing reckless skiers/boarders. Also, worthy of comment is the grooming or lack of it. The resort claims they have had trouble with their equipment. As in any other business with equipment that has broken down, they need to fix it or replace it in a timely manner. Of the 75 runs advertised as open, they routinely only groom under 20 runs. When conditions are marginal which occurs frequently in the later season, it pushes all levels of skiers onto fewer runs making the mountain more crowded and dangerous. In their daily reports of groomed runs they also routinely include connector trails such as Vimy Ridge. We have spent our winters skiing here for many years and have watched it go from a very nice family resort to an area that I would not...

We had a wonderful family holiday in Kimberley. We were there for awhile (as it’s one of the more affordable ski spots in North America) so we rented skis boots and poles for the whole family through the WINGS leasing programme. You get the gear for the whole season. The staff at the Kimberley rental shop were fantastic - very knowledgeable and helped us out when we needed smaller boots or poles etc. The community-feel that everyone talks about at Kimberley is very real. We joined the NYE party in the square, had incredible instructors through the ski school, enjoyed an ice hockey match, caught the free shuttle to town for great dinners and craft beers, and generally felt like we got to see a slice of Canadian mountain life alongside many days exploring the mountain. The mountain was great for our beginner to intermediate skiing family. Some nice and easy greens and blues, ZERO queues and not too many people on the slopes. We got so much skiing in that we were enjoying some of the easier or groomed black runs by the end. An extra shout out to Daniel (rental shop), Freya and Noah (ski school) and all the Kimberley RCR crew for making it such a...

Just returned to Kimberly after a ski trip in Fernie and the difference between the two locations is great. OK on the third day in Fernie we had a dump of snow and it was good powder, and amazing. Hard to beat. Nevertheless, Fernie was much better prepared on the runs. And the variety of lower runs in Blue and Green allows for a fun day. While Kimberly has the long North Star quad chair lift, and the blues and a few greens are long and converge on the bridge to the start of the lift. So a real bottleneck. And after the bridge to run down to the lift is not green.. Once up the North Star you can move over to the backside, but they are not always well groomed runs. In fact I was on Vimy Ridge and the run surveyor was having a real argument on the phone with the director about opening runs. It would also be nice if somebody took a brush cutter to the pines growing on the runs.

The RCR staff at the locations seem to come from different planets, the Fernie staff are great friendly and helpful. And the ski patrol is on the ball. You can't say that of Kimberly at all. Except being for the cafe staff they...