Activities & Tours
There are quite a few activities at
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Golden, and the opportunity to enjoy the traditional winter alternatives like cross-country skiing, ice-climbing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, dog sled rides, snow tubing and ice-skating. Many of them can be organised through the Golden Guides booking desk in the day lodge.
Ski and Snowboard Tours and Activities
For those not lucky enough to stay at the Eagles Eye suites, first tracks programs are run each Saturday morning for $24.95 which includes breakfast at the day lodge. This is organised through the Golden Guides Adventure centre in the day lodge.
There are 25km of cross country trails. Canyon Creek Outfitters can help with equipment and maps. They can also help with snowshoe hire, with a network of walking trails off Palliser Trail road.
And if the skiing terrain in the resort isn’t enough to keep you entertained, there is heli-skiing or heli-boarding with
Purcell Helicopter Skiing.
Adventure Activities
The nearby Kicking Horse Canyons and Yoho National Park are renowned for ice climbing. Have a chat to the Golden Guides for more information. Golden Guides can also organise snowmobile tours or check out
Wet N Wild directly.
Leisure Activities
The Grizzly Bear Refuge at Kicking Horse can be seen from the gondola or from one of the ski runs. During summer it’s a large enclosure, but during winter you can see the orphan “Boo” in his small pen if he comes out of hibernation early. No longer a cub, Boo is impressive to see up close and has probably had thousands of photographs taken of him.
Another popular activity is a visit to the
Wolves Wildlife centre located a little out of Golden. It’s a very inexpensive outing, and to use a common cliché, you’ll have a howling good time!
Relaxation
If you’ve been kicked by the horse, have a massage with Golden Valley Mobile Masseuse (
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