{
  "name": "Kicking Horse",
  "alternateNames": [
    "Kicking Horse Mountain Resort"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/kicking-horse/",
  "summary": "A resort just west of Golden, British Columbia, with 1,315 m of vertical and a large share of advanced and expert terrain.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "British Columbia",
    "latitude": 51.29,
    "longitude": -117.06
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 2505,
    "village": 1190
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Mid-December",
    "closes": "Mid-April"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://kickinghorseresort.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "status": "out of season",
    "resumes": "October"
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 9.3,
      "february": 10.4,
      "march": 9.8,
      "april": 7.6,
      "may": 3.4,
      "june": 1.8,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0.1,
      "september": 1.1,
      "october": 8.1,
      "november": 11.2,
      "december": 12.2
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
      "january": 11,
      "february": 13,
      "march": 13,
      "april": 9,
      "may": 4,
      "june": 2,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 1,
      "october": 14,
      "november": 17,
      "december": 17
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -14.6,
        "high": -7.5
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -15.7,
        "high": -7
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -10.8,
        "high": -1
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -7.1,
        "high": 3.4
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -1.7,
        "high": 10.1
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 1.9,
        "high": 14.2
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 6.3,
        "high": 19.1
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 6.5,
        "high": 19.2
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 2.1,
        "high": 13.5
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -5.8,
        "high": 3.7
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -11.4,
        "high": -3.6
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -15.7,
        "high": -8.6
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 110,
      "2017/18": 100,
      "2018/19": 90,
      "2019/20": 99,
      "2020/21": 108,
      "2021/22": 100,
      "2022/23": 67,
      "2023/24": 101,
      "2024/25": 97,
      "2025/26": 128
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 6
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Kicking Horse mountain stats",
      "url": "https://kickinghorseresort.com/discover-kickinghorse/mountain-stats/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Kicking Horse getting here",
      "url": "https://kickinghorseresort.com/discover-kickinghorse/getting-to-kicking-horse-mountain-resort/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicking_Horse_Resort"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}