Kimberley Alpine Resort Review

Great ski resort! Recommended.
Customer service really pulled through!! 5/5 Helped me with my Costco pass being left at home. Thank you Ingrid Musser and Shelby!
Friendly staff.
Good variety of runs, from beginners to advance.

Love this mountain. Night skiing is a lot of fun too.

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 recommend to anyone.

It's a great ski hill with lots of Glade Skiing. I like the small town feel of the resort and the people. The staff were really nice, and a financial company was handing out free face masks when we were there. Great views of the Columbia Valley!!!

Our 3 year old daughter was there for two and a half days. The women who work there are very caring and really understand little people. My daughter loved building her house and she loved that it was there the next day for her. She painted, played and had a lot of fun. One of the other kids did scratch her and the workers were super diligent considering it was scratch. Ski patrol even came and checked her out. I loved skiing with my hubby knowing she was happy at daycare. It seems pricey but the peace of mind and freedom was well worth the cost.

Great resort for the family. Lacks a little with night life.

Nice ski resort. Snow was good in December and not too crowded despite of the Christmas holidays.

Unbelievable place to visit. Very friendly staff and amazing food. Highly recommended

We stayed in Trickle creek lodge.the rooms are super great for the money, a few steps and you are on the slope, with hot tub and outdoor pool.front desk really helpful, I recommended.

Awesome snow conditions, slopes that don't get boring even after an entire season, challenging funpark for all levels. This resort is great for beginners as well as advanced skiers/ snowboarders

Great location, beautiful mountains, well maintained resort and friendly stuff! What else do you need?! Definitely coming back!

It was a wonderful experience. The beauty of Kimberling with the view from our suite was amazing. The staff are so friendly and helpful. We were even upgraded to the Honeymoon suite! Which was quite ironic as we are on our Honeymoon
We would not only recommend this as a place to stay, we will be staying here again the next time we pass this way

Excellent ski resort for a family! Great beginner runs, great powder and glade runs, awesome staff, and of course....Super Friendly Canadians!

Love this mountain, not much for tough terrain but a great place to shred with the kids!

We come here as often as we can! Beautiful ski hill never too busy and the lessons are top notch. Warmer temperatures than Alberta and Kimberley is the best little mountain town ever! And by the way kids in grade two get a free RCR ski pass for the season!

My hometown hill, best of everything, especially for families!

Great little hill when it's open. Consistent snow. Can get into the back easily. Hard runs and easy. Good family hill.

Drove up in summer. Was hoping to take the chair lift and explore the area but sadly does not run in summer. Might be something to consider as alot of hills open for summer. Beautiful area.

As long as you do not go on a long weekend, there are no lift line ups and the snow is consistently good. The resort is relatively small with only three chairs and a beginners area. The "Main" run is one of the best intermediate runs anywhere, it is even lit up at night on weekends. Most tourists stay on the "Main" run, so it is not uncommon to find powder, with a bit of hunting, for several days after fresh snowfalls.

Low on snow but really enjoyed some mid week snowboarding. Out in the black forest I was on runs all on my own. It was a nice "step back" after revelstoke and kicking horse.

I attended a wedding here. The location is beautiful, the facility was we'll run, and staff was great.

Easily the worst hill in Western Canada for quantity of grooming. Quality is always good but in comparison to other resorts Kimberley always come in last. e.g. today Fernie 43 runs groomd, Kicking Horse 31 runs groomed and Nakiska 23 runs groomed. Kimberley 12 runs and one of these is a 300 meter single lane track they call a run. Pathetic!!!

Great little resort. Practically no line ups at lifts.

It was locals ski free day!! Burgers for $3. & the money went to the ski patrol!! Good snow & it was still snowing when I left!

Great family friendly ski hill, with more challenging terrain as well.

Such a great hill. Super friendly staff and rates were not expensive.

Great hill when it comes to family skiing. Friendly staff and EXTRAORDINARY food.

This skihill will only be good again.. if they build a JUMP LINE in the terrain park. Which as of now(and for the last decade) has 0 jumps. 0. 0, again, to be 100% sure you understand how many they lack..

Please build jumps again!

They also used to have a SLICK little half pipe.. oh those were the days..

Terrain park sucks, only rails. The rest of the hill Is fine tho.

Decent snow quality for Canada (better then BC's coast, but inferior to North Central such as Powder King). The quad chair is efficient and good for families, while the double and triple suit more advanced skiers. The restaurants are reasonably priced. It can be busy, but in general has shorter waits than the larger BC interior hills.

Quick visit, too many man buns for my liking but dont hold that against them.

Probably the best resort in Canada for all abilities.

I love this place! Such a great atmosphere and love coming here in both the winter for skiing and summer for hiking and biking

Now this is the best Hill I've been to in some years, the beauty about this Hill is, if they get 5cm-10cm of snow it's fantastic skiing, If they don't it's still fantastic skiing.
Reason is I didn't find it crowded and so you get more runs in and a lot more terrain is left for you to enjoy..
Kimberly has such a selection of terrain to enjoy that you will not be board and you'll always be challenged, great for families and people learning to ski along with expert runs.
Totally recommend this Hill and out of all RCR resorts I've been to this staff is tops.

Great family hill. Fantastic staff at the administration desk that helped me with my damaged coat.

The ski hill is amazing, the price of a day pass is outrageous.

They hill is beautiful with all the log style housing and lodging surrounding. The different slopes are easily mapped out and accessible. Great, friendly staff!

This is @ the ski base of Kimberley's North Star Mtn, in a beautiful setting, & all set for skiing.

Awesome restaurant and great service. Food was exceptional.

NOT IMPRESSED:/ Arrived late morning, only the self serve kiosk was open, 10:45 am and the only option available was 1/2 day rate.. waited for friends to show, finally get to lift and ticket is rejected, back to guest services, charged another $18.90 for full rate at 11:15am waiting again because I told my friends not to wait...this is how corporate hill's treat guests, no fault of the employees but it could have been handled better.

Short lift lines. Beautiful views. Nice blue and green runs. Had a great day of skiing!

It's my hometown. I grew up on this hill. I have a need for speed and this ski hill satisfies this desire

Careful going into glades and shrubbery... got stuck in powder for 20 minutes.

Very well maintained and clean. Parking was easy and everyone was happy!

Prices are outrageous for how much snow they get and a few staff memebers are rude and have no clue how to handle any situation. Debating on ever getting a pass here again.

Had a great day on the slopes.. great trails needed a little more snow but great day

Awesome place. Good views. Good food. Little pricey at times due to peak season

For the area, it delivers on all fronts. They know how to go the extra mile. Regardless of distance traveling you will always find the staff going out if there way for you year round.

Just okay because of the 10 to 12 year old hockey players running up and down the halls. Good for them. But not very romantic for our anniversary holiday!

I love the skiing here. Great terrain and rarely busy. Just time it so it had great snow.

It was a beautiful sunny day with great snow. Awesome place to relax after skiing and also close to the town center

Great snow, excellent accommodations, Canadian powder and the food will spend you to heaven

Looking for an address was a bit difficult lol even goggle had trouble

It's a great place to go, minimum amount of people, almost no lift lines, runs completely to yourself. The runs aren't long and the hill is technically quite small so not a ton of diversity in runs. However, the hill can accommodate a number of skill levels making it a great place for families and groups. The resort itself doesn't offer much in the way of nightlife or even food choices, but a quick trip to town and the option are much better.

Cannot speak for condo placement, but the general access to the mountain and gorgeous views is great!

Only negative thing to say, filter the pool more often.

My favorite family resort, also my hometown so I may be a little bias we have had a seasons pass for 6 seasons now, totally worth it. Great ski resort with enough terrain to satisfy almost any skiboarder. The staff is almost always in a good mood, the grooming is great untill spring, and the stemwinder is a great place to catch local talent on Friday and Saturday. Thursday night rec rut runners is always a good time, and there is more glade skiboarding then you could resonably skiboard in a day. The newly renovated Buckhorn and Main eatery is well priced and has decent food if the stemwinder is too busy. Hit up Kimbo it's totally worth it!

Get your seasons pass in June and save too!

Kimberley is a very nice skiing mountain with lots of variation in terrain and difficulty. It's smaller, so easy to navigate and well connected - no need to worry about getting lost. Their ski instructors and staff are very friendly.