Blow Down at Kicking Horse Resort
Advanced · 630 m long with 325 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 36° at its steepest, facing NE.
36°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
630 mlength
325 mvertical
2029 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Blow Down is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Blow Down
Lifts that reach the top: Golden Eagle Express (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Golden Eagle Express
- Ski Flying Dutchman (advanced)
- Ski Sluiceway (intermediate)
- Ski Blow Down (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins It's a Ten. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Golden Eagle Express (6 min), Catamount (6 min), Pioneer (6 min).
See Blow Down on the 3D mapAll runs at Kicking Horse ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.