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Buffalo Jump at Kicking Horse Resort

Easy · 1069 m long with 358 m of vertical, averaging 19° and 33° at its steepest, facing NE.

33°steepest 50 m
19°average pitch
1069 mlength
358 mvertical
1775 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Buffalo Jump is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Buffalo Jump

Lifts that reach the top: Pioneer (skiing easy terrain to get there); Golden Eagle Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Stairway to Heaven (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, easy skiing needed):

  1. Ride Pioneer
  2. Ski It's a Ten (easy)
  3. Ski Buffalo Jump (easy)

Where it ends

Joins Wiley Coyote. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pioneer (2 min), Golden Eagle Express (2 min), Catamount (2 min).

See Buffalo Jump on the 3D mapAll runs at Kicking Horse Resort
Measured 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.