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Porcupine at Kicking Horse Resort

Advanced · 1414 m long with 520 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 29° at its steepest, facing NE.

29°steepest 50 m

20°average pitch

1414 mlength

520 mvertical

1819 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Porcupine

Lifts that reach the top: Pioneer (skiing novice 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 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Pioneer
Ski Porcupine (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Pioneer, White Tail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pioneer (1 min), Golden Eagle Express (3 min), Catamount (4 min).

See Porcupine on the 3D map All 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.