Sluiceway at Kicking Horse Resort
Advanced · 1448 m long with 332 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 32° at its steepest, facing NE.
32°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1448 mlength
332 mvertical
2333 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Sluiceway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.
How to get to Sluiceway
Lifts that reach the top: Golden Eagle Express (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 13 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Golden Eagle Express
- Ski Sluiceway (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Terminator, Liberty, It's a Ten, Show Off, Knee Deep. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pioneer (7 min), Golden Eagle Express (7 min), Catamount (7 min).
See Sluiceway 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.