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Unnecessary Roughness at Kicking Horse Resort

Expert · 129 m long with 77 m of vertical, averaging 31° and 33° at its steepest, facing NW.

33°steepest 50 m

31°average pitch

129 mlength

77 mvertical

2255 mtop elevation

NWfaces

Snow and sun

Unnecessary Roughness 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 Unnecessary Roughness

No lift-served path appears in the map data: it may be hike-to, gated, or mapped separately.

See Unnecessary Roughness 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.