Kimberley Alpine Resort

Kimberley Alpine Resort is a ski resort in southwestern Canada, located in Kimberley, British Columbia.^[3]

Kimberley Alpine Resort
Resort's base in 2012
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Location	British Columbia, Canada
Nearest major city	Kimberley (adjacent) Cranbrook – 30 km (19 mi)
Coordinates	49°41′06″N 116°00′50″W / 49.685°N 116.014°W / 49.685; -116.014
Status	Operating
Owner	Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Vertical	751 m (2,464 ft)[1]
Top elevation	1,982 m (6,503 ft)
Base elevation	1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Skiable area	7.28 km2 (1,800 acres)[2]
Trails	80
Longest run	6.4 km (4.0 mi)
Lift system	5 total (3 chairlifts, 1 T-bar, 1 magic carpet)
Lift capacity	6,452 per hour
Terrain parks	Yes
Snowfall	400 cm (160 in)
Snowmaking	Yes, 10%
Night skiing	Yes
Website	skikimberley.com

In the Purcell Mountains on the northeast face of North Star Hill, Kimberley's vertical drop is 751 m (2,464 ft) with a summit elevation of 1,982 m (6,503 ft) above sea level.^[1] The ski season commonly starts in mid-December and runs until early April.^[4]

The resort maintains 80 runs (with 20% beginner, 42% intermediate, and 38% advanced trails) and five lifts: a high-speed quad chairlift (the North Star Express), a triple chair (the Easter), a double chair (the Tamarack), a T-bar (the Owl) and a magic carpet, leading to an hourly lift capacity of 6,452.^[1]

The ski area opened in 1948 as North Star with a 245-metre-long (800 ft) rope tow; a T-bar installed a decade later was over 1.8 km (1.1 mi) in length, vertically climbing 460 m (1,500 ft) in eleven minutes.^[5]