My First Time Skiing KICKING HORSE

[@jaytabac6525]

We discovered Kicking Horse several years ago when coming back to Calgary from Revelstoke. The mountain blew my mind with the incredible bowls, massive ski terrains and super deep and steep runs all over the mountain. Far superior to Revy in almost every way.

[@anguslomas8220]

Kicking horse doesn't get anywhere neer as much snow, unfortunately.

[@riseandalpine]

I liked it way more than Revy as well. Couldn't imagine a true powder day here... Would be mind blowing.

[@jaytabac6525]

@@anguslomas8220 maybe not, but the terrain is much better and has a lot less traffic. KH anyway over Revi in my books.

[@MrWobbles88]

Problem with kicking horse is there is only one gondola straight to the top so can have ugly lines

[@jaytabac6525]

@@MrWobbles88 true. Kicking Horse remains the second most underserviced ski resort behind Revelstoke. Both have massive terrain requiring hiking, climbing and long traverses to access some of the nest terrain.

[@thomaspanos]

Holy shit. By far your best footage all season. Thanks so much for sharing. Kicking Horse is on another level. So glad you were able to get a chance to experience so many amazing lines.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Tommy! I'm absolutely in love with this mountain. I've got another spicy KH video coming :)

[@tristancleary]

Kicking Horse for me was the best mountain I've ever been for say 5-10 days of skiing. The terrain (all relatively quick easy to access), snow quality even without fresh snow, lack of lift queues, and level of gnar is all next level. That being said, over a whole season I'd still prefer Whistler. It has everything KH does and much more, but you need a whole season to make sure you get the quiet days, and you definitely need to know your way around much more so than KH. I'm at work so can't watch your video just yet but I cannot WAIT to get home to watch it :)

[@riseandalpine]

I am absolutely on the same page! Would be pretty darn epic to do a full season at KH though. Experiencing a pow day there would be something else.

[@tristancleary]

@@riseandalpine haha I wrote "easy to access" before I watched your most recent KH vid. HOLEEY SHEEET! I did NOT go there!

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

That place is amazing, different terrain, long sweeping trails, powder between trees, I'd love to ski there.

[@riseandalpine]

You have to try KHMR its the dream hill!

[@jean-francoiscloutier7361]

Again a super great video. Thanks for sharing this adventure it give us a chance to see there's not only Whistler out there. I'll never say it enough, Amazing.....

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks! Super fun to check out some new terrain. So many epic mountains in BC's interior. Sometimes us Whistler skiers forget that we aren't the centre of the ski universe hahah.

[@muddyhumber]

Super spicy even without hot sauce. Great POV tour of KHMR's terrain I would never ski. So good to have a ski partner (Rob) that can and wants to keep up with you!

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you enjoyed the tour.. I'd need a whole season to feel like I really toured this beautiful place :)

[@Trailer__Swift]

Hot sauce at 20:58!!

[@Oldpucker]

Hands down favourite place to ride. No hike is wasted here. Always gotta have a a buddy on this mountain though. The gnarly gets real gnarly quick. Nice video man.

[@riseandalpine]

A buddy is totally required at KH. It is the birthplace of gnarly!

[@StephenHarte-ji2vs]

Thanks so much for this. The best 16 years of my life were as a Kicking Horse season pass holder! And yes it is the best lift access terrain in Canada, possibly North America.

[@riseandalpine]

You are so lucky you spent that long there. I couldn't imagine what a Powder day is like. I 100% agree that this is the best mountain in North America.

[@WilliamFiler]

Watching you pole plants 19:00 and on, layin back in the pow...looks how close your poles basically click side of your ski...I knew that but to see it.

[@riseandalpine]

I never really noticed how close they come... It's just second nature I guess!

[@keithmoorechannel]

‘Let’s hit some trees.’ Maybe not the best choice of words.😂

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂😂

[@davidnixon9410]

W…….. coyote! ❤ many times to kick over the years. Flash & Ric from Mooloolaba .

[@michaeloneill5824]

That was an awesome vid. Thanks man. I'll be in Kicking Horse December 22nd for 4 days....can't wait

[@riseandalpine]

Sweeeet. You're gonna have a blast.

[@llljb.l]

Still one of the best vlogs, I come back often

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks for coming back for a visit here and there. I really appreciate the support.

[@will3057]

You told me this was a sick video and this did not disappoint

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you liked it Will!

[@src248]

I really need to get there on a sunny day; first time I was there it was 0 visibility and pretty miserable, second time was better but still cloudy and flat light so I wasn't confident about hitting most of the double blacks. Looks far far better in the sun, great video!

[@riseandalpine]

Dang. I got so lucky with sunshine. It would be an impossible mountain to ski without visibility!

[@jasonracey9600]

I love Kicking Horse.

[@riseandalpine]

Me too!

[@ben10nnery]

Watching these getting stoked on winter coming soon!

[@riseandalpine]

Duuuuude! I'm already feeling jazzed too.

[@hollycalvin9156]

Kicking Horse is very impressive and beautiful! Good skiing men!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Holly :). Can't wait to get back there!

[@flapjackson6077]

That was mind blowing! Excellent footage! The PBR break was most appropriate, and the hot sauce shots were a really nice touch! 😂 Kicking Horse looks like a skiers paradise for hardcore skiers. And you, gentlemen, are definitely hardcore skiers!

[@riseandalpine]

PBR pairs perfectly with a kickinhorse day :). Glad you enjoyed the footage!

[@Ticatsfanx351]

Cam from Toronto to here when I was like 16-17 got a guide cause snow conditions were not great and I wanted to get into some of the slackcountry. Dude took me up T2 (Terminator 2) and that shit blew my mind. Having to strap the board to your back and use that rope to get up was insane, and the stories of people going over the backside and getting lost for days... Literally life changing went back and hiked 100 foot ravines the rest of winter cause I was addicted to the gnar lol.

[@riseandalpine]

Love this story! Gnar is the best thing to be addicted to :)

[@Ticatsfanx351]

@Rise & Alpine right on the money man!

[@dash5879]

Definitely added to the bucket list

[@riseandalpine]

100% must do !

[@samuelsmith9999]

Way to show up and represent! Nice work boys.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Sam - this mountain is sooo sick!

[@MarkusMasaites]

So stoked for you! Just checked it out first time as well and immediately decided to do next season there!!

[@riseandalpine]

Wow, I love that. Felt that same kind of energy. So jealous you're doing a season there!

[@womenempowered7801]

Super gorgeous. Super Sketch. Where's the Champagne POW? Lazy skier here, Snowmass and Vail Colorado. Looks like the Sierra Concrete like Squaw and Mammoth. All gorgeous. Such a privilege to ski it all. - Gratitude

[@riseandalpine]

What I would give to get champagne pow at Kicking Horse... That would be beyond dreamy with so much vertical, skiable terrain and so little people!

[@MsMsmak]

Im sitting here just WATCHING you ski and my legs are super fried.

[@riseandalpine]

Too Funny!!

[@johnklaus9111]

how does the ski partrol do a sweep... lol... I'm guessing they just use some binoculars from the base. It's pretty open up there. Ez to see skiers.

[@riseandalpine]

I was thinking the same thing... They must use Binocs

[@kuladeeluxe]

Did a run down the mountain somwhere on skiers right with my daughter. Now that was an endless Mogul run.

[@riseandalpine]

Bottomless moguls! It really puts peak to creek to shame hahaah

[@paulwhetstone0473]

Thanks for the runs and the great choice of music.

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you're diggin the skiing and the tunes Paul! It always takes a while to pick out the tracks

[@michaelkopp2520]

Lovin' the road trip! Next year Whitewater and Red (unless I've somehow missed you there already!)!? Well worth the trip...but don't tell anyone!

[@riseandalpine]

Ticked both those off! Those videos are coming down the pipe. Such sick hills :)

[@KCLU]

from my experience kicking horse has the best snow. You should go to Lake louise as well it also has big bowls like this

[@riseandalpine]

The snow was insanely good and it hadn't snowed in like 7 days! I'd love to check out Louise, I've heard it's gorgeous.

[@indiggioman]

@@riseandalpine We skied the big 3, KH and Revelstoke. Not that the big 3 are bad, but compared to KH & R, you should have did the big 3 first.

[@choisam20]

White tooth brewing is a cool beer place. And, Mary’s hotel is right next to it. And white tooth bistro has great food! Check them out when you have time. (Great footage and skiing! T1 scene was awesome!!)

[@riseandalpine]

White tooth was awesome and we actually stayed at Mary's! So affordable :)

[@choisam20]

@@riseandalpine It's great that you guys went there!! great fresh beers! And, yeah, I love the Mary's for that reason too.

[@OwenSoundSk8KT]

Hell yeah buddy this is the best!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Kieran. This mountain is INSANE!

[@thePontiacBandit]

I'm always amazed at what West coast riders call ice.

[@riseandalpine]

We are so spoiled and snobby :)

[@jonathanleach383]

Yeah kick is def my fave resort

[@riseandalpine]

Dude! So sick!

[@lukemedeiros192]

I saw you when you were up at kicking horse, wish we got some laps in! I guess theres always next time

[@riseandalpine]

Hey Luke, Fun we ran into eachother at the Gondi. How did the rest of your trip go? Next time laps for sure.

[@lukemedeiros192]

Ohh buddy it was an absolute send, cant wait to go back

[@PushaDee]

the view at 10:28.

[@riseandalpine]

I've never seen better views at a mountain.. Every angle is insane at KHMR

[@Hfamjam]

There are no wrong decisions here looking up at a massive bowl and cliff band :) I don’t ski but I do get into this country great video

[@riseandalpine]

It's truly unbelievable. So much fun. Glad to hear you get to experience the mountains as well.

[@dasimon123]

Wanted to thank you for this video. It's often not easy to see what you're getting yourself into at KH if a line doglegs or gets steeper and out of view, and not all double-black runs are created equal. But your video of Truth showed that I could manage that run, and I had a great time on it as well as some others. Think I'll avoid One Trick Pony for now, though.

[@riseandalpine]

Amazing! So glad this video was helpful. Truth is a favourite of mine. Super stoked you tried it. What an amazing hill.

[@TheDmanMA]

wow. gripped and puckered fo sho highly impressed. never seen such terrain condensed into a "resort." one wrong move though..

[@riseandalpine]

Shocking that it's all in bounds terrain. There's absolutely a lot that can go wrong!

[@huntermurray8109]

I'm heading to revy for a stint in mid Jan. I've got some time in late march weather permitting, where would you recommend? Trying to dip my toes across the border more this year! Thanks for the dope video getting us Americans into new territories!

[@epicjaygamer]

I love your videos you have inspired me to start making my own content like this on my blog channel which I’m starting pretty soon so, thank you

[@riseandalpine]

Yooo so great to hear that you're going to start making content. Send me the links so I can check it out :). Just have fun with it and be yourself, that's what its all about!

[@epicjaygamer]

Here it is I have not uploaded anything yet, but I will be soon youtube.com/@jaydenweiss

[@epicjaygamer]

@@riseandalpine Here it is I have not uploaded anything yet, but I will be soon youtube.com/@jaydenweiss

[@paultrudel9791]

Nice work at the Horse James, It's killer on the legs with all the double blacks. Like the hike to T2, from your cameras perspective is good for me. Come out to Lake Louise next year, hopefully we don't get the short end of the snow stick like this year. Peace Out

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Paul! KH was a workout but I loved every single turn. Very eager to come to Louise! Fingers crossed for more snow next year :)

[@shimonyakob7918]

Holy smokes I was sure that this video gonna end with broken bones…… The way up to crazy legs sound so freaky.. OMG I love it Thanks for the video.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Shimon! The hike up to T2 was wild. I still can't believe it's a sanctioned part of a ski resort.

[@kambizmerati1119]

You are a good skier!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Kambiz!

[@Zenith13358Z]

Oi yia yia that hill is freaking gnarly,

[@riseandalpine]

hahahha

[@hopsterbb2571]

Do you think Alex Honnold would need those rope assists to get to the top!?

[@anonymous134y]

I'm moving to Vancouver, can you make a video on the best beginner ski touring spots within 3 hours? With good views. I've ski toured a few times in France and loved it.

[@riseandalpine]

Lovely to hear your moving out to Vancouver. That sounds like a great video idea.

[@benlittlechilds1192]

MY GO-TO HILL…and LL. CPR is what usually lap…just be sure to not sit in the middle of the traverse lol.

[@riseandalpine]

Totally! We had no clue where we were going so stopped to look around.

[@benlittlechilds1192]

@@riseandalpine Awesome. We have very similar skiing styles (I tend to turn less lol). If you're ever needing someone to show you the best way to ride Lake Louise, I'm always eager to offer. Show you all the spicy spots;)

[@skymedium1366]

where's your sherpa, is this K2

[@韭菜-b1q]

I'd been there last month 😂It’s amazing!

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you got to enjoy it too :)

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

the view :) I been twice from AUSTRALIAN takes us 2 days to get there has everything to ripping GS TURNS with not that many people on lower parts ohhhh and the MT BEGBIE beer DAMNN

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you've been. It's truly unbelievable. Sick chutes and perfect groomers in one run... Sign me up!!

[@RajeevHanabe]

How do manage to keep the camera pointed straight down the slope even though your head is turning left and right all the time?

[@riseandalpine]

I use a 360 camera on my head, this way I can reframe it to stay down the fall line. I also find a go pro on the chest mount stays down the fall line as well.

[@RajeevHanabe]

@@riseandalpine thanks for the reply, appreciate it. Great video. Which 360 camera may I ask and also what mounts do you use? I use a gopro on a chest mount but I hate the footage when the camera is panning while skiing fast slopes.

[@riseandalpine]

@@RajeevHanabe I use the insta360 one x3 and mount it right on the top of my head! Also looks unreal for vertical videos. Check out my insta @riseandalpine if you want to see. Insta 360 ONE X3: store.insta360.com/wintersports?insrc=INRW52O

[@iReda9]

What’s the song at 21:00

[@Zenith13358Z]

You guys should come down and ski Colorado you’ll be so surprised by the snow here. It is 1000 times lighter than up in bc

[@riseandalpine]

I would love to try Colorado, It's ben on my bucket-list forever. I'll save up for a trip out there next season!

[@francoislepine4698]

"the snow on Colorado is 1000 times lighter than up in BC" ??? LOL....gonna need a reference for that stoner statement!

[@neilgendzwill3260]

Maybe if your only experience of BC is Whistler. KHMR has much lighter snow than the coast resorts, not that different from Colorado.

[@AlexM-zc7ib]

You must be comparing Colorado to Whistler snow. I've skied Colorado, Utah and most of BC. Utah has the best snow, interior of BC and the Kootenays are just as good or better than Colorado.

[@Zenith13358Z]

@@AlexM-zc7ib yes i was comparing to the snow at whistler and the snow at revelstoke where i recently went was much much lighter than whistler snow

[@RfdMusicOfficial]

Daaaamn, this looks crazy! I had a look on the trailmap, there's barely any lifts?? Do you have to hike everywhere xD?

[@riseandalpine]

You betcha! All the peaks are a 20+ minute hike. It's just one gondola up and hiking. My dream :)

[@richardbateman-y1x]

Are those the Nordica 104 Free? If so how are they?

[@riseandalpine]

Hey Richard! Yes they are. I use them as my daily driver. Fairly stiff and fun on groomers and off-piste. Not super playful, but ideal for a charger who doesn't get up to a lot of butters and spins.

[@joe-the-dinosaur]

I LOVE t2

[@riseandalpine]

It's gorgeous!

[@RandomActsOfMusic1]

Love the channel, this makes me want to ride here!

[@riseandalpine]

You have to try KHMR. It's unbeatable.

[@mikemikel6381]

very nice

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you liked it Mike

[@McMcPherson]

Ahhhh I want to watch this but I’ll become a depressed little human. Had to bail on my trip April 1st due to knee injury :( awaiting mri April 30th praying no surgery needed .

[@riseandalpine]

That's a serious bummer... I'm rooting for ya and wish you a speedy recovery!

[@lovetoride9646]

It looks like you ski with your weight far back on your skis, is this the case or is it just the camera perspective which makes it look so?

[@riseandalpine]

It's the camera perspective on the go pro! In order to capture more of the view I have to angle it backwards... Makes my legs and the mountains look funky!

[@frankzhandamo]

did you film this all on GoPro? My Gopro shuts down in cold weather for weird reason.

[@riseandalpine]

A mix of go pro 11 and insta360 one x3. I find the insta survives way better in cold temps. I always bring a spare battery for each1

[@glengeddes7391]

"it made me pee a little" 🤣NO doubt, WOW!!!!

[@riseandalpine]

A total pants wetter 🤣🤣🤣

[@juniorcarreau1983]

Kicking horse is fun as hell

[@riseandalpine]

It cannot be beat

[@jeffstewart4162]

That has skier’s mountain written all over it

[@riseandalpine]

100%

[@DD-gi6kx]

I've been 4000 ft above those peaks in my hang glider

[@justinknockaert6102]

whistler or kicking horse for steeps ?

[@riseandalpine]

Kicking Horse for sure!

[@indiggioman]

Oh to have a bluebird day there. My only day there was snowing and whipping winds with low visibility, but even then it was top tier, right up there with Revelstoke and Jackson.

[@riseandalpine]

KHMR would be so tough to navigate with bad visibility!

[@XxXR0MANXxX]

Honest question what takes more skill? Skiing or snowboarding?

[@riseandalpine]

I’d say both are even. Just depends how skilled you get at either sport!

[@derekmarkovic]

How does everyone rank the following places: Kicking Horse Aspen Fernie?

[@riseandalpine]

For me it depends on what you're looking for. Hardcore steeps and challenging terrain: Kicking Horse Great family vibe and Snow: Fernie Aspen: Not sure, I was last there when I was 6 y/o

[@0xCUBE]

holy cow, this video was insane. Did you go to KH on a weekend or a weekday?

[@riseandalpine]

This was a weekday!

[@___consta___670]

Are you going to go to whistler?

[@riseandalpine]

That's my home mountain! But I do have to say, KHMR has it beat in more ways than one.

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

would be funny if SKI PATROL was watching you guys on binoculars chugging hot sauce LOL WHAT ARE THOSE GUYS DOING

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - They've probably spotted things a whole lot crazier than that on the binocs. Would love to hear some stories :)

[@juniorcarreau1983]

Terminator 1 and 2 is the best

[@riseandalpine]

They are so sick! T1 was my fave!

[@juniorcarreau1983]

I need to go back

[@riseandalpine]

Me too!

[@chantalmarieee]

😮😮😮

[@riseandalpine]

Amazing isn't it!

[@samuelsmith9999]

“I don’t think we’re in Vail anymore Toto”

[@riseandalpine]

hahahah

[@hemsky19]

Gnarly hill for sure

[@riseandalpine]

The gnarliest!

[@Andrew55McDonald]

Any chance you can get rob to film you for a few laps? Maybe trade helmets?

[@riseandalpine]

I keep trying to convince him to put a go pro mount on his head! If this channel ever gets big enough I'd love to hire a filmer :)

[@tristancleary]

@@riseandalpine I may be prepared to do that for free. Just have to wait until Thursday's lottery to come in.

[@MacCoad]

Best resort in canada

[@riseandalpine]

It is world class!

[@MacCoad]

@ love your videos keep it up

[@finnpublow7803]

you should try fernie

[@riseandalpine]

I would love to try Fernie! Next year hopefully

[@anonymous134y]

looks a lot like Austria tbh.

[@riseandalpine]

I gotta check out Austria! Any reccos?

[@anonymous134y]

@Rise & Alpine just go to the classics solden, st anton, ishgl. You don't have to worry about lines anywhere you go because there's over 10000 ski lifts in the country all much better than anywhere in NA. you will be mind blown at the ski infrastructure and altitude difference. The apres ski is out of this world, watch youtube videos on it. Austria gets the most snow in europe too. There's atleast 10 ski resorts with 2500+ altitute difference and over 3000m elevation. Austria is the best in europe while most people go to Switzerland.

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Ever hear of grooming up there. F it. I'll just ski it.

[@riseandalpine]

Grooming? What's grooming :)

[@cvn6555]

CPR Ridge traverse looked like shite. One slip and you're going to fall a long way. I swear the traverses always seem worse than the runs.

[@riseandalpine]

I feel that. Also all the exposed rocks and pebbles make them even worse to navigate

[@avalanchetraining]

4 minutes of preroll infomercials without escape?? And you're wasting your "stock market secrets" ad money on this audience.

[@riseandalpine]

Bummer! I don't control the ads, google does, guess it thinks you want to see some stock market secrets LOL

[@anthonysears871]

Won't find any groomer posers here! Stop all grooming everywhere. However, still no where near some of the steepest I have skied at several other resorts. cut your hair and hike up your boy skirts and grow a set!

[@riseandalpine]

Cut my hair? How dare you hahaha. Have you skied KHMR before? What resorts stack up against it, would love to visit.