Waco Paco wrote:
I was ripping down Lake Louise just fine on pretty much all of the
runs, but I'd have to say Kicking Horse kicked my ass.

Kicking Horse is a tough hill. They've got one lift that services
beginner runs, and everything else is pretty tough sledding for a
beginner. The main lift is a gondola that runs nearly the entire
vertical. If you come down the front, it's cat-track city for beginners
until about half-way down where there are one or two steepish blue runs.
If you go the back way, there's pretty much only one run that's
doable. I'd say a beginner/intermediate would be happy there for a
weekend, but there's not enough for a week. But if you're a strong
rider, confident in steeps and in bumps, it's a fun, fun hill. Just be
aware that much of what they label black would be double-diamond on
other hills.

Another good thing about KH is that it is uncrowded and the weather is
supposedly usually good - at least, it was while I was there and Ski
Canada gave it "best weather" in their "best of Canada" feature.

Neil