Snow history
Kicking Horse Snow History
Kicking Horse averages 48.5″ of snow per season over 9 seasons (2017–18 to 2025–26). The snowiest was 2017–18 with 64.7″.
Average annual snowfall and season totals, 2017–18 to 2025–26.
Kicking Horse season snowfall totals by year
| Season | Total snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 55″ | 113% |
| 2024–25 | 38.7″ | 80% |
| 2023–24 | 42.3″ | 87% |
| 2022–23 | 37.8″ | 78% |
| 2021–22 | 46.5″ | 96% |
| 2020–21 | 53.9″ | 111% |
| 2019–20 | 56.4″ | 116% |
| 2018–19 | 41.3″ | 85% |
| 2017–18 · snowiest | 64.7″ | 133% |
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Average snowfall by month at Kicking Horse
| Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8″ | 7.3″ | 14.4″ | 9.7″ | 8.7″ | 4.7″ | 1.9″ | 0.1″ |
Mean per month over 9 seasons; June–September average less than an inch and are omitted.
How Kicking Horse compares
Kicking Horse's 48.5″ average is below the 140.5″ average for other British Columbia resorts with history on this site (22 resorts). See the British Columbia snow report for current conditions across the state.
Where this history comes from
Season totals are built from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive at Kicking Horse's summit grid point (51.288, -116.836, ~8,038 ft), summed October 1 to September 30. They are modeled, not resort-reported, so they are consistent across resorts but can differ from a resort's own stake readings. Current-season numbers on the Kicking Horse snow report use observed station data where a SNOTEL or ACIS station is linked.
Common questions
- How much snow does Kicking Horse get in a year?
- About 48.5″ per season on average (median 46.5″) across 9 completed seasons.
- What is the snowiest month at Kicking Horse?
- Dec, averaging 14.4″.
- What was Kicking Horse's biggest snow year?
- 2017–18, with 64.7″ for the season.
- Are these the resort's official snowfall numbers?
- No. Totals are modeled from the Open-Meteo historical archive at the resort's summit grid point, so they are comparable across resorts but can differ from marketing figures and summit stake readings.