Hidden off the beaten track in the south east corner of the Purcell mountain range lies the City of Kimberley and nestled above it Kimberley Alpine Resort which is the second highest elevation of any city in Canada.

With the opening of the new Canadian Rockies International Airport at Cranbrook Kimberley Alpine Resort should become the easiest Canadian Ski Resort for the international traveller to reach. Delta Airlines have announced that they will operate a service between Salt Lake City and Cranbrook from December 17th 2008. However we fail to see that this service would be of any great benefit to Kimberley Alpine Resort. With high fuel costs and the current strength of the Canadian dollar such a service is unlikely to attract many USA residents and the exceptionally long travel times Delta quote up to 35 hours from departure to arrival at Cranbrook for European travellers with the shortest being almost 27 hours.  Until further services are offered we would recommend European travellers fly to Vancouver and take a connecting flight from there. Once you have arrived the ski resort offers superb winter sports including downhill and cross country skiing, snow shoeing and snowmobiling plus it has an enviable record for consistent dumps of dry powder snow. Kimberley is an ideal family ski resort and is renowned for its varied skiing terrain and consistent dumps of superb champagne powder snow.

 In the 2006-2007 ski season Kimberley Alpine Resort received over 26 feet of snow.

In spring, summer and fall golfing, fishing, hiking and mountain biking are all on offer.

                           The accommodation on offer is plentiful and varied from cheaper  rooms downtown to luxury fully catered ski chalets such as Sunshine Chalet plus condos, private homes, bed & breakfast facilities like Kimberley Lodge, hotels and motels