About the Kicking Horse Ski Club
We started the Club back in December 1988 with the initiative of Mike Furfaro, Gerry Cook, Denise & Marilyn Toulouse. Emerald Lake was the first area in Yoho to be track set & Emerald Lake Lodge and Parks Canada were our original sponsors, to be joined by The Friends Of Yoho and The Columbia Basin Trust.
We opened our little store “Emerald Sports”, with x-c ski and snowshoe rentals at the same time.
Over the years the Club raised funds through memberships, annual dinners, silent auctions, donations from businesses, individuals and 5 donation boxes on our x-c trails. These funds would mostly pay someone to groom trails and buy necessary equipment.
We are proud to say we have raised the level of c-x skiing in Yoho. We took care of 30 kilometers of trails and with Parks Canada, we helped build the Connector ski trail in the early 90’s linking the town of Field to Emerald Lake. In the spring of 2010 we decided to let Parks Canada take over the track setting as they do in all the other mountain parks.
Our Club remains — with no need to raise funds for track setting. We use our existing funds to hire a coach and keep the web site going. Our Club Coach is Jessica from Field — a certified instructor. She provides members with 4 activities a month for Jan, Feb & March. Check our calendar page on this web site for scheduled dates.
Please drop us an email — we would love to hear from you.
Happy skiing!
Denise/Mike & Marilyn/Bruce
Getting Here
Field, BC is 20 minutes West of Lake Louise, Alberta and 45 minutes East of Golden, BC in YOHO National Park. The quaint little town of Field offers many opportunities for Accommodation – Check out www.field.ca
Trail Map
The Yoho National Park trail map is provided by Parks Canada and can be found here.