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At the Heart of Your Parks Adventure
Sitting in the Canadian Rockies, Golden B.C. is surrounded by six of Canada’s most stunning national parks; Yoho, Glacier, Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Mount Revelstoke.
Use Golden as your base from which to experience the spectacular scenery, iconic hiking trails, waterfalls, lakes and heritage sites of the national parks.
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Kicking Horse: It’s all about the snow whether you’re a shredder or cruiser
Our daughter was the reason we experienced our first season skiing at Kicking Horse.
She was eight at the time and the “squeaky wheel” skier of the family – which is to say she liked to complain (sometimes a lot) about skiing. Like many kids learning to ski, it wasn’t the easiest or most comfortable process for her.
Fashion For All
There’s an odd satisfaction when people ask you where your clothes are from, and really all you can tell them is this little st
Teton Gravity Research athlete Dana Flahr finds the goods in Golden
It's been a strange winter for chasing snow.
Preparing for Singletrack 6 - Putting on the Miles
At the end of my first Single Track 6, two years ago, I swore that I would train differently for the next time. I would start
It doesn’t get better than Nordic skiing at Dawn Mountain
Full disclosure – I’m a novice cross-country skier. I shuffle more than glide and I always seem to be expending way more energy than should be required to move myself along the trail.
But I sure have a lot of fun doing it!
Challenge Yourself at the Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre
Are you looking for some good challenges to keep your ski exciting at Dawn Mountain? There are several popular Strava segments
Parks & Places of Interest
Banff Mountain Film Fest World Tour
Dec 6
Stillwater Fly Fishing Around Golden
The town of Golden sits nestled between the Rocky and Columbia Mountain ranges in the Kootenay region of southeast BC.
Golden Moments
Golden Moments
by Hannah KeiverJanuary 18, 2017
Check yo self before you wreck yo self.
Alright listen up, winter is almost here. Time to pull your sled out of storage and unpack the neatly stored gear that accompanies it. Or, if you’re anything like me, go across the street to the empty lot where you abandoned your trusty steed last spring, chop down the tree that’s growing through the left control arms, and yard your sled out of the weeds.
Alpine Running in Golden, BC
The Now and the Future
Kicking Horse Resort
"Staying Alive" with Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Dec 4
Exploring Thompson Falls
When someone tells you about a sweet waterfall in the Rocky Mountains, what comes to mind first?
A Patio For Every Occasion
I don’t know about you, but when that sun is shining I know there’s only one place I’d like to be, at a patio somewhere.
How To Spend A Lazy Day
If you are lucky enough to be young and or on vacation, summer can be the best time of the year.
Welcome to Tourism Golden, the official tourism site for Golden and Kicking Horse Country, BC Canada.
With a varied selection of accommodations and many activities to experience in spring, fall, winter and summer, including family-friendly activities, the friendly mountain town of Golden continues to be a perfect holiday destination from which to enjoy and explore the Canadian Rocky Mountains.