By kingco on January 25, 2009
Kimberley Alpine Resort is part of the Purcell Range of the Canadian Rockies, located just minutes from the city of Kimberley. Kimberley is a German influenced city, and you will find plenty of gingerbread style architecture, accordions and the largest cuckoo clock in Canada, amidst 1800 acres of terrain, 80 named runs and glades and [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing NorAm Cup, accordian competition, alpine skiing, Bavarian City of the Rockies, Black Forest, Canada's largest cuckoo clock, Canadian Rockies, cross-country skiing, german, glades, glading, Kimberley Alpine Training Center, Kootenays, longest lit trails, off-piste, paralympics, resorts of the Canadian Rockies, Rockies, sun vacations
By kingco on January 25, 2009
With a vertical drop of 1,220 m, Panorama has one of North America’s longest vertical descents. The average annual snowfall is about 480 cm, plus there is a great snowmaking system on many of the runs, which lends itself to a long season at Panorama. In contrast to all of the other resorts in the [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged B.C. Rockies, Greywolf, Greywolf Golf, intrawest, Invermere, Kootenay Rockies Powder Highway, Kootenays, Never Never Land, one of North America's longest vertical descents, Panorama Powder Pig, Panorama Springs pools, Purcell Mountains, slope side hot pools, Taynton Bowl, terrain parks
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Red Mountain Resort has 87 runs across two mountains with features everyone would love. The terrain on Red and Granite mountains run the gamut from wide-open groomed slopes to crazy steep and powdery glades. There is an incredible 3000 ft vertical and champagne powder with great staff and no wait time. The terrain park is [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Canadian Rockies, Canadian Rocky Mountains, extreme riding, extreme skiing, glades, Granite Mountain, Grey Basin, Kootenay region, Kootenays, Koots, off-piste, Paradise Basin, Red Mountain, Rockies, West Kootenay
By kingco on January 25, 2009
With 11 trails spread over 22 acres of skiable terrain, Hidden Valley is small but a good time. Be sure to check out the terrain park.
Posted in Alberta | Tagged Hidden Valley, Hidden Valley ski resort, Kootenay, Kootenay region, Kootenays, medicine hat, terrain park
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Summit Lake Ski and Snowboard Area is a small volunteer run resort south of Nakusp, which offers an affordable skiing & boarding adventure in a decidedly family-oriented atmosphere. Summit Lake Ski and Snowboard Area offers you all you need from a great beginner area and bunny hill, right up to a good selection of expert [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Bonanza Creek, family oriented, Kootenays, Koots, Nakusp, Nakusp Range, Nancy Greene, Nancy Greene Racing School, Slocan Lake, Summit Lake, wild animals, wilderness, wildlife
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is a huge resort with 2750 acres of skiable terrain, only 2.5 hours west of Calgary, next to the Rockies in the dogtooth range of the Purcell Mountains. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort was the first all-season resort to open in the Rockies in 25 years, but as we do best at [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged avalanch training, Banff, Banff National Park, big mountain, Calgary, Dogtooth range, Glacier, Glacier National Park, Golden, hidden gem of the rockies, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Kootenay, Kootenay National Park, Kootenays, Mt. Revelstoke, National parks, off-piste, off-piste adventure, Purcell Mountains, Revelstoke National Park, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, the Selkirk Mountains, the Selkirks, untracked mountain, Yoho, Yoho National Park
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Whitewater is located in Nelson, BC and averages an annual snowfall of an incredible 1,200 cm. You’ll love the 46 marked trails consisting of open bowls, glades and chutes with something for everyone. For a lot of people though, Whitewater is a portal to the backcountry, with access from the top of both lifts! The [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged ainsworth hot sprins, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Halcyon Hotsprings, Kootenays, Koots, Nakusp, Nelson, powder highway, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, the Kootenays, Whitewater
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Revelstoke was formerly known as Powder Springs Ski Area, but they’ve undergone a tremendous transformation and are evolving into a world-class resort. Located in the Selkirk and Monashee Mountains of BC, this resort is definitely for the adventurous at heart. You’ll find endless kilometers of untouched terrain with perfect powder. This resort is in the [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged backcountry, BC Rockies, cat skiing, heli skiing, Kootenays, Koots, longest vertical in North America, Monashee Mountains, Mount MacKenzie, Revelstoke, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Rogers Pass, Selkirk, Sicamous, snowcats, the Kootenays, the Koots
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Salmo is a great volunteer-run hill, with a variety of terrain and an average 300 cm annual snowfall, located in the west Kootenays, just south of the city of Salmo. The people are friendly, there is never any wait time and the night skiing is super. The 5 trails are evenly spread across all levels [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Canadian Rocky Mountains, Kootenays, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Salmo, the Koots, west Kootenays