Red Mountain is steeped in history. This is the backbone to much of Canada’s love for winter. Where else in Canada will you find the country’s first chairlift or a winter carnival in its 110th year? The town of Rossland, B.C., is home to Red Mountain, which lives for winter. With Red Mountain resort in its backyard, it’s easy to see why the resort with 1,685 acres of skiable terrain and more than 80 runs pleases the most discerning snow-seekers. Read more about Red Mountain Resort here.
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The B.C. towns of Rossland and Nelson, and correspondingly Red Mountain Resort and Whitewater Resort, are in the running for the prestigious title of top powder town in Powder Magazine’s annual Ski Town Throwdown competition.
Read MoreROSSLAND, BC — I was skiing with a group who had travelled to Rossland for the annual Winter Carnival, and we went powder-hounding through some of Red Mountain Resort's treed fall lines. The group kept remarking on the how we consistently found fresh lines and they had never seen a hill with such artfully trimmed tree lines. Red allows skiers and riders to carve lines without feeling like they are being flayed, and yet the aesthetics of the trees are still in tact. As an avid tree skier, this makes Red a haven.
Read MoreRED MOUNTAIN, BC — Rossland, British Columbia, home to Red Mountain Resort, is a town that is stoked in ski history. It was in the late 40s that the first chair lift in Western Canada went in, with remnants that are still there today.
Read MorePamplona, Spain has its running of the bulls. New York has New Years in Time Square. But where else on Earth are you going to find a street-run bobsled course and men dressed in women's nightgowns hurtling down the street at 70 kph? Only at Rossland's 100 year-and-running Winter Carnival.
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Vertical Drop: 890 m
Total Size: 4,200 acres
Lift Serviced: 1,685 acres
Number of Marked Runs: 88
Longest Run: 7 km
Number of Lifts: 6
Average Snowfall: 750 cm
Base Elevation: 1185 m
Summit Elevation: 2075 m
Average Winter Temp: -4°C
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