Within 15 Minutes of Greater Trail: A Winter Wonderland & Red Mountain Resort
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Sunday, 06 January 2008
Within 15 minutes of downtown Trail BC, Canada is Red Mountain Resort - near Rossland, home to the world famous Red and Granite Mountain. Red Mountain is well known for epic powder and is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in Canada. Red's 1585 acres of world class terrain provides an endless number of runs to discover with each descent.
Good resort for intermediates and experts! The slopes surrounding Red Mountain draw avid skiers and snowboarders to its steep terrain and especially to its backcountry areas. The resort offers a “ski anywhere” terrain policy opening up some of the best off-trail tree skiing in North America.
The Greater Trail area also offers excellent areas for snowmobiling and cross-country skiing, with open meadows to deep powder trails and a wide range of trail riding opportunities.
Ranked by Forbes Traveler as one of North America’s top ten expert ski resorts and awarded Best Steeps, Best Trees and Best Powder by Ski Canada Magazine, Red Mountain Resort is the hidden jewel of the Kootenays.
At Red Mountain Resort there is something for everyone. With new beginner runs that span over 100 acres as well as the expert slopes Red is famous for, Red caters not only to families but skiers and snowboarders of all ages and ability levels. Red Mountain Resort features world-class terrain with 2,919 vertical feet (884 meters) of incredible tree skiing, wide-open glades of champagne powder, corduroy groomers, a new quad lift, Terrain Park, easy-to-access backcountry, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, slope-side lodging, fine dining, friendly locals, and a historical gold mining community filled with character.
Come experience what most only ever dream of skiing, at Red Mountain Resort. Red Central Reservations: 1-877-969-7669 Red Mountain Resort: 250-362-7384 or 1-800-663-0105 Box 670, Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0 www.redresort.com
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Red Mountain Resort Profile
Red Mountain Resort is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in Canada. It was the site of the first World Cup race in Canada and the location of the Canadian Downhill Championships. Olympic gold medalists Kerrin Lee-Gartner and Nancy Greene are among Red Resort's famous ski racers.
Red offers two peaks, 1,596 acres, and 2,900 vertical feet of all-natural snow and an additional 4,000 acres just outside the resort boundary. You will find terrain covered with an abundance of the light, dry powder the Monashee Mountains are known for, and perfectly spaced trees that protect the snow for days after it's fallen.
Choose from wide-open groomed slopes or tree runs with untouched powder. Whether you're a beginner or expert, Red is a welcome retreat from the scene at over-crowded resorts. New for 2006/07: The area is cutting new intermediate runs below the famed "Slides," giving learning skiers and boarders even more terrain to play in.
Lodging
Three lodges with 60 rooms on-site; additional 12 lodges with 200 rooms within eight miles and new luxury slopeside condo's at the base of Red Resort will be ready for 2007. The Lodging Company's collection of Red Mountain Accommodation features the finest in Red Mountain vacation rentals including ski condos, ski chalets and hotels.
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Services Profile A shuttle service (set schedule) will take you to and from Rossland (5 min. away from Red Resort). Ski rental, repair, lessons, rental lockers and childcare available. You will find a terrain park, beginner area with carpet, the Red Express, a 15-passenger shuttle service to/from the Spokane Airport, lounge, boutique, cafeteria in the base area and Paradise lodge found at the top of Granite mountain.
Area Recreation Profile Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, backcountry touring, telemarking, snowmobiling, aquatic center, paragliding, snowmobiling and an abundance of summer activities for everyone to enjoy.
Snowboarding Profile The most talked about Terrain Park in the Kootenay's was professionally designed by Jeff Patterson. Red has provided boarders and skiers with enough jumps, rails, tabletops, spines and rollers to keep them busy all season. Caters to boarders of all abilities.
Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships
The Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships returns to Red Mountain Jan. 12, 2008.
Registration for the gnarly event already is open with limited spots being snapped up quick by the fast and the fearless. The competition challenges the best riders to pick a radical route on Link’s Line and in Papoose Bowl and run with it. The event is open to everybody seven years old and up, with both an amatuer and pro event.
This year’s prize pool is over $12,500.
Gondola still in works for Red Mountain
In late 2006, Rossland Mayor, Gordon Smith mentioned that there was talk of putting a Gondola in at Red Mountain. Fast forward to December 2007 and the talk of a gondola came up again.
Rossland City Council received interest in conducting a pre-feasibility study for the Gondola that would link up Rossland and Red. The project is being studied to see what kind of barriers have to be overcome, and the city has expressed they will work with community futures in applying for the grant for the study.
The tram station would be located at the public works yard in Rossland where passengers would be taken to the top of Red Mountain.
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Within 15 minutes of downtown Trail BC, Canada is Red Mountain Resort - near Rossland, home to the world famous Red and Granite Mountain. Red Mountain is well known for epic powder and is one of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in Canada. Red's 1585 acres of world class terrain provides an endless number of runs to discover with each descent.
