Red Mountain Resort

Red Mountain Resort
Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Rossland - 5 min.
Spokane, WA - 2.5 hrs
Kelowna - 3.5 hrs
Vertical 887 m (2,910 ft) [1]
Top elevation 2,072 m (6,798 ft)
Base elevation 1,185 m (3,888 ft)
Skiable area Lift-served
2,682 acres (10.9 km2)
Total
4,200 acres (17.0 km2)
Runs 110 named
- 16% Beginner
- 47% Intermediate
- 37% Expert
Longest run 7 km (4.3 mi)
Lift system 5 chairs
- 2 quad
- 2 triples
- 1 double
2 surface lifts
- 1 T-bar
- 1 magic carpet
Lift capacity 7,500 /hr
Terrain parks 1
Snowfall 750 cm (300 in)
Snowmaking Yes
Night skiing Yes
Website redresort.com

Red Mountain Resort is a ski resort in western Canada, located on Granite, Grey, and Red Mountains[2] in Rossland, a former gold mining town in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Red Mountain is one of the oldest ski hills in North America, with a history dating back to the creation of the Red Mountain Ski Club (RMSC) in the first decade of the 1900s. Red Mountain is located in the Monashee Mountains just north of the U.S. border. Like other ski hills in the British Columbia Interior, it has a reputation for light, dry powder, with yearly snowfall of 750 cm (300 in).

Red Mountain Resort is known for having a variety of challenging expert terrain and for being geared towards intermediate and expert level skiers and riders.

The ski area's base elevation is 1,185 m (3,888 ft) above sea level and has 887 m (2,910 ft) of vertical. Its three main summits, Red Mountain, Granite Mountain, and the newly added Grey Mountain are serviced by five chairlifts, a T-bar, and a magic carpet to access 2,682 acres (10.9 km2) of skiable terrain on 110 named runs.

Access

Red Mountain is served by resort-owned shuttles from small airports in Trail and Castlegar. Shuttles also operate to the nearest international airports in Spokane, WA (2.5 hrs.) and Kelowna (3.5 hrs.).

History

In the summer of 1958, a new slalom slope was cleared by the RMSC for racing practice. Work was delayed until the fall due to threats of forest fires.[3] At the time, Red Mountain had just one chairlift, the Red Chair, western Canada's first in 1947.[4] During the 1958-59 season, daily lift tickets were $3.50 for the general public and $2.25 for RMSC members (or 40 cents for a single ride).[3]

In the summer of 2013, a third peak was added, Grey Mountain, adding 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of terrain and 22 named runs. A new, fixed-grip, Poma quad-chair is intended to be in service for the 2013/14 winter season.

See also

Rossland

References

  1. ↑ Red Mountain Resort. "Trail maps". Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Red Mountain (recreational facility)". BC Geographical Names.
  3. 1 2 Williams, Dick (November 20, 1958). "New slalom practice slope improves Rossland ski area". Spokesman-Review. p. 19.
  4. ↑ redresort.com - history - accessed 2012-03-07

External links

Coordinates: 49°06′10″N 117°49′13″W / 49.10278°N 117.82028°W / 49.10278; -117.82028

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