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Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) is a ski resort on Mount Mackenzie, just outside Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Northland Properties . Currently, the resort has a 1,710 metres (5,620 ft) vertical drop, the longest vertical descent of any ski resort in North America.
Total trails Total lifts Avg annual snowfall (in) Date statistics updated Ski Bromont: Bromont: Quebec: 1,854 590 1,264 450 141 9 190 January 29, 2025 Apex Mountain Resort: Penticton: British Columbia: 7,197 5,197 2,000 1,112 79 4 236 January 29, 2025 [1] Canyon Ski Area: Red Deer: Alberta: 2,950 2,412 538 80 23 6 45 January 29, 2025 Fernie ...
Mount Revelstoke became the home of a ski-jumping facility in 1915; this was expanded to Olympic specifications in 1933. [4] Other downhill runs were added, and Mount Revelstoke hosted many international competitions in the first half of the century. The jump was the longest natural jump in Canada, and international records were set there.
By the mid-1890s, a pack train trail ran from Revelstoke to the creek. [26] The S.S. Revelstoke operated the Revelstoke–Downie Creek run from 1902 during the summer months. [2] By 1908, Five-Mile Landing was the departure point, [27] while Downie Creek remained the northern terminus [28] until 1915. [29]
After the rerouting of Hwy 1, the western segment of the Big Bend Highway between Revelstoke and Mica Creek became Hwy 23 in 1964 and was reconstructed in the late 1960s. In 1973, Mica Dam was completed and sections of the road were flooded by McNaughton Lake (now Kinbasket Lake ); other sections were bypassed in the 1980s in anticipation the ...
Mount Cartier is part of the Duncan Ranges which is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains.The peak is situated 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of Revelstoke and 14.3 km (8.9 mi) east of Mount Begbie which is the nearest higher neighbor. [1]
More recently, a World Ortelius map sold for £4,000 (about $5,000) at an auction in 2012. These maps are celebrated for their artistry and the way they reflect the geographical knowledge of the ...
Highway 3 east (Crowsnest Highway) – Trail, Castlegar: North end of Hwy 3 concurrency: Nelson: 64.67: 40.18: Observatory Street: Interchange: 64.91: 40.33: Highway 3A east – Balfour, Kootenay Lake Ferry: Cottonwood Creek Interchange South end of Hwy 3A concurrency 71.71: 44.56: Taghum Bridge across the Kootenay River: 89.05: 55.33: Highway ...