Red Mountain Ski Resort is located on Granite and Red Mountains in Rossland in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia in Canada (about 8 km north of the Canada-US border). The ski resort is one of the oldest skiing hills in North America with its origin dating back to as early as the 1900s when the Red Mountain Ski Club was formed. Rossland ski area features natural playground for adventure seekers as well as all modern amenities. It has been recently designated as Canada’s best Outdoor Town by ‘Explore’ magazine.

Reaching Rossland:

By air:
Rossland is close to Spokane, WA International Airport (2.5 hour drive) and Kelowna, BC International Airport (3.5 hour drive). Also, one can avail daily flights from Vancouver and Calgary to smaller airports like Castlegar, which is just half an hour’s drive from Red and Trail Airport (15 minutes drive from Red). Resort-owned shuttle vehicles operated between the smaller airports like Castlegar and Trail. The resort is served by resort-owned shuttles from the airports.

Spokane Airport is served by air carriers like Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air, United/United Express, US Airways and Delta, Skywest Airlines while the Kelowna Airport is served by Air Canada, Horizon Air and WestJet. On the other hand, Air Canada Jazz links Castlegar and Pacific Coastal Airlines flights flies into Trail Airport.

Skiing at Red Mountain:

Similar to various other ski resorts in British Columbia, Red Mountain Ski Resort also is known for its light, dry powder with a yearly snowfall of nearly 300 inches. It does not have any snowmaking arrangement. The two main peaks of the resort, the Red Mountain and the Granite Mountain, are served by four lifts (including quad chair, double chair and triple chair), a T-bar that gives access to 1,585 acres of skiable area (total skiable area is 1,686 acres) and a magic carpet. The base elevation of the ski area is 1,185 metres while the top elevation is 2,072 metres. The resort has a vertical of 887 metres. The resort has a total of 87 designated trails (of which 90 per cent belongs to the intermediates and the experts while 10 per cent belongs to the beginners). The longest run is 7 km.

Activities:

• Snowboarding

• Snowmobiling
• Back Country Touring
• Cat & heli-skiing
• Cross-country skiing
• Summer activities like golf playing, hiking and mountain biking

• Snowsports School offers ski and snowboard lessons, besides programmes like RedKids, Kindercare, Teens at Red, Adukt Skill Development, Holiday Camps and others
• Cultural activities like Rossland Mountain Film Festival and Rossland Winter Carnival

Dining and entertainment:

• Café:
  Clancey’s, Goldrush Books & Espresso, Grind Coffee House, Rossland Coffee & Tea Company, Rush Coffee lounge, Sunshine Café
• Night Life:
  Drift Izakaya, Buffalo Ridge Sports Lounge, Flying Steamshovel, Rafters Lounge at Red Mountain Ski Resort, Rock Cut Pub,The Old Fire Hall
• Restaurants:
  The Drift Izakaya (Japanese Izakaya-style dining), Gabriella’s Apres Ski Restaurant (Mediterranean and Italian cuisine), Flying Steamshovel (pub style), Gypsy at Red (creative fusion cuisine), Idgie’s Restaurante (casual fine dining), Mazatlan 2 (authentic Mexican dining), Misty Mountain Pizza (pizza),The Garage (steakhouse), Village Restaurant (Chinese & Western cuisine)
• Shopping:
  Bear Country Kitchen, Blind Ambitions, Delich Jewellery, Feather Your Nest, Jelly Bean Junction, Main Stage Antique & Art Gallery, Many Seas Imports, Mountain Muse Wooden Creations, Nature’s Den, Out of the Cellar, Peoples Drug Mart, Rossland Pro Hardware, RossVegas Boardshop, Tails Pet Supplies & Services
• Adventure:
  Big Red Cats, Columbia River Power Rafting, Canadian Ski Quest, High Mountain Adventures
• Spas & Fitness:
  Better Life Fitness, DandiLion Wellness Center & Spa, Rossland Medicial Aesthetics & Day Spa
• Other attractions:
  Gold Fever Follies, Rossland Council For Arts & Culture, Rossland Historical Museum

Red Mountain Accommodation:

• Red Mountain Resort Lodging

• Prestige Mountain Resort Rossland
• Red Mountain Village