Red Mountain Resort
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| Nearest city: | Rossland |
| Vertical: | 887m (2,909ft) [1] |
| Top elevation: | 2,072m (6,800ft) |
| Base elevation: | 1,185m (3,888ft) |
| Skiable area: | 1,686 acres |
| Runs: | 87 Designated Trails 10% Beginner 45% Intermediate 45% Expert |
| Longest run: | 7km (4.5mi) |
| Lift system: | 6 total (1 quad chair, 2 triple chairs, 1 double chair, 1 T-bar, 1 Magic Carpet) |
| Lift capacity: | 7,500 skiers/hr |
| Snowfall: | 750cm (300in) |
| Snowmaking: | Nil |
| Night skiing: | Nil |
| Web site: | Red Mountain Resort |
Red Mountain Resort is a ski resort located at Rossland, which is a small former gold mining town in the West Kootenay region of the Canadian province of 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 in the first decade of the 1900s. Red Mountain is located in the Monashee Mountains just north of the Canada/US border and like other ski hills in the British Columbia Interior has a reputation for light, dry powder, with yearly snow fall amounts in the range of 300 inches.
The ski area's base elevation is 1185m (3888') and has 887m (2909 ft) of vertical. The resort's two main summits, Red Mountain and Granite Mountain, are serviced by five lifts, a "magic carpet", and a t-bar accessing 1,585 acres (6 km²) of skiable area in 85 named runs.
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[edit] Access
The resort is served by resort-owned shuttles from small airports in Trail and Castlegar. The resort shuttle also operates to the nearest international airports are Spokane, Kelowna
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[edit] References
- ^ Red Mountain Resort. Trail maps. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
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