With accolades ranging from “Best Authentic and Funky Resort Experience” to “Best Powder, Best Trees, Best Steeps”, to “Best Fall Line Steeps” and one of the "Top 5 Freeride Spots", RED Mountain Resort is the hidden jewel of BC’s Kootenay Rockies Powder Highway region.
RED is one of the biggest ski areas in BC, offering incredibly diverse terrain with a huge 2,919 foot vertical drop (884 meters), over 300 inches (750cm) of annual snowfall, world renowned gladed tree skiing, wide-open groomed runs, terrain park and easy-to-access sidecountry. Massive terrain expansion is now underway on Grey Mountain, RED's 3rd peak, which will add 997 new ski-able acres to the existing 1,685. For winter 2013, a snowcat will shuttle skiers and snowboarders to the summit of Grey. A quad chairlift will be installed summer 2013.
RED boasts modern ski in/out lodging, fine dining, shopping, a professional ski school, guiding, high performance equipment rentals, day care and free shuttle to Rossland. Other activities include snowshoeing, ice skating, cross-county skiing, movie nights and apres ski partying in Rafters Bar, ranked as North America's Best Ski Area Bar by Powder Magazine. All this is seasoned with an authentic winter enthusiast vibe, friendly locals and the turn-of-the-century charm of the city of Rossland, located minutes away, offering a selection of pubs, restaurants, cafes, spas and shopping.
RED in Rossland is located 8 km north of the US/Canada border in the heart of the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. Rossland is a 2.5 hour drive from the Spokane, WA International Airport, or 3.5 hours drive from Kelowna, BC International Airport. Daily regional flights are available with Air Canada from Vancouver and Calgary to Castlegar's West Kootenay Regional Airport (35 minutes from Red) and with Pacific Coastal Airlines from Vancouver's YVR South Terminal to Trail Airport (20 minutes from Red).
Flying to RED
Driving to RED
There are a number of flights available that access Red by travel through Canada and the United States.
Fly within the United States and Cross the Border
Most Americans and International travelers find the quickest and most cost efficient method of travel is to fly into the Spokane, WA international airport, rent a car and drive north to Red Mountain Resort, Rossland, BC. Approximately a 2.5 hour drive from the Spokane Airport, the drive is scenic, straight-forward and hassle-free. Spokane International Airport is serviced by Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air, Delta, Skywest Airlines, United/United Express, or US Airways.
Fly within Canada
Most individuals traveling through Canada fly into Calgary, AB or Vancouver, BC and take a connecting flight to Castlegar Municipal Airport or Trail Regional Airport. Air Canada Jazz flies into Castlegar from Calgary and Vancouver daily, while Pacific Coastal Airlines flies into Trail Regional Airport from Vancouver, BC, daily.
Kelowna International Airport is serviced by Air Canada, WestJet, or Horizon Air and is approximately a 3.5 hour drive from Rossland.
Read more details here about getting to RED Mountain Resort
Located within the community of Rossland and only 10 kilometres north of the Canada/US border, Red is 2.5 hours drive from Spokane International Airport in Washington, or 3.5 hours drive from Kelowna, BC’s International Airport. Daily regional flights are available from Vancouver and Calgary to Castlegar (30 minutes from Red) and Trail Airports (15 minutes from Red), a short drive from the Resort.
Driving Times to RED Mountain Resort
- From Spokane, Washington – 2.5 hours
- From Kelowna, British Columbia – 3.5 hours
- From Vancouver, British Columbia – 7 hours
- From Calgary, Alberta – 7.5 hours
Read more details here about getting to RED Mountain Resort
We’ve had a great 2011/12 season and are already looking forward to next year! We are proud to offer streamlined programming from the first time skier and snowboarder all the way to backcountry excursions and competitive freeride programs. Get immersed in the rich skiing and riding culture of Rossland and Red Mountain; we are confident that you will find a program that meets yours and your family’s needs.
Our goals:
- to create lifelong skiers and riders,
- make each visit an unforgettable experience,
- continue to develop innovative and comprehensive programs for our guests and
- inspire people to continue their personal and athletic development through winter sports.
Read more details here to learn more about our snowsports school and ski and snowboard lessons.
An ideal setting for cat-skiing, Red Mountain Resort is located in the B.C. Interior in the mountainous Monashee range which boasts high levels of snowfall and high quality terrain.
Big Red Cats
Big Red Cats – located 10 minutes up the highway! New at Big Red Cats for 2012 is “small group cat skiing” get 5 of your closest friend and pay an extra C$50 each per day to have your own 2 guides for your group of 6.
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Snowwater Heliskiing
Snowwater offers exclusive heliskiing & heliboarding packages for 3 small groups of 4 guests at a time. With over 150,000 acres at our disposal, our heli and boarding terrain is both vast and breath taking.
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Valhalla Powdercats
Our tenure is six times the size of Whistler and Blackcomb combined, offering seasoned skiers a hearty selection of high alpine bowls, steep, old-growth forests, and endless, untracked Kootenay powder all day long.
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Retallack Lodge
Retallack provides cat skiing and snowboarding experiences in the remote mountain wilderness high up in the Selkirk Mountains of BC, Canada. It’s one of those out-of-the-way places that you’ll never forget.
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February 2nd
Shred the Love! Hosted by RED and Boarding for Breast Cancer, Shred the Love is a One-Day Ski and Ride Benefit for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research - with Live Performance by Allen Stone! Sponsored by The North Face
March 8th
Bear Mountain @ Rafters
March 25th-31st
The Gathering Festival presented by Salomon
March 31st
The Aggrolites @ Rafters
Check out our Events Calendar to see all of our awesome events that we have in store for this 2012/13 season!
