5-722: RED Mountain Resort is a ski resort in western Canada , located on Granite , Grey, Kirkup, and Red Mountains 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
10-431: 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 Grey Mountain are serviced by six chairlifts , a T-bar , and a magic carpet and its fourth summit, Mt Kirkup, is in-bounds cat ski accessible (for just $ 10/run), all adding up to access 3,850 acres (15.6 km) of skiable terrain on 119 marked runs. RED Mountain
15-561: 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
20-573: Is served by resort-owned shuttles from small airports in Trail and Castlegar . Shuttles also operate to the nearest international airports in Spokane , Washington (2.5 hrs.), and Kelowna (3.5 hrs.). 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 . At the time, Red Mountain had just one chairlift ,
25-838: The Red Chair, western Canada's first in 1947. 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). In 1968 the Red Mountain Ski Club hosted the first-ever FIS Alpine World Cup in Canada including both a Men's and Women's Giant Slalom and Slalom. In the summer of 2013, a third peak was added, Grey Mountain, adding 1,000 acres (4.0 km) of terrain and 22 named runs. 49°06′10″N 117°49′13″W / 49.10278°N 117.82028°W / 49.10278; -117.82028 Ski resort Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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