RED MOUNTAIN
Ski & Snowboard Resort Review
Red Mountain Resort, CANADA, is located just over the Canada/U.S. Border and is one of the oldest and most famous Canadian resorts, offering great tree skiing and snowboarding terrain for the advanced and excellent intermediate and beginner trails.
Red Mountain Skiing and Snowboarding Terrain
Red Mountain consists of two mountains; Red Mountain and Granite Mountain.
Red Mountain is the smaller of the two with easy beginner trails, a couple of intermediate cruising trails, a terrain park and some very steep double black diamond trails.
Granite Mountain has some beginner trails, a large intermediate area as well as advanced wide open powder areas, heavily treed steep terrain and fast bumps.
Advanced Skiing and Snowboarding
On Red Mountain the upper double black diamond runs of Upper War Eagle and The Cliff are steep and covered in big moguls. Also mogul covered is the long and narrow Towers of Red, it is directly underneath the chairlift so be prepared to be judged on your ski and snowboard performance.
On Granite Mountain the main attraction is the heavily treed terrain on either side of the Motherlode Chairlift. The runs are steep with cliff drops and natural gullies and the tree skiing and snowboarding is second to none in Canada. The 1st 2nd and 3rd Slide runs are just a maze of perfectly placed trees surrounded by deep powder.
Intermediate Skiing and Snowboarding
On Red Mountain catch the Red Chairlift to the top before turning right and heading down the Under Back Trail before cutting across to either the Face of Red or Lower War Eagle trails for fast groomed runs.
On Granite Mountain the Paradise Area is where the majority of intermediate terrain is located. Enjoy the challenging trails leading down to the Paradise Chairlift. There are a lot of trees in the Paradise Area, don’t be afraid to try skiing or snowboarding in them, they are generally well spaced and have some great powder amongst them.
Beginner Skiing and Snowboarding
On Red Mountain catch the Red Chairlift up before turning left and heading down the long tree lined gently winding Dale’s Trail, the T-Bar slope is a good place to practice gentle beginner turns.
On Granite Mountain confident beginners catch the Motherlode Chairlift to the top before taking the left hand Ridge Road to the Paradise area to continue down the easy and groomed Southside Road all the way back down to the Motherlode Chairlift base.
Turn right at the top of the Motherlode Chairlift to access the mountain’s longest green trail, Rino’s Run, it is 4.5 miles long and leads all the way down to the base area.
First time skiers and snowboarders learn on the flat gentle terrain serviced by the Magic Carpet at the base of Red Mountain in front of the Base Lodge.
Red Mountain Terrain Park
The six acre terrain park is located on Red Mountain on the right hand side of the T-Bar, it has rails, fun boxes, table tops and jumps suitable for freeriders of all abilities.
Guided Tours of Red Mountain
Free and informative guided tours of Red Mountain depart at 9am and 12pm from the Welcome Centre at the base of Red Mountain every day.
Red Mountain Cat Skiing and Snowboarding
Big Red Cats offer cat skiing and snowboarding tours for intermediate, advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders over 18,500 acres of powder filled terrain. Big Red Cats have two location points just 12 and 22 minutes from the base of Red Mountain.
Valhalla Powdercats operate 45 minutes out of Red Mountain they offer single day, standby rates and multi day powder cat and helicopter skiing and snowboarding tours through open powder filled back country bowls and forests. They cater towards advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders.
Other Activities at Red Mountain
Other activities include ice skating, snowmobiling tours, back country touring, cross country skiing and swimming.
Shopping at Red Mountain
Red Mountain has skiing and snowboarding shops with rental and demo equipment available.
The main bulk of shops are found in the town of Rossland; skiing and snowboarding equipment and clothing shops, souvenir and gift shops, antique shops, children’s toy shops, speciality food produce stores, and liquor and grocery markets. Restaurants at Red Mountain
Paradise Lodge, located on the Silver Sheep trail on Granite Mountain, serves hearty hot and cold meals for lunch and has barbeques on the sundeck on warm days.
Rafter’s Lounge, located in the Base Lodge, is the place to go after a long day on the slopes for a plate of nachos and a cold beer, they also have a good children’s menu.
For dinner don’t go past the Gypsy at Red serving creative infused gourmet meals made from the freshest local ingredients, it has an extensive international wine list also.
Rossland has more cafes, restaurants and bars than Red Mountain, the Chianti Bistro has delicious home made pastas and Italian specialities while the Old Fire Hall has a tapas menu suited to all tastes.
Red Mountain Nightlife
Rafter’s Lounge is always packed for après ski drinks staying busy until late.
The Rock Cut Pub, located 200 meters from the base of Red Mountain, features live bands and comedy acts throughout the winter season. It serves tasty meals, has 11 beers on tap and an outdoor fire pit on the deck.
In Rossland the Flying Steamshovel is one of the oldest bars in town; it’s where the locals hangout and play pool and listen to the jukebox, the atmosphere is laid back and friendly.
The Old Fire Hall Wine Bar has wine and cheese tasting nights and live jazz bands throughout the season.
New for 2007/2008 at Red Mountain
New Doppelmayr quad chairlift, the Silverlode Chairlift, has been installed at the base of Granite Mountain accessing over 100 acres of new beginner and intermediate terrain on the lower Granite Mountain slopes. The new chairlift will help ease conjestion on the lower slopes of Red Mountain in busy peak periods.
Over the summer months extensive glading was done throughout the resort which will improve tree skiing and snowboarding in fantastic snow conditions.
The Red Park terrain park has been remodelled with new jumps, a boarder-cross course and a new sound system.
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Your Red Mountain Ski & Snowboard Resort Reviews
Sammy B, Vancouver Canada , March 2006 What a mountain Red is. From the huge moguls on Center Star and Towers of Red to the carving fresh powder runs of Powder Fields. Visitors take note: The crowds stay away mid week so you will have the mountain to yourself and plenty of fresh powder.
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