With the greatest amount of early season snowfall in over a decade, Red Mountain Resort is opening this Friday. Both the Red and Silverload chairlifts will be in operation for the first week featuring early-season lift ticket pricing up to and including December 7th:

Adult $34.00 Teen $27.00 Junior $18.00 Senior $21.00

On Friday December 8th Red plans to have the entire mountain in full operation, snow conditions permitting. Regular season pricing will resume at that time.

Currently Red has a snow base of 120cm in the alpine and 50cm at the base. More snowfall is expected throughout the week. For the latest snow conditions visit www.redresort.com.

“The mountain is looking amazing and all the untracked powder is making everyone crazy with anticipation” states Erik Kalacis Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Red’s team has been gearing up to deliver a big season to all skiers and snowboarders having made several new improvements and additions to the resort.”

Red recently completed extensive renovations to its day lodge, cut 100 acres of new novice and intermediate terrain and has added three shiny new Pisten Bully snowcats to its grooming fleet.


On the real estate side, construction continues to progress on Slalom Creek, Red’s first true ski-in ski-out 67-unit luxury condominium development. “It is great to see the Slalom Creek and Morningstar projects progressing so well” said Jim Greene, Vice President of Resort Operations. “Those lucky owners will have the ski lift at their doorsteps.” More information on real estate opportunities at Red Mountain can be found at www.LiveatRed.com.

ForbesTraveler.com recently released its top ten picks of the continent’s ski resorts, confirming to travellers everywhere what the residents of Rossland, B.C. have known for years: Red Mountain Resort is hot. Located in southeastern B.C., Red Mountain Resort spans 1,585 acres of skiable terrain with a 2,909 vertical drop, and provides 360 degree skiing for all levels. Renowned for its back country skiing, black diamond glades and champagne powder snow, Red Mountain Resort is an easy 2 _ hour drive from Spokane, 3 _ hour drive from Kelowna, and just 5 minutes from the genuine ski community of Rossland.

About Red Mountain Resort

Red Mountain Resort is located in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, within the community of Rossland. In the winter, Red offers a wide assortment of runs that descend through some of the world’s best tree skiing and wide-open glades of untouched powder. In the summertime months, visitors to Red enjoy alpine hiking, mountain biking, golfing, fresh-water fishing and boating, among other seasonal activities. More information on Red Mountain Resort can be found at www.redresort.com.