The snow started falling yesterday to end this week’s ‘drought’ and this made the Revelstoke day trip a powdery one! With Canada’s newest and most ambitious resort only a month old, it was an interesting time to check out one of tomorrow’s giant resorts in it’s infancy. So our trip 2 hours west along the ‘Powder Highway’ had freshly fallen snow and bluebird skies to let us appreciate Revelstoke in it’s full glory.
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The gondola and chairlifts that have been installed to the former cat-ski operation are incredibly quick and well thought out and despite being a powder day and a Sunday, the whole mountain was quiet except for whoops of delight from powder-riders shredding hidden lines somewhere in the trees! With minimal queue time, everyone’s legs were burning by lunch as the group recovered from their powder day high.
The resort has been designed by snow riders for snow riders and the potential for future years was not lost on Paul, Andy, Caroline and James as they tested their legs on North America’s longest vertical descent. Revelstoke revels in similar ‘Champagne Powder’ to Kicking Horse; wonderfully dry and smooth to ride through, and their annual snowfall is just staggering! The day ended far too quickly, leaving everyone truly ‘stoked’ – watch out Whistler, you’ve got competition!
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