Return to the Kootenays: Ski & Ride Again in Canada
Tips for planning a ski vacation to British Columbia mountain resorts during winter 2022, including border-crossing COVID requirements.
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Stay & Ski at The Josie at Red Mountain
The Josie at Red Mountain Resort elevates the ski in/ski out experience to an unparalleled medley of culinary expression and exquisite style. Though a luxury hotel by designation, the slope-side marvel offers more than empty decadence.
Tips for Crossing the U.S.-Canada Border
Traveling to and from British Columbia through one of the Inland Northwest’s many border crossings has gotten faster and easier over the past decade, even for the millions of Americans who remain resistant to getting a passport. Make your border crossing experience even quicker with these tips. Proper ID: Make sure everyone in your vehicle …
Winter Adventures in British Columbia
Traveling north of the border for skiing, snowboarding, hot springs soaking, snowshoeing, or other winter adventures is incredibly easy and worth every kilometer of extra driving. One of the best yet often under-appreciated things about living in Spokane and North Idaho, in fact, is the proximity to interior British Columbia. This lightly-populated, vast expanse of wild mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers; enchanting yet authentic mountain towns; and destination-worthy resorts, parks, and trails is a wonderland right next door.
The Fernie Factor
The first thing you’ll likely notice as you approach Fernie, BC, from the south on Highway 3, is the abrupt shift in weather. Just outside of town, the highway passes through a tunnel. It’s roughly here that the broad bottomlands of the Elk River jackknife into the triangular valley in which the city sits. Locals …
Ski Bum Advice: What the !@#$ Did I Just See?
Back before I lost what grip I had on reality and joined the ranks of corporate America, I had the privilege of living and working in the mountains of the great state of Washington, and I wouldn’t trade a minute of it. Well, I might trade it for early retirement or to be one of …
Planning a Fall Fernie Road Trip
Just over a 4.5-hour drive from Spokane, and even closer from North Idaho, Fernie is an authentic mountain town nestled in the dramatic peaks of the Canadian Rockies and an epic escape for trail lovers of all types. The abundance of mountain biking, hiking, and running trails that surround the historic downtown, from challenging singletrack …
Grizzlies and Granny Gears: Fall Mountain Biking in Fernie, B.C.
It’s early evening, and my riding buddy Nat and I are pedaling toward Brokeback Ridge on the wooded slopes of Fernie Provincial Park outside Fernie, B.C. Word on the trail is Brokeback, a mile-long black-diamond luge run, is on every Fernie local’s top five list. We hear a loud crash and branches snapping. We stop. …
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Run, Bike, & Stay at RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, BC
RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., hosts summer trail running and mountain biking camps for for adventure-seeking adults.