The Powder Highway Tour continues to the East Kootenays. This area offers spectacular (and easy) day touring options but unfortunately we couldn't explore as much as intended due to a lack of recent snowfall - wind hammered and sun affected surfaces weren't appealing at all.
We made our way to Nelson, B.C. (named best ski town in North America alongside Rossland) for a quick ski at Whitewater Resort and by that afternoon Revelstoke had beckoned us with its anticipated dump of snow overnight. We got what we wanted..and then some.
Days 5 - 7 (Nelson to Revelstoke)
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| Cool for the camera. But less than ideal skiing conditions in the East Kootenays |
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| Considered our options of different aspects. Unfortunately, we didn't get too far. |
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| Beautiful views from the short summit of Lightening Strike Ridge. |
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| A proper way to start the day at Whitewater Ski Resort. |
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| If it can't be Champagne powder, it has to be Champagne groomers. |
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| Lift to lift to lift with no line ups. |
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| Definitely a local mountain feel at this resort. |
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| Great to experience the diverse town of Nelson and its friendly people. |
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| The charms of downtown Nelson, BC. |
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| Always nice to visit the local ski and bike shops. |
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| With a snowy forecast ahead, we decided to make the 3.5 hour drive to Revelstoke. |
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| Snow was dumping, cars were sliding, and we were in the midst of it all. |
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| Working on the rally car skills - no plow for almost 100km turned this to a 5 hour drive. |
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| More than 30cm fell overnight in Revelstoke. |
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| A hidden gem near our alpine chalet. |
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| What we came for! Powder day at Revelstoke Mountain. It was glorious! And we were too busy skiing to take any more photographs. Oops. |
Labels: Interior B.C., Kootenays, Powder Highway Tour, Revelstoke, Rogers Pass
