The largest terrain expansion in North American skiing is under way just north of the border at Red Mountain Resort
in Rossland, British Columbia. Long known for its steeps, tree-skiing
and out-of-the-way location (it’s a two-and-a-half-hour drive from
Spokane) that leaves its lift mazes empty and led Skiing magazine last
year to call it the “most underrated” resort, Red has embarked on a
two-year project that will add nearly 1,000 acres on neighboring Grey
Mountain. This winter a 10-dollar ride in a snowcat will haul skiers
from Red to Grey to enjoy a few runs that have been cut as well as glade
skiing. Next winter a new quad chair will access 22 new slopes around the conical peak. Suddenly Red’s trail map will stretch as wide as Jackson Hole’s inbounds terrain. With a new lodge and the first on-hill accommodations added in the last few years, this local legend is ready to step out into the spotlight.