Blog by Carl Rankin

Jack pot!

May 26th, 2009

Heaven on earth. I had been wondering where the best watering hole in Revelstoke was hiding, as the temperatures reached the high 20s (Celsius) this past weekend, until a friend and I stumbled across a place called 10-mile beach. This place is hard to describe, but I'll try: Monashee Mountains one side of the valley, Selkirk Mountains on the other side, drive out into the middle of the valley ...

Changing of the seasons in Revelstoke

May 20th, 2009

Well, another winter has come and gone in Revelstoke - and what a great winter it was, even despite a world in apparent turmoil. This past ski season was my first in Revelstoke and I had the pleasure of exploring this unbelievable place. Having been born and raised in Whistler, BC, I came to Revelstoke with high standards for what constitutes a great ski town: amount and variety of terrain, s ...

Heavy snow is no good

April 5th, 2009

Indeed, a short tale to illustrate the superiority RMR has already established over other BC ski resorts, namely Whistler/Blackcomb. I have skied Whistler and Blackcomb mountains every year of my life, so I made sure to get back to Whistler for some skiing in March. By 11:45am, I had only gotten two runs in as I struggled with hour-long lift lines (literally). For my third run I went to my f ...