RED Mountain Resort is a

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in western

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, located on

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, Grey, Kirkup, and Red Mountains in Rossland, a former gold mining town in the

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region of southeastern

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. RED Mountain is one of the oldest ski hills in

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, with a history dating back to the creation of the Red Mountain Ski Club (RMSC) in the first decade of the 1900s. RED Mountain is located in the

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just north of the U.S. border. Like other ski hills in the

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, it has a reputation for light, dry powder, with yearly

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of . RED Mountain Resort is known for having a variety of challenging expert terrain and for being geared towards intermediate and expert level skiers and riders.

History

In the summer of 1958, a new slalom slope was cleared by the RMSC for racing practice. Work was delayed until the fall due to threats of

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. During the 1958–59 season, daily

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s were $3.50 for the general public and $2.25 for RMSC members (or 40 cents for a single ride), in Canadian currency. In 1968 the Red Mountain Ski Club hosted the first-ever FIS Alpine World Cup in Canada including both a Men's and Women's Giant Slalom and Slalom. In the summer of 2013, a third peak was added, Grey Mountain, adding of terrain and 22 named runs. In December 2024, the resort made Canadian headlines when a farmer heckled

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at the resort.https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-justin-trudeau-ambushed-at-b-c-ski-resort-and-told-get-the-f-out-of-town

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Red Mountain Ski Resort
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