Revelstoke Mountain Resort
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View from mid-mountain
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| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Revelstoke |
| Coordinates | 50°57′15″N 118°9′15″W / 50.95417°N 118.15417°W |
| Vertical | 1713m (5620ft) |
| Top elevation | 2225m (7300ft) |
| Base elevation | 512m (1680ft) |
| Skiable area | 1214 hectares (3031 acres) |
| Runs | 40 Designated Trails 10% Beginner 42.5% Intermediate 47.5% Expert |
| Longest run | 15.2 km (9.4 mi) (Last Spike) |
| Lift system | 4 total (1 high-speed gondola lift, 2 high-speed quad chairlifts, 1 magic carpet) |
| Snowfall | 12.00 - 18.00 m (470 - 630 in) per year |
| Website | www.revelstokemountainresort.com |
Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) is a ski resort on Mount Mackenzie, just outside Revelstoke, British Columbia in Canada.
Currently, the resort has a 1713m (5620ft) vertical drop, Revelstoke has the longest vertical descent of any ski resort in North America. In terms of size, it is about the same as other major resorts, such as Breckenridge and Panorama, and about a third the size of Whistler-Blackcomb. When completed, it will have 10,000 acres (40 km2), which will make it the largest in North America.
Mount Mackenzie and the surrounding area has hosted a number of skiing operations for many years. Starting in the late 1960s a single two-person lift has been operational on the lower slopes, forming the basis of a resort known as Powder Springs. More recently, both Sno-Cat and Heliskiing operations have operated in the bowls on the upper elevations.
The resort opened for the first time on December 22, 2007, and was thought to be the biggest North American ski resort debut in twenty years. However the event was overshadowed by the death of an Edmonton ski instructor who disappeared on the mountain's "Jalapeno" run and whose body was found in a tree well three days later on Christmas Day.
During the summer of 2008, further trail cutting in the "North Bowl" area extended the skiable area and added a number of expert runs and glades. The Ripper, a second four-person chairlift, was added in 2008. The gondola was extended down the hill in December 2008, from the original base area to the new village area further down the hill. With this extension the lift-served vertical increased to 5,620 ft (1,710 m), overtaking Whistler's 5,280 ft (1,610 m), making it the largest in North America.
In order to build the local economy, the City of Revelstoke started the process of finding outside investors to dramatically expand the ski area and build a large complex at the base of the mountain. Funding was eventually secured from a group of private investors that appear to have since organized as Revelstoke Mountain Resort. The Government of Canada and Government of British Columbia are also involved, but it is not clear if they have a financial stake – BC is reported to have sold them some Crown Land but is apparently otherwise uninvolved. The development was priced at $1 billion in total, and an agreement among the major parties was signed on 20 March 2005. The complete project is expected to take fifteen years to complete.
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