Revelstoke

Closed
Heather Burke
SnowPak Local Insider
Heather Burke
Pros
  • Biggest vertical drop in North America; loads of snow
  • Slopes are generally less crowded
  • Cat-skiing and heli-skiing available from the same base
Cons
  • Limited dining at the base village and slopes are not ideal for beginners

Overall

4.1

Revelstoke has obvious stoke factor, with the biggest vertical in North America at 5,620 ft, and 3,121 ac of skiing including two high alpine bowls and 65 thigh burningly long trails. Revelstoke Mountain Resort is also the only resort in the world to offer lift-accessed resort skiing plus cat skiing, heli-skiing and backcountry skiing all emanating from one ski resort base. In fact, Revelstoke is the capital of heli-skiing in BC, Canada and the globe for that matter. Just off the Trans Canada Highway, Revelstoke is home to the humbling ski resort plus Revelstoke Cat Skiing and Selkirk Tangiers Heli-Skiing -giving skiers and snowboarders access to a total of 515,000 ac of diverse terrain and options in all kinds of weather from snowy white outs when helicopters can't fly or lifts can't run, but cats can. Plus there are numerous other cat ski and heli-ski outfits in Revelstoke including Eagle Pass Heli-Ski, Mica, and CMH to name a few.

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Revelstoke Reviews

Very Good 4.2 / 5
based on 29 reviews

How well the resort caters for beginner skiers / boarders

Beginners

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Intermediates

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Advanced

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Value for money

Quality of lifts, lift speed and lift layout in the resort

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Quantity and quality of the snow

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How uncrowded is the resort

Uncrowded

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Superb!4.8 / 5Jul 03, 2018
Revelstoke ReviewsGeorge C.
expert skier
From long sweeping beginner to stepper intermediate runs, and my favourite gladed tree runs, all in deep fresh power. A skiers resort for serious skiers and enough lifts to keep the queues flowing.... More
Fabulous!4.4 / 5Apr 26, 2018
Revelstoke ReviewsKevin G.
expert skier
Revelstoke was awesome. Gondolas and high-speed lifts are modern and fast.! snow Quality was fantastic. Great Terrain variety glades galore. Outstanding groomed runs and 5600 feet of vertical. Loved the resort... More
Good!3.7 / 5Apr 26, 2018
Revelstoke ReviewsMichael R.
advanced skier
Wow- the stories of the endless vertical are true. This place is huge and when you go top to bottom it just keeps going and going. There is no quad burner like this in the rest of N. America! Probably the best tree skiing I've ever seen out of 40+ areas . Huge base this year but I was there on a hard and fast day- can't wait to go back for one of... More
Very Good!4.2 / 5Dec 07, 2017
CWCorey W.
advanced snowboarder
Revelstoke is an amazing mountain. Long winding trails, great steeps and epic tree runs. The resort is always improving and caters more to the intermediate and advanced patrons. I've snowboarded all over the world and will continue to go back to this resort in the future.... More
Fabulous!4.5 / 5Dec 06, 2017
JDJeff D.
intermediate snowboarder
Is just the best in canada with an amazing view, cliff and lot of backcountry. And the town and the local are just awsome i have bar and hotel for all of kind of people.... More
Very Good!4.2 / 5Nov 29, 2017
BLBen L.
intermediate snowboarder
Incredible resort. Most accessible backcountry right off of a lift I've ever had at a resort! It is never crowded here either. Definitely a place to check off your bucketlist! Wicked tree runs.... More
Superb!4.9 / 5Nov 23, 2017
WRWesley R.
intermediate snowboarder
If revelstoke isn't on your list better add it. The amount of fresh snow and unridden terrain is unbeatable. You get big mountain feel all while little to no wait in lines, and with backcountry and hikable areas available a plenty.... More
Fabulous!4.2 / 5Nov 20, 2017
MMatthew
intermediate snowboarder
Reve has the vertical to compete with any mountain resort in BC. If you wanna ski with the family all day no problem, or if you wanna challenge yourself they have that too. Enough runs to spread people out even on the busiest of days. I will make efforts to visit this mountain every year for as long as I have legs.... More
Good!3.5 / 5Nov 14, 2017
MMatthew
advanced snowboarder
Revelstoke is a little gem in BC. About a 10 minute drive from the highway yo the base of the hill this mountain is amazing on big powder days. This is a very steep mountain, with minimal green runs on the lower bit, and a single cat track that green top to bottom. The maps online are misgiving and this hill has epic runs top to mid mountain. Only... More
Superb!4.5 / 5Nov 11, 2017
JMJared M.
expert snowboarder
I make multiple trips to revelstoke every winter because the riding is unreal! They have a new chairlift being added for the 17/18 season to access even more of this awesome terrain. Endless amounts of powder and with a vertical drop of 5620ft your legs will be on fire by the end of the day, but it's totally worth it. 10/10 will ride again!... More