Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Overview
Revelstoke Mountain Resort is a young resort built on an old mining and railway town’s doorstep, opening on Mount Mackenzie in December 2007 as the successor to a much smaller local operation, Powder Springs. Its debut was, at the time, described as the biggest new ski resort launch in North America in twenty years, and the numbers justified the attention: a 1,709 m vertical drop between the 514 m base and 2,224 m summit, which makes it the longest continuous lift-served descent of any ski resort on the continent. Revelstoke overtook Whistler Blackcomb’s previous record of 1,610 m in December 2008, just a year after opening, when its gondola was extended further up the mountain.
The resort is still comparatively lean in terms of infrastructure for a mountain this large — seven lifts, including two gondolas, three chairlifts and two magic carpets, cover 82 runs and 83.57 km of trail across 1,263 hectares, a lift-to-terrain ratio that means fewer, longer runs rather than the dense web of short lifts found at older, more built-out resorts. The terrain splits into 29.13 km of easy trail, the largest single category, alongside 21.15 km of advanced and 4.3 km of expert terrain, giving the mountain real depth at both ends of the ability spectrum. Revelstoke sits in a genuinely heavy snowfall belt, averaging around 10.5 m a year, conditions that have made it a magnet for expert skiers and backcountry-minded visitors since it opened.
Ownership rests with Northland Properties, and the resort operates under a long-range master plan that, if fully built out, envisions as many as 25 lifts on the mountain — a roughly $1 billion, multi-decade project of which the current seven lifts represent an early stage. That scale of ambition, on a mountain already offering North America’s biggest vertical, is part of why Revelstoke is frequently discussed alongside much larger, more established resorts despite its short operating history.
Kelowna International Airport, about 143 km away, is the nearest airport, and Kelowna is also the closest city of any size at around 154 km; Kamloops sits a little further at roughly 158 to 166 km depending on the route, while Calgary, about 282 km further east, is a longer trip still. Revelstoke is on the Ikon Pass, Ikon Base Pass and Mountain Collective, putting it in the same network as other high-vertical, snow-heavy resorts across North America.
Because the resort succeeded the smaller Powder Springs operation rather than starting from empty ground, some of the base infrastructure and access roads pre-date the 2007 relaunch, even though the vast majority of lift and terrain development happened after Northland Properties took the mountain on. The master plan’s eventual 25-lift vision, still in its early stages relative to the seven lifts running today, means Revelstoke’s terrain and infrastructure are likely to keep expanding for years yet, in contrast with older, more fully built-out resorts like Whistler Blackcomb or Beaver Creek that have little undeveloped terrain left within their existing boundaries.
Key stats
Official website — Last checked 2026-09-13
Lifts by type
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| gondola | 2 |
| chair lift | 3 |
| magic carpet | 2 |
Runs by difficulty
| Difficulty | Distance |
|---|---|
| easy | 29.13 km |
| expert | 4.3 km |
| advanced | 21.15 km |
| intermediate | 28.99 km |
Maps
View official Revelstoke Mountain Resort trail map (PDF) →
Run & lift overview
Revelstoke Mountain Resort: 83 runs, 7 lifts. Drawn from OpenStreetMap run and lift data — not the official Revelstoke Mountain Resort trail map. © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenSkiMap (ODbL).
Typical conditions by month
Monthly conditions data for Revelstoke Mountain Resort is not yet available.
Lift tickets & passes
- Ikon Pass — 7 days, no blackout
- Ikon Base Pass — 5 days, blackout dates apply
- Mountain Collective — 2 days at this destination, no blackout dates
Getting there
Nearest airports
- Kelowna International Airport (YLW) — 143.1 km straight-line
- Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (YKA) — 166.1 km straight-line
- Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) — 188.5 km straight-line
Nearest cities
- Kelowna, British Columbia — 154.2 km straight-line
- Kamloops, British Columbia — 158 km straight-line
- Calgary, Alberta — 282.4 km straight-line
Where to stay
A dedicated lodging guide for Revelstoke Mountain Resort is not yet available.
Nearby resorts
- Kicking Horse Resort — 82 km straight-line, 1161.9 m vertical
- Silver Star Mountain Resort — 93 km straight-line, 739.6 m vertical
- Sun Peaks Resort — 125 km straight-line, 887.2 m vertical
- Harper Mountain — 144 km straight-line, 400.4 m vertical
- Panorama Mountain Resort — 145 km straight-line, 1216.5 m vertical
FAQ
- What is Revelstoke Mountain Resort known for?
- Its vertical drop — 1,709 m from base to summit, the longest lift-served vertical descent of any ski resort in North America, a title it took from Whistler Blackcomb's 1,610 m when its gondola was extended in December 2008.
- When did Revelstoke Mountain Resort open?
- December 21, 2007, succeeding an earlier, smaller operation called Powder Springs on the same mountain — described at the time as the biggest new North American ski resort debut in twenty years.
- How big is Revelstoke?
- Seven lifts, including two gondolas, three chairlifts and two magic carpets, serve 82 runs and 83.57 km of trail across 1,263 hectares, with base and summit elevations of 514 m and 2,224 m.
- Is Revelstoke good for experts?
- Yes — 21.15 km of its terrain is rated advanced and a further 4.3 km expert, nearly a third of the total, and the resort averages roughly 10.5 m of snowfall a year, among the heaviest snowfall totals of any resort in this guide.
- Which pass covers Revelstoke?
- Ikon Pass, Ikon Base Pass and Mountain Collective all include Revelstoke, with the Ikon Base Pass carrying blackout dates while the full Ikon Pass and Mountain Collective do not.
- What's the nearest airport to Revelstoke?
- Kelowna International Airport, about 143 km away, is closest, ahead of Kamloops at roughly 166 km, with Calgary, about 282 km straight-line further east, a longer trip still.
- Is Revelstoke Mountain Resort still expanding?
- Yes — it operates under a long-term, roughly 15-year master plan that envisions up to 25 lifts eventually, well beyond the seven currently installed, as part of a project the resort has valued at around $1 billion.
- Is Revelstoke good for beginners too?
- There's meaningful easy terrain — 29.13 km, the single largest difficulty category on the mountain — alongside the advanced and expert terrain, so the resort isn't purely an expert destination despite its reputation for extreme vertical.
Data sources
Last verified: 2026-09-15
Base facts from OpenSkiMap (ODbL), OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata (CC0), OurAirports (public domain) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). See /data-sources/.