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Rossland is a mountain town in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.

Tucked high in the Monashee Mountains, Rossland is at an elevation of 1023 metres (3410 feet). Population today is approximately 4000. But back in 1897, as a result of a gold rush, Rossland for a time was British Columbia's largest city. A number of historic buildings survive from this time. Rossland promotes itself as 'Canada's Mountain Bike Capital' and an extensive trail system radiates from the outskirts of the town. Also nearby is Red Mountain Resort, rated as one of the best in the world for the hard-core skier or snowboarder.

Red Mountain Resort is located in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, just north of the Canada/US border. The Red Express Bus Service also shuttles in passengers from Spokane International Airport, Kelowna International Airport, and the smaller airports in Trail, and Castlegar.

Red's base area is at 1185 meters (3888 feet), and offers an 887 meter (2909 ft) vertical. Red consists of two main peaks, Red Mountain, and Granite Mountain, and they are serviced by five lifts and a "magic carpet". The Silverlode chair services the lower area of Granite; Motherlode services the upper portion of Granite, and the Paradise Chair services the Paradise Basin on the back side of Granite. Last, but not least, the Red Chair services Red Mountain. The T-Bar services Red's Terrain Park. All together, the five chairlifts offer over 1585 acres of skiable area in 85 named runs. A new fixed grip quad is slated for construction in summer 2007. This will replace the Silverload lift on a new alignment. An ample yearly snowfall of over 300 inches replenishes Red's runs with the light fluffy and dry powder that the Kootenays and Monashees are world-famous for.

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