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The Kootenay region represents the southwestern region of the Canadian Rocky Mountains with Alberta and stunning Banff & Jasper National Parks to the east. The area offers an array of year-round outdoor recreation amongst a vast, spectacular wilderness of dramatic waterfalls, rugged rivers, clear mountain lakes, beaches, mineral hot springs, alpine meadows and snow-capped mountains.
Small boomtown, gold rush era hubs are sprawled throughout the region. Today they are celebrated heritage sites or vibrant mountain towns catering to outdoor enthusiasts. Cranbook, the largest community, sits in the middle of all the action offering visitors a choice of either nearby skiing, dude ranch experiences, lake activities, or golf. To the east Fernie Ski Resort, a powder paradise for skiers and snowboarders, has recently been celebrated as one of North America's top getaways. In the summer there is also kayaking, rafting, golfing and hiking trails where you can stand in awe before old-growth cedar trees dating 900 years in age at the Cedar Valley Old Growth Reserve. To the west, Nelson is one of Canada's finest heritage cities with over 350 Victorian-era buildings, a vibrant art scene and a charming, welcoming community.
In northern Kootenay, you will find Revelstoke with a population of 7,300. It is home base for exploring Mt. Revelstoke National Park and Glacier National Park. Within this historic town 24 of their 60 Victorian-era buildings have been restored. The local chamber offers self-guided tours by Revelstoke's finest medley of heritage buildings, or visitors may enjoy a horse drawn carriage drive-by tour.
Golden with its population of 3,811, is nestled between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, near the world-renowned Columbia Valley Wetlands. Golden is surrounded by the stunning Glacier National Park, Yoho National Park and Bugaboo Provincial Park. Wildlife viewing is spectacular, as is the skiing at up and coming Kicking Horse Mountain Resort with its champagne powder and over 4,100 vertical fall-line drawing alpine enthusiasts from around the world. |
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