Revelstoke Mountain Resort ski resort
Ikon PassMountain Collective
$162/day

North America

Revelstoke Mountain Resort

British Columbia, Canada

For 2026-27, Revelstoke Mountain Resort is on the Ikon Pass (7 days) and the Mountain Collective (2 days). Lifts run from 1,680 ft (512 m) to 7,300 ft (2,225 m), a vertical drop of 5,620 ft (1,713 m) across 3,121 acres, with about 413 inches of snow a year.

Revelstoke owns North America's biggest lift-served vertical at 5,620 feet, dropping from the alpine bowls of Mount Mackenzie through endless fall-line trees to the Columbia River valley. With 10.5 meters of interior-BC snow, in-resort cat and heli operations, and a lift system of just a gondola and three chairs, it's a powder-skier's mountain that owner discussions debates endlessly - 'overrated or the best in North America?'

Lift Ticket
$162/day
Vertical Drop
5,620 ft
Skiable Area
3,121 acres
Annual Snowfall
413"
Best For
Vertical & Deep Powder
Nearest airport
Kelowna (YLW) 2 hr 30 min

Ski passes at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, 2026-27

Ikon PassAccess: 7 daysFull Ikon Pass = 7 days with no blackouts; Ikon Base Pass = 5 days with blackouts Dec 26-30 2026, Jan 16-17 and Feb 13-14 2027. Revelstoke season-pass holders can add an Ikon Pass (CA$1,959) or Ikon Base Pass (CA$1,379) during the early-bird sale.
Mountain CollectiveAccess: 2 days2 days with no blackout dates, then 50% off additional days (2026-27 Mountain Collective is US$729 / CA$999).

Not on the Epic Pass or Indy Pass this season.

Revelstoke joined the Ikon Pass in its first season (announced February 22, 2018, for 2018-19) and is also on the Mountain Collective. It has never been on the Epic Pass; it is owned by Northland Properties.

Revelstoke's 2026-27 adult season pass is CA$1,799 until October 1, 2026 (CA$2,349 after); a Monday-Friday Midweek Pass is CA$1,439 (CA$1,879 regular). Vertical Cards (pre-paid vertical) are also sold.

Lift ticket prices

Peak walk-up adult day ticket, 2026-27: C$220 (about $162); online in advance from around C$199. Published window rates: CA$220 adult peak (Dec 24, 2026-Mar 14, 2027) and CA$199 early/late season; booking online before Nov 15 saves up to 40%.

Terrain Breakdown

Beginner 12% Intermediate 43% Advanced 45%

Revelstoke Mountain Resort elevation, altitude and mountain stats

Base Elevation
1,680 ft (512 m)
Summit Elevation
7,300 ft (2,225 m)
Vertical Drop
5,620 ft (1,713 m)
Skiable Area
3,121 acres
Lifts
4
Runs
75
Annual Snowfall
413" (1,049 cm)
Season
Late November – Mid-April
Passes
Ikon Pass, Mountain Collective
Night Skiing
No
Terrain Parks
Yes
Nearest Town
Revelstoke, BC

Peaks and base areas

Peak: Top of the Stoke Chair (highest lift-served point)Official lift-served top; gives the 1,713 m vertical7,300 ft (2,225 m)
Peak: Sub Peak (Mount Mackenzie)Hike-to from the top of Stoke; official elevation 2,340 m7,677 ft (2,340 m)
Base: Revelstoke Mountain Resort Village (base of Revelation Gondola)1,680 ft (512 m)

Getting to Revelstoke Mountain Resort: airports and drive times

The closest airport to Revelstoke Mountain Resort is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), 119 mi (192 km) away and about 2 hr 30 min by car.

AirportDriveDistance
Kelowna (YLW)2 hr 30 min119 mi (192 km)
Calgary (YYC)5 hr263 mi (423 km)

Typical driving time with no traffic and open roads, rounded to five minutes. Chain controls, storms and resort-weekend traffic add to it. Routed over OpenStreetMap road data.

Revelstoke Mountain Resort in 3D

Runs and lifts as mapped on OpenStreetMap, over terrain from elevation data (heights exaggerated slightly). Drag to look around; two fingers on a phone.

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Highlights

North America's biggest vertical descent at 5,620 ft (1,713 m)10.5 meters (413 in) of light interior-BC snowfallThe Last Spike - a 15.2 km top-to-bottom runCat skiing and heli skiing bookable right from the resortNorth Bowl, South Bowl, and huge gladed fall-line terrainOn the Ikon Pass with an authentic rail-town base

Pros

  • ✓Unmatched sustained fall-line vertical for burning legs
  • ✓Consistently deep, dry snow without coastal rain events
  • ✓Small crowds by destination-resort standards
  • ✓Some of the best lift-accessed tree skiing anywhere
  • ✓Cheap day tickets (~CA$185) compared to US mega-resorts

Cons

  • ✗Only four lifts - queues concentrate at the gondola on powder days
  • ✗Valley base sits low; rain and fog possible on the bottom third
  • ✗Just 12% beginner terrain - tough for novice groups
  • ✗Limited base-area amenities; town is a 10-minute drive away

Quick answers

Is Revelstoke Mountain Resort on the Epic Pass?

No. Revelstoke Mountain Resort is not on the Epic Pass for 2026-27. It is on the Ikon Pass (7 days) and the Mountain Collective (2 days) instead. Revelstoke joined the Ikon Pass in its first season (announced February 22, 2018, for 2018-19) and is also on the Mountain Collective. It has never been on the Epic Pass; it is owned by Northland Properties.

Is Revelstoke Mountain Resort on the Ikon Pass?

Yes. For the 2026-27 season the Ikon Pass includes 7 days at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Full Ikon Pass = 7 days with no blackouts; Ikon Base Pass = 5 days with blackouts Dec 26-30 2026, Jan 16-17 and Feb 13-14 2027. Revelstoke season-pass holders can add an Ikon Pass (CA$1,959) or Ikon Base Pass (CA$1,379) during the early-bird sale.

Is Revelstoke Mountain Resort on the Mountain Collective?

Yes. For the 2026-27 season the Mountain Collective includes 2 days at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. 2 days with no blackout dates, then 50% off additional days (2026-27 Mountain Collective is US$729 / CA$999).

What is the elevation of Revelstoke Mountain Resort?

Revelstoke Mountain Resort sits at an altitude of 1,680 ft (512 m) at the base and 7,300 ft (2,225 m) above sea level at the top of the lifts, for 5,620 ft (1,713 m) of vertical drop. Named peaks and lift tops: Top of the Stoke Chair (highest lift-served point) at 7,300 ft (2,225 m) and Sub Peak (Mount Mackenzie) at 7,677 ft (2,340 m).

How big is Revelstoke Mountain Resort?

Revelstoke Mountain Resort has 3,121 acres, 4 lifts and 75 runs.

How much snow does Revelstoke Mountain Resort get?

About 413 inches (1,049 cm) a year on average, as reported by the resort.

How much is a lift ticket at Revelstoke Mountain Resort?

A walk-up adult day ticket peaks at C$220 (about $162) for the 2026-27 season. Buying online ahead, adult tickets have started around C$199. Published window rates: CA$220 adult peak (Dec 24, 2026-Mar 14, 2027) and CA$199 early/late season; booking online before Nov 15 saves up to 40%.

When does Revelstoke Mountain Resort open for the season?

Scheduled for 2026-27: opening November 28, 2026 (first date on the published 2026-27 rate calendar; some listings say Dec 5 tentative), closing April 11, 2027. Dates move with snowfall, so check the resort before booking.

What are Revelstoke Mountain Resort's official mountain stats?

Per the resort: 1,713 m (5,620 ft) vertical descent, 2,225 m top of the Stoke Chair, 512 m village base, 2,340 m Sub Peak (hike-to), 3,121 skiable acres, 75 runs, 10.5 m (413 in) average annual snowfall, and terrain split 12% green / 43% intermediate / 45% advanced. The longest run, The Last Spike, is 15.2 km.

How many lifts does Revelstoke have?

Four: the 8-person Revelation Gondola (1,170 m vertical), plus the Stoke (632 m), Ripper (500 m) and Stellar quad chairs, along with two beginner magic carpets. Cat and heli skiing operate from the resort as separate paid products.

Is Revelstoke on the Epic Pass?

No. Revelstoke is on the Ikon Pass (7 days; 5 on Ikon Base) and the Mountain Collective (2 days). Epic Pass's British Columbia resort is Whistler Blackcomb.

What is the closest airport to Revelstoke Mountain Resort?

The closest airport to Revelstoke Mountain Resort is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), 119 mi (192 km) away and about 2 hr 30 min by car.

Skier Insightssummarized from skier trip reports and forum reviews

Revelstoke is the mountain skiers argue about most: half the thread calls it the best lift-served skiing in North America, the other half calls it overrated because you rarely ski the full 5,620 feet in good snow. Both camps are describing the same place - a huge, steep, tree-choked flank of Mount Mackenzie with interior-BC snow that stays dry, a tiny lift network, and a rail town at the bottom that never got the purpose-built-village treatment. The vibe is closer to a cat-skiing lodge that happens to have a gondola than to a destination resort.

Practically, your day revolves around three machines: the Revelation Gondola out of the base, then the Stoke Chair and Ripper Chair up top, where nearly all the interesting skiing lives. Storm mornings mean a long base queue, but once you're up, the North Bowl traverse and endless fall-line glades swallow the crowd - visitors are routinely stunned to find untracked lines at 2pm. Intermediates should know the ratings run steep here: the blues ski like blacks, groomers are a minority, and the lower mountain's low elevation means the bottom third can be raining while it's puking up top. True beginners have a nice little learning zone at the gondola top and not much else.

This is a trip for strong skiers who care about snow and terrain over amenities - powder hunters, tree skiers, and anyone curious what 1,700 vertical meters does to their quads. On the full Ikon Pass you get 7 days, and costs on the ground (tickets, food, beer) undercut Colorado badly, though lodging is tight: grab the Sutton Place at the base for convenience or stay in town for character and better dinners. Compared to Whistler it's smaller, snowier-per-skier, and far quieter; compared to Kicking Horse - its closest rival for BC steeps - it has better trees and a better town, with the same single-uphill-chokepoint problem.

What skiers like

  • +The 5,620ft of continuous vertical is the real deal - Stoke Chair laps alone out-vert most resorts' full top-to-bottom, and skiers consistently report their legs quitting before the terrain runs out
  • +Tree skiing might be the best lift-accessed glades on the continent - locals claim you can ski a week between the marked runs without crossing your own tracks
  • +Powder survives past noon because uphill capacity is so small - the traverse into North Bowl filters out anyone not willing to work for it
  • +It's the Ikon stop without the Ikon scene - nothing like the frenzy at Alta or Jackson on a 30cm morning, especially midweek
  • +Revelstoke is a genuine CP Rail town, not a resort invention - breweries like Rumpus and Mt. Begbie, cheap-by-ski-town tacos, and locals who actually live there year-round
  • +Cat skiing and heli operations run right out of the resort, so a storm-day upgrade is bookable the same week instead of a separate bucket-list trip
  • +Walk-up tickets top out around CA$220 (~US$162), roughly half of Colorado's peak window rates
  • +Skiers who go in January and February report refills so frequent that a 'bad' week still means two powder days

Common complaints

  • −One gondola feeds the entire mountain - storm mornings mean 45-60 minute queues at the base before the crowd disperses
  • −There is zero lift redundancy: when the Stoke Chair went down in April 2026, most of the best terrain went offline with it, and locals have been asking hard questions about capacity since
  • −The bottom third sits at 1,680ft and regularly gets rain or fog - plenty of days end with a gondola download instead of skiing to the base
  • −Revy blues would be blacks almost anywhere else, and grooming is limited - intermediates expecting Okanagan cruisers get humbled fast
  • −Inversions can park fog on the mid-mountain for days at a time while the summit sits in sunshine
  • −Beginner terrain is an afterthought at 12% - novices in a mixed group will run out of options by lunch on day one
  • −Base-area lodging is basically the Sutton Place or nothing, and the town - a 10-minute drive away - books out months ahead in peak season
  • −Getting there is a commitment: 2.5 hours from Kelowna's small airport or 5+ from Calgary through Rogers Pass, which closes for avalanche control and can strand you on either side

Common Questions

How bad are the lines on a powder day?
The base gondola queue on a 25cm+ morning routinely hits 45-60 minutes, because it's the only way up. The trick locals use: don't panic-rush the 8am scrum, because with so little uphill capacity the mountain tracks out slowly - North Bowl and the far glades hold fresh snow well into the afternoon. Midweek non-storm days have essentially no lines anywhere.
Is Revelstoke worth it for intermediate skiers?
Only for adventurous ones. The trail ratings run notably steep - blues here ski like single blacks elsewhere - grooming is limited, and there's no big network of mellow cruisers. A confident intermediate who wants to learn trees and bumps will have a breakthrough week; one who wants Whistler-style groomed mileage will be frustrated by day two.
When is the best time to ski Revelstoke?
January and February bring the most consistent interior-BC storm cycles and the coldest, driest snow, though also the most valley fog. Early March is the sweet spot many regulars pick: still-frequent refills, longer days, and better odds of skiing the full vertical without rain on the bottom third. Late season the low base melts out fast.
How does Revelstoke compare to Whistler?
Whistler is triple the size with vastly better lifts, lodging, and nightlife; Revelstoke has drier snow, a fraction of the crowds, and more sustained fall-line pitch off its lifts. Skiers who care about untracked snow per hour of effort tend to prefer Revy; those who want variety, terrain parks, and a village pick Whistler. Many BC road-trippers do both and remember Revelstoke's tree runs longest.
Where should I stay - at the resort or in town?
The Sutton Place at the base is the only true ski-in/ski-out option and books out early. The town of Revelstoke, about 10 minutes away, is cheaper, has the breweries and restaurants, and feels like an actual community - most repeat visitors stay there and drive or shuttle up. Either way, book months ahead for January-February.
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Sources: revelstokemountainresort.com, revelstokemountainresort.com, revelstokemountainresort.com, revelstokemountainresort.com, snowbrains.com, mountaincollective.com, alterramtn.co

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