Ikon Pass
$135/day
North America
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
British Columbia, Canada★4.7editor's rating
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 Reddit debates endlessly - 'overrated or the best in North America?'
Lift Ticket
$135/day
Vertical Drop
5,620 ft
Skiable Area
3,121 acres
Annual Snowfall
413"
Best For
Vertical & Deep Powder
Terrain Breakdown
Beginner 12% Intermediate 43% Advanced 45%
Mountain Stats
Base Elevation
1,680 ft
Summit Elevation
7,300 ft
Vertical Drop
5,620 ft
Skiable Area
3,121 acres
Lifts
4
Runs
75
Annual Snowfall
413"
Season
Late November – Mid-April
Pass
Ikon Pass
Night Skiing
No
Terrain Parks
Yes
Nearest Town
Revelstoke, BC
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
Photo: Murray Foubister / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
← Back to All Resorts