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Weather/Backcountry Safety Websites

• Canadian Avalanche Association
  Provides information about avalanche safety
• The Weather Network
  Up to date weather for Nelson and the surrounding area
• Kootenay Cold Smoke Powder Festival
  The official backcountry festival website - weekend schedule, events and clinics
• Discover Nelson
  Your guide to Nelson, BC and the west Kootenay area.
• Backcountry Skiing
  BC Backcountry Touring Information
• Off Piste Mag
  The Backcountry Skier's Magazine

Snowcat & Heli-skiing

• Selkirk Wilderness Skiing
  An appealing alternative to helicopter & lift-serviced skiing.
• Big Red Cats
  Snowcat powder skiing
• Retallack
  Retallack provides cat skiing and snowboarding experiences in the remote mountain wilderness high up in the Selkirk Mountains.
• Highland Powder Skiing
  We offer 3, 4, 5 & 6 day, snow cat accessed, alpine powder skiing and snowboard adventure packages.
• Stellar Heli-Skiing
  Join us for a "one of a kind" heli-skiing adventure with three of your closest friends
• Valhalla Powdercats
  Steep, deep and affordable - the way catskiing was meant to be!
• Chatter Creek
  Chatter Creek is one of Western Canada's largest and most spectacular cat and heli skiing destinations!
• Catskiing
  Provides catskiing information for Canada and the US.

Guiding Services

• Secret Stash Alpine Adventures
  Let one of our local guides show you the hidden gems of the Kootenays.
• Mountain Sense Guiding & Instruction
  Join us for crowd free, fun adventure & fresh tracks with a healthy safety margin. ACMG guides for ski touring, avalanche instruction and more
• Summit Mountain Guides
  Providing guests with professionally certified, internationally recognized & experience guides who optimize your backcountry ski experience.

Adventure Sport Outlets

• Gravity Adventures Unlimited
  One of British Columbia's biggest indoor climbing facilities.
• Kootenay Culture Magazine
  Outdoor Adventure/Mountain Culture publication based in the Kootenay's.
• Granite Pointe Golf Club
  First class 18-hole course with spectacular views.

Local Interest

• Big Lines
  Giving snowriders their fix since 2000. Includes articles, resort news, conditions, forums and more
• Red Resort
  One of the oldest and most famous ski resorts in Canada.
• Kootenay Country Co-op
  Natural, organic healthy foods with nutritional integrity & products retail cooperative store
• Kootenay Direct Airlines
  Experience the Freedom of Flight with Kootenay Direct Airlines charter flights.
• Peak Freak Expeditions
  Ideal Base Camp accommodation for skiers bound for the Kootenays. We offer the closest on hill accommodation there is to Whitewater Ski Resort.
• The Grand Liquor Store
  Liquor at liquor store prices in a convenient downtown location is a Grand idea.
• Footsteps Eco Adventures
  Hop on the ski shuttle from South Slocan!
• Hume Hotel Cold Beer & Wine Shoppe
  The store also offers a terrific selection of micro-brewed beers, including all five ales produced by the Nelson Brewing Company.

Spas & Hot Springs

• Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort
  Begin and end your day with a unique experience.
• Nakusp Hot Springs
  Village of Hot Springs
• Halcyon Hot Springs
  A vacation destination where you can reconnect mind, body & soul

Ski & Stay

• The New Grand Hotel
  Nelson's Boutique Hotel.
• Hume Hotel
  An old hotel with a youthful spirit.
• Mistiso's Place Vacation Rentals
  Traditional yet funky, elegant but casual
• Alpine Motel
  European hospitality in a warm, friendly atmosphere.
• Mountain Hound Inn
  Nelson's newest boutique hotel located right downtown, offers quiet rooms with modern décor and amenities
• Dancing Bear Inn
  Award Winning Traveller's Hostel
• The Whitehouse Backpacker's Lodge
  Warm, friendly & affordable hostel accommodation for travellers of all ages.
• The Smith House
  Where nature meets decadent design
• Prestige Lakeside Resort & Convention Centre
  Situated on the shores of the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.
• Cedars Lakeshore Inn & Marina
  Clean, quaint, lakeside accommodation located in beautiful Balfour, British Columbia

Dining & Entertainment

• All Seasons Cafe
  An awesome little cafe any time of the year!
• Louie's Steakhouse & Lounge
  Offering a metropolitan culinary selection and setting, fine dining with signature steaks and an comparable martini list
• General Store Restaurant
  Popular for "all you can eat" Italian feasts, succulent prime rib & Sunday brunch
• Redfish Grill
  Enjoy freshly made cuisine and big city flair at small town prices
• Frisco's Steak & Fish House
  Frisco's is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Enjoy our mouth watering whole fresh lobster, tender steaks, or sample our tasty desserts.

Outdoor Gear

• Gerick Cycle & Ski
  Skis ~ K2 ~G3 ~ Karhu ~ Scott ~ X-Country Fisher ~ Madshus & bikes too!
• ROAM - The Rivers, Oceans and Mountains Shop
  All the gear and clothing to meet all your outdoor and adventure needs
• Snowpack Outdoor Adventure
  Patagonia Outlet ~ Sierra Designs ~ Orage ~ Salomon ~ Royal Robbins
• Valhalla Pure Outfitters
  Nelson's Mountain Sports Specialists

Nelson

• Selkirk College
  Information on Selkirk College's Ski Resort Operations & Management Program