Visit Kaslo | Kaslo Guide 2019
Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun! Kaslo is surrounded by a vast mountain wilderness riven with rushing creeks and gorges, its centre of gravity the crystal clear depths of Kootenay Lake. Prospectors, lumbermen and speculators have come and gone and will be back; the adventurers stayed on. They’ve figured out, and perhaps you will too, that the real richness here is the freedom to be yourself, to explore. There are so many ways to do that, just read on. Have fun!
Photo: Lex Jones Kaslo’s Nordic Centre On the flanks of Mt Buchanan, just a few kilometres west of Kaslo towards New Denver, is a the four-season wilderness recreation area locally known as “Bucky.” Many trails and logging roads, plus the K&S Wagon Road, crisscross the area. The Kaslo Outdoor Recreation Society grooms over ten kilometres of trail throughout Bucky for classic skiing. Since the elevation of the trails ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 feet, the snow is reliably good through March in most years. There’s a cozy warm-up cabin in the upper reaches, and at the lower range, a shed with benches and a tiny woodstove. Snowmobiling Kaslo makes a great base camp for some challenging deep powder excursions up to the sunny high reaches of the Selkirk Range. 15 minutes west of Kaslo off Hwy 31A, you can park at the foot of the Buchanan Lookout road to access the Nelson Sno-Goers’ Empire Cabin and some epic sledding terrain. Or drive to the Bjerkness logging road, which branches off from Kaslo West Road just before Kaslo’s small airstrip. Then just go UP. Curling The Kaslo Curling Club has a men’s, women’s and mixed league, as well as junior programs and a drop-in night. Newcomers to the sport are welcome! Drop by Friday evenings during the season, whether you want to curl or not. The social room has two Wii bowling lanes, foosball, ping pong, darts, music and friends – it’s a whole lotta fun. Real Winter Kaslo Powder Playground The Powder Highway is a big loop that circles the East and West Kootenay. Red Mountain and Whitewater are two West Kootenay ski hills on this route, but the big resorts are just the tip of the mountaintop when it comes to skiing opportunities in the west. Within the powder loop are numerous small operators, several near Kaslo, who offer boutique-style custom snow experiences for intermediate and expert skiers. They offer world class pow – often deeper then a two storey house! Heli/Cat/Backcountry Skiing Commercial heli and snowcat skiing operations were born here! Selkirk Snowcat Skiing, just north of Kaslo, first pioneered bringing skiers to the backcountry via sno-cat in 1975 and is still providing amazing winter getaway holidays 40 years later. Also, north of Kaslo in Meadow Creek is White Grizzly Cat Skiing – offering exhilarating snowcat adventures. Just west of Kaslo is Retallack, also a cat-skiing operation, located in the Valley of the Ghosts. Stellar Heliskiing flies from Kaslo and has tenure on many of the world class mountains that surround us. Treat yourself to Mt Carlyle’s endless private powder stashes, set among breathtaking scenery. To find out more about Mount Carlyle Lodge, Selkirk Snowcat Skiing, Retallack, White Grizzly Cat Skiing and more visit our website: www.visitkaslo.com/recreation-events/ winter-sports-2019/ On Kootenay Lake 7 minutes north of Kaslo C A B I N S Self Contained Duplex Cabins on 25 Acres Family Fun Adventure! • Canoes • Fire Pit • Fishing Boat • Weekly Rates! • WiFi (no TV) CherryCove.ca Call 250-353-7724 26 Kaslo and Area Guide 2019| Kaslo BC, Canada www.visitkaslo.com
Real Fun! Stellar Heliskiing - If Jason Rempel suggests it’s a few degrees colder in the Purcells, hard against the east side of Kootenay Lake, than it is in the Selkirks, backstopping the lake’s western shore, you believe him. Born in historic Kaslo midway along the 100 km lake an hour north of Nelson, and raised in Meadow Creek, the tiny rural community capping its north end, he’s lived his entire life sandwiched by these two storied ranges. Consequently, he knows where and when to find good snow. In high school Rempel wrangled a dishwashing job at Meadow Creek’s Selkirk Wilderness Skiing – world’s first cat-ski operation when it opened in 1975. Ski guiding became his focus, achieved by the tender age of 21. Immersed daily in western Canadian can-do spirit and the wild cowboy atmosphere of dreaming big and skiing bigger, Rempel worked his way up to operations manager. By the time he left in 2014 to focus on Stellar Heliskiing, the business he’d founded in 2005 with apartner Kerry Luckey, he’d spent 23 years guiding thousands of people from around the globe. With 80,000 skiable acres and six zones spread over two ranges to play around in, Stellar offers a unique backcountry experience with options aplenty. The 18+ metres of snowfall each year is some of the deepest and driest in the world. With terrain rising to over 3,000 metres, you can ski wideopen bowls, high-alpine peaks, and magnificent old growth forests. The Purcell side alone delivers jaw-dropping high alpine runs like Merino Man, Slick Willy’s, Ghengis, and a massive, glacier-hewn apron named Big Boy that itself holds a day’s worth of lines. Though future plans include a dedicated lodge and maybe cat-skiing, for the time being Stellar continues day trips and multi-day packages based out of the movie-set-worthy Kaslo Hotel, an historic structure refurbished to four-star level. www.stellarheliskiing.com Leslie Antony, author and Editorial Director of Mountain Life Annual. Photo: Stellar Heli Skiing Kaslo’s Powder Playground - easy access skiing and boarding! RETALLACK LODGE www.retallack.com New Denver 250-358-2777 IG #retallacklodge STELLAR HELISKIING www.stellarheliskiing.com 430 Front St, Kaslo 1-888-366-0067 follow IG: #stellarheli _______________________ BALDFACE LODGE Nelson 250-352-0006 GREAT NORTHERN SNOW-CAT SKIING Trout Lake 1-800-889-0765 MT CARLYLE LODGE, Kaslo www.skihikebc.com POWDER CREEK LODGE Purcells 250-921-4700 SELKIRK SNOWCAT SKIING Meadow Creek 250-366-4424 SUMMIT LAKE SKI HILL FB @skissummitlake 250-265-3312 WHITE GRIZZLY CAT SKI Meadow Creek 250-366-4306 WHITEWATER SKI RESORT Nelson/Ymir 1-800-666-9420 SCHROEDER CREEK RESORT Just 12 minutes north of Kaslo, discover a well-kept secret… A serene & beautiful treed campground & marina. • Easy, level access for those larger units • Treed sites, full hook-ups • Sheltered marina, boat ramp & boat gas • Shady spacious tent sites • Sparkling clean washrooms & showers • Fishing licences and freezer facilities for your catch • Picnic tables, firewood & fire pits • Laundry & ice • Beautiful beach • Trailers for rent (view is free) • Also a 2-bedroom house Come relax with us, or make this your home base for the many attractions here in the Kootenays Manager Randy Phipps 250-353-7383 www.schroedercreekresort.com Reasonable daily, monthly, & seasonal rates www.visitkaslo.com Kaslo and Area Guide 2019| Kaslo BC, Canada 27
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Real Fun!<br />
Stellar Heliskiing - If Jason Rempel suggests it’s a few<br />
degrees colder in the Purcells, hard against the east side of<br />
Kootenay Lake, than it is in the Selkirks, backstopping the<br />
lake’s western shore, you believe him.<br />
Born in historic <strong>Kaslo</strong> midway along the 100 km lake an<br />
hour north of Nelson, and raised in Meadow Creek, the tiny<br />
rural community capping its north end, he’s lived his entire<br />
life sandwiched by these two storied ranges. Consequently, he<br />
knows where and when to find good snow.<br />
In high school Rempel wrangled a dishwashing job at<br />
Meadow Creek’s Selkirk Wilderness Skiing – world’s first<br />
cat-ski operation when it opened in 1975. Ski guiding became<br />
his focus, achieved by the tender age of 21. Immersed<br />
daily in western Canadian can-do spirit and the wild cowboy<br />
atmosphere of dreaming big and skiing bigger, Rempel<br />
worked his way up to operations manager. By the time he<br />
left in 2014 to focus on Stellar Heliskiing, the business he’d<br />
founded in 2005 with apartner Kerry Luckey, he’d spent 23<br />
years guiding thousands of people from around the globe.<br />
With 80,000 skiable acres and six zones spread over two<br />
ranges to play around in, Stellar offers a unique backcountry<br />
experience with options aplenty. The 18+ metres of snowfall<br />
each year is some of the deepest and driest in the world.<br />
With terrain rising to over 3,000 metres, you can ski wideopen<br />
bowls, high-alpine peaks, and magnificent old growth<br />
forests. The Purcell side alone delivers jaw-dropping high<br />
alpine runs like Merino Man, Slick Willy’s, Ghengis, and a<br />
massive, glacier-hewn apron named Big Boy that itself holds<br />
a day’s worth of lines.<br />
Though future plans include a dedicated lodge and maybe<br />
cat-skiing, for the time being Stellar continues day trips<br />
and multi-day packages based out of the movie-set-worthy<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong> Hotel, an historic structure refurbished to four-star<br />
level. www.stellarheliskiing.com<br />
Leslie Antony, author and Editorial Director of Mountain Life Annual.<br />
Photo: Stellar Heli Skiing<br />
<strong>Kaslo</strong>’s Powder Playground - easy access skiing and boarding!<br />
RETALLACK LODGE<br />
www.retallack.com<br />
New Denver 250-358-2777<br />
IG #retallacklodge<br />
STELLAR HELISKIING<br />
www.stellarheliskiing.com<br />
430 Front St, <strong>Kaslo</strong> 1-888-366-0067<br />
follow IG: #stellarheli<br />
_______________________<br />
BALDFACE LODGE<br />
Nelson 250-352-0006<br />
GREAT NORTHERN SNOW-CAT SKIING<br />
Trout Lake 1-800-889-0765<br />
MT CARLYLE LODGE, <strong>Kaslo</strong><br />
www.skihikebc.com<br />
POWDER CREEK LODGE<br />
Purcells 250-921-4700<br />
SELKIRK SNOWCAT SKIING<br />
Meadow Creek 250-366-4424<br />
SUMMIT LAKE SKI HILL<br />
FB @skissummitlake 250-265-3312<br />
WHITE GRIZZLY CAT SKI<br />
Meadow Creek 250-366-4306<br />
WHITEWATER SKI RESORT<br />
Nelson/Ymir 1-800-666-9420<br />
SCHROEDER CREEK RESORT<br />
Just 12 minutes north of <strong>Kaslo</strong>,<br />
discover a well-kept secret…<br />
A serene & beautiful treed campground & marina.<br />
• Easy, level access for those larger units<br />
• Treed sites, full hook-ups<br />
• Sheltered marina, boat ramp & boat gas<br />
• Shady spacious tent sites<br />
• Sparkling clean washrooms & showers<br />
• Fishing licences and freezer<br />
facilities for your catch<br />
• Picnic tables, firewood & fire pits<br />
• Laundry & ice<br />
• Beautiful beach<br />
• Trailers for rent (view is free)<br />
• Also a 2-bedroom house<br />
Come relax with us, or make this your home base for the many attractions here in the Kootenays<br />
Manager Randy Phipps 250-353-7383 www.schroedercreekresort.com Reasonable daily, monthly, & seasonal rates<br />
www.visitkaslo.com <strong>Kaslo</strong> and Area <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>2019</strong>| <strong>Kaslo</strong> BC, Canada 27
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