Spring time in Revelstoke is a hidden gem! The crowds start to dissipate, but winter is still in full force in the mountains. With epic skiing, longer days and less people, spring is arguable the best time to visit Revelstoke. Plan your spring trip to Revelstoke to experience the best this mountain town offers.

Spring is a Hidden Gem

Spring Snow Sports

Spring Skiing/Snowboarding

Revelstoke is known for getting lots of snow in March and offering amazing spring conditions in April (along with the occasional sneaky powder day)!! Both months offer excellent skiing!

Come in March and on average experience more powder days than the rest of the year!! With fewer crowds, ski fresh tree lines all day!

Come in April and ride long groomers in the sunshine. Take in the breathtaking views and carve the most vertical in North America. Stop midmountain at Revelation Lodge and have a beer in the sun on the patio. Either way, spring in Revelstoke means you are guaranteed to have great days of skiing.

Hot Deals

With less crowds and the season wrapping up find sales everywhere! Get great deals on gear and repairs and at many of the local retail shops.  Revelstoke Mountain Resort offers deals on all lessons, gear and their First Tracks from now until the season ends. Their First Tracks means you are on the first gondola up in the morning and get a full 45 minutes of skiing before the public gets access to the resort.

Sledding

While town starts to feel the onset of spring, it is snowing in the alpine! Winter stays alive much longer in the mountains. Experience full-on winter on the world-class sled zones on Boulder Mountain and many other epic snowmobile areas in the incredible Revelstoke backcountry.

Heli/Cat Skiing

If you want to try cat and heli-skiing this is the best time! Check out the operations here. Spring means longer days, which means more runs! Usually, there is better visibility and stability to be able to ski those pristine alpine powder bowls and glaciers.

Multi Sport days

Feeling ambitious? Get up and go for a crisp morning bike ride and spend your afternoon soaking up the sun on afternoon groomers! That is a day truly well spent in Revelstoke!

Whether you are looking for the last of that thigh-deep powder, alpine bowls and pillow fields or fun spring skiing with buddies, Revelstoke in spring is epic. Experience the joy of less crowds, more terrain, longer days and hot deals. But you must help keep the secret…Revelstoke is best in the spring!

The traditional Ski and Bike day

Spring sports such as skiing in corn snow can be some of the best turns of the season. Take the lift to the top of the mountain and get some morning turns in, then head down to Mt. Macpherson for some of the best cross country biking there is.

The snowy Ski, Bike, and Snowmobile day

If you’re not ready for winter to end why not start and end your day in the snow? Get some morning turns up at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, then get your bike out for your favourite biking adventure. Top the evening off with a snowmobile night tour from Great Canadian Tours.

The mix and match Bike & Snowshoe or Ski & Hike day in Spring

There are endless trails all over Revelstoke. From Mt. Revestoke, Mt. Macpherson and Revelstoke Mountain Resort, the options to bike, snowshoe, ski and hike are endless. Pick your favourite activities and get outside.

The ultimate Ski, Bike, Golf day- Spring Sports

If you’re one for back country touring, try out the ultimate day and fit three of our favourite activities in one day. If you have your AST course under your belt, check into Avalanche Canada for the conditions and go for a ski tour adventure. Once you’ve had enough of the backcountry skiing, head out for some fat biking or cross country trails on your bike. Then end the day with 9 holes at the Revelstoke Golf Course in the sunshine!

What else can you do in the Spring?

With so many extreme sports happening in Revelstoke it’s easy to overlook all the wonderful family friendly activities that happen here every day as well. We’ve broken down a few of our favourites for you to view and perhaps try out along with us!

High Ropes

There’s just something so much fun about walking tight ropes, zipping through the tree tops, and climbing through upscales from tree to tree. Especially all in a fun and safe environment that the SkyTrek Adventure Park offers.

Learn more: skytrekadventurepark.com

New Mountain Coaster

It’s the new talk of the town, and we can’t wait to try it. Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s newest thrill, The Pipe Mountain Coaster. Fly down the mountain at speeds up to 42 km/hr over 1.4 km of twists and turns and includes a 279m vertical drop. All safely strapped in and ready to provide thrills and excitement all at your own control.

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Hiking

There is a range of hiking trails for all ages and abilities here in Revelstoke. If you’re a beginner or want an easy stroll around the top of a mountain, you can’t beat the multitude of trails around Mountain Revelstoke National Park – offering both valley bottom rain forest hikes as well as top of the mountain hikes with breath taking views.

For a local’s view on the trail’s check out this Revelstoke Online Trail Guide: revelstoketrails.com

Biking

If you’re looking to explore a bit more of the mountain’s, try it on two wheels! Revelstoke is known for it’s vast mountain bike trails offering a  variety of terrain and skill level abilities.

Check out Revelstoke’s Bike map or contact Wandering Wheels for a tour suited to your ability.

Spring Fun Water Sports

With the temperatures getting warmer there’s nothing like a good swim to cool you down. Why not make it a bit more exciting and go for a float. Revelstoke offers Canoeing, Kayaking, Stand-up Paddling, Rafting and so much more.

Revelstoke is full of adventures to be had. What are you waiting for. It’s time to get outside! What are your favourite spring sports?

Revelstoke ATVing

The Revelstoke area contains hundreds of kilometres of trails open for exploration. Journey along rambling valley creeks to lakes found on mountain paths. Mountain trails often have snow until the middle of summer, which provides amazing contrast against the clear blue skies and lush vegetation of the slopes. Companies not only supply rental ATVs but also offer tours throughout the area. Experienced guides know the trails and prime locations for optimal landscape and wildlife viewing.

ATV Areas

Mount Revelstoke National Park offers spectacular scenery at any elevation. Enjoy a scenic meadow blanketed in colourful wildflowers. Explore the local wetlands that provide a home for a large variety of birds and mammals that include beaver and muskrat. See skunk cabbage plants and other native vegetation.
Stop at alpine lakes and dine on fresh fish while surrounded by thick green forests.

Journey into the center of old rainforests having trees over 600 years old. While in the park, visit the hydro dam that generates enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes throughout British Columbia. Interactive displays at the visitor’s center explain the dam’s construction and the process of converting waterpower into electricity.

Glacier National Park features over 400 glaciers that continue shaping the landscape of the Columbia Mountains while feeding the sparkling rivers. Along the journey, guests have the opportunity of seeing a vast array of native wildlife. Stop at the Rogers Pass Centre and hear the stories of railroad development through the pass.

Explore the ruins of the Glacier House hotel and venture through the hall of railway models. Make a side trip into Hemlock Grove and see hemlock trees over 300 years old. Take the Loop Brook Trail and enjoy the scenery while seeing the stone pillars that once carried railway tracks across the region and represent some of the oldest surviving man-made structures in the country.

Ride to the Heritage Ghost Town located near the Three Valley Lake Chateau. The recreated village features over 25 historic buildings. Though rescued from other locations and renovated, these structures provide an accurate account of life centuries ago. Tour the Antique Auto Museum housing vehicles that date back to 1902. Explore the Railway Roundhouse that harbours locomotive engines and rail cars along with a functional turntable.

Base a Revelstoke ATV adventure from the Swiss Chalet Hotel. In the evening, relax surrounded by the comfort of modern conveniences after a long day on the trails. Guests also find a variety of information at the hotel concerning touring options.

Photo Courtesy of Great Canadian Tours

Nautical Sports and Activities

There is nothing like whitewater rafting in Revelstoke, British Columbia. If you love nautical sports and activities, Mt. Revelstoke National Park offers hours of non-stop excitement. This popular river destination features hemlock groves and huge cedar trees. The area is also blanketed by vast vegetation and captivating wild flowers. Whether you are an experienced rafter or a first timer, the Apex Raft Company has you covered. With years of extensive experience, their professional team showcases the best of Revelstoke and the Illecillewaet River. This includes 22 kilometers of beautiful water, nestled within tranquil stretches and breathtaking rapids. This adventure also features a number of scenic destinations, which truly puts you in touch with nature.

The whitewater rafting trip also includes the Albert Peaks tower. This miracle of nature rises at 8,000 feet above the rafts, with an altitude of over 10,000 feet. Whitewater rafting is also a great way to meet other enthusiasts that share the same passion. Your whitewater-rafting trip is guaranteed to deliver thrills and excitement at every turn. The Apex Raft Company specializes in both small and large groups, as well as corporate group bookings for optimal convenience. If you love rafting, Revelstoke offers a whitewater experience like no other. There is even biking, hiking, and walking trails for the ultimate nature tour.

Whitewater rafting accommodations

Revelstoke is also home to the popular Swiss Chalet Motel. This luxury venue features multiple rooms with a vast selection of amenities. In fact, when booking your whitewater rafting trip, make sure to include the Swiss Chalet Motel. The venue offers instant access to Mount Revelstoke and countless scenic trails and passes. Whether it’s hiking, walking, or mountain climbing, you and your loved ones will simply experience nature at its finest. After a long day of whitewater rafting, the motel is the perfect place to relax in, while enjoying quality time with friends and family. With 22 spacious rooms, the motel offers first class and friendly services. This includes free high-speed wireless Internet, along with complimentary breakfast and beverages.

The motel also features an on-site fitness center and pool. If you want to stay in, each room has a convenient coffee maker, as well as large LCD televisions and cable TV. There are also connections for DVD players as well. If you are in the mood for barbecue, the courtyard offers plenty of BBQ pits for your convenience. For the best in whitewater rafting and exquisite accommodations, book your stay at the Swiss Chalet Motel today.

If you enjoy mountain biking, there are some fantastic Revelstoke mountain biking trails that can provide you with some exciting activity during your visit to Revelstoke in British Columbia. Mountain biking in Revelstoke is a very challenging and scenic experience, with the trails changing along with the seasons. Take a look at these amazing mountain biking trails for you to enjoy during your visit.

The Revelstoke area includes two separate mountain ranges near the town with biking trails accessible along the Inland Rainforest during the spring and summer months. The trails are lined with huge trees and low shrubs that blanket the forest floor. Later into the summer months, as the winter snow melts off, more trails are available closer to the top of the mountain summits.

The sport of mountain biking

Mountain biking in Revelstoke is a very popular sport with the sports community taking great pride in maintaining their biking trails along with the many other recreational venues. There are a number of mountain biking groups in the area that sponsor Revelstoke mountain biking races and ride tours for its members and guests to enjoy the sport of mountain biking with others. This provides you with the chance to meet and get to know other people who share your enthusiasm for the sport.

The Revelstoke area includes seven separate biking trails that are maintained to provide the best biking experience. The Flowdown trail is a moderately challenging 7 km ride along the 1000 foot elevation with a smooth, straight trail that leads you to the MacPherson cross country ski area. The Keystone Standard Basin Trail offers you a very challenging, 11 km ride at approximately 2200 foot elevation with an amazing alpine trail through wildflower fields and along mountain lakes.

Other trails include the Martha Creek Trail, a challenging 9.4 km trail at the 2500 foot elevation level, the Mt. MacPherson Cross Country Area trail that offers several levels of challenges along a 40 km trail at the 900 foot elevation level, the Frisby Ridge Trail that features a moderately challenging 12.9 km ride along the 2030 foot elevation level and the Boulder Mountain Downhill Area that includes both a moderately challenging and extremely challenging 10 km trail at the 1100 foot elevation.

No matter which trail you choose to ride, the Revelstoke mountain area will provide you with very exciting and scenic trails to enjoy during your biking adventure.

One of the best Revelstoke activities

When visiting British Columbia, Canada, one of the most entertaining things to see in BC is the Revelstoke Enchanted Forest. It’s the perfect place to visit whether you’re young, old or in-between. Everyone will find some aspect of the Enchanted Forest that’s compelling and fascinating.

What is the Enchanted Forest?

The Enchanted Forest sits amidst the old-growth forest of the Monashee Mountains on the Trans-Canada Highway between the towns of Sicamous and Revelstoke. Open to the public since the 1960s, the Enchanted Forest is a place of magic and wonder. There’s the tree-house that sits fifty feet up the canopy of huge beautiful trees. There’s the choice of a nature walk through a lush forestland or the self-powered boat tour through the beaver pond. There’s the tour of all the settings inhabited by well over three hundred folk art figures portraying mythical creatures, fairyland heroes and villainous villains. See Captain Hook, Snow White, The Thee Little Pigs and Goldilocks, to name just a few.

The experience

Walk the two kilometers of the Wildland Interpretive Nature Walk at your own pace. Examine the cedar grove estimated to be over 800 years old. Walk among the hemlock, cottonwood, cedar, fir and white spruce trees. Read the informational panels about the medicinal and nutritional roots, herbs and other the indigenous plants first discovered by the First Nations People of BC. You may see moose and deer as they wander along their natural trails in the forest. In the fall,you may even see caribou on their yearly trek away from the Selkirk mountain pass toward their winter feeding grounds. From the bridge that spans the Eagle River, you’ll see rainbow trout and all types of salmon, from cohoe to spring to kokanee sockeye.

The Enchanted Forest, Revelstoke, BC, is open from May 1st through October 8th. For the last week of June and all of July and August, closing time is extended from 5:30 PM to 8 PM. Rates in Canadian dollars range from $8 for children under 16 to $10 for adults with a 20% discount for groups of 18 or more. Entry for children under two years of age is free.

When visiting this region in the province of British Columbia, the place to stay is the Swiss Chalet Motel, centrally located at 1101 Victoria Road W, Revelstoke. The 22 units all have king-size or queen-size beds, cable TVs, telephones with data ports and all the other amenities you’d expect to find in a modern motel. In addition to the free high-speed wireless access to the Internet, there’s an kiosk with Internet access in the lobby that will show you where to find all the local attractions. All guests get a free Great-Start Breakfast with muffins, waffles, hard-boiled eggs, cold and hot cereal, fresh fruit, juice and coffee. Non-smoking rooms are also available. Guests at the Swiss Chalet Motel also receive unlimited access to the fitness equipment and swimming pool at the Revelstoke Aquatic Centre.

Revelstoke Golfing

The beautiful Swiss Chalet Motel is the perfect place to stay for a night or a weekend. It is even so much better when you consider that the Revelstoke Golf Course is located nearby. The Revelstoke Golf Club is well-regarded as being one of the most challenging and fun places to play golf. The par 72, 6,537 yard course offers a wide variety of great golf holes for all levels of golfers. The course is maintained better than any in the area, and it truly is like a nature’s getaway. The course scenery is absolutely breathtaking, and the course has several sets of tees to make it possible for every golfer in your foursome to enjoy the world class course.

When you golf Revelstoke, you will immediately discover what great golf courses should look like. The Monashee and Selkirk mountain ranges are a splendid backdrop to the tree lined golf course. The courses water hazards are truly beautiful to look at as well. Never has trouble looked as great as it does at the Revelstoke golf club.

Revelstoke Golf Club Dress Requirements

Another benefit of this public golf course is the fact that there are still dress requirements. T-shirts and tank tops are unacceptable, and appropriate golf attire is required at all times. This is one of the reasons that so many people keep coming back to Revelstoke. The course itself, along with the expectations of appropriate play, allows the serious golfers to enjoy their game every day. Alcohol is not permitted to be brought onto the premises either, so this also helps to enhance every golfer’s experience. Memberships are also available, but tee times can be granted to non-members as well. You can even reserve your tee times online.

The Pro Shop

Besides just being a fantastic golf course, Revelstoke also has a well-stocked pro shop. You will be able to purchase the clothing that you need for the course, or you can simply get some clothing as a reminder of the great time you had at the Swiss Chalet Motel and Revelstoke golf course. Unlike some other public golf course, Revelstoke also offers a wide variety of golf clubs for sale. This municipal course understands that its golfers are serious about their play, and that is why the offer custom fitting for golf clubs as well. If your game is not up to your standards, you can also sign up to have individual or group lessons.

Golf Club Amenities

Revelstoke golf truly offers all of the amenities that make it a great golf course. The onsite restaurant is another benefit, and the people of Revelstoke, British Columbia truly have one of the greatest public golf courses to claim as their own. Make your tee time today or get together with your company and schedule a tournament. You will need to book your tournament and tee times as early as possible. This beautiful course and its great prices are extremely popular, and open spots always fill up quickly.

Photo Courtesy of: Revelstoke Golf Club