The big thing I miss about Revelstoke is opening day of RMR.
Theres basically half the population of the town on the ski hill that day.
Lifts open at 8:30 and you won’t be skiing until nearly 11.
(they don’t work) By 7AM the hype is real.
The lifts start turning at 8 and everyone realizes its almost time.
When the lifts finally open we pack 8 people into a gondola.
10 minutes later were at the top ready to ski down to the bottom of the chair.
Once the doors open its a free for all.
Every one rushes out of the gondola and clips into their skis or snowboards.
From there its a sprint to the chair.
By 9:30 the lines for the chair are around 20-30 minutes.
By 1PM were all exhausted from getting basically no sleep and skiing so hard.
To wrap it all up, Is is worth it?
The bragging rights, the face shots, and the experience make it all worth it.
