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Hi guys to those that don't know Revelstoke is a small town in British Colombia. Above the town you find a tiny resort currently with 1 chairlift ..... but all is rapidly changing .... much development is ongoing and planned and thsi could well end up as a resort to rival Whistler.
Check www.discoverrevelstoke.com
I am currently seriously considering jacking in the UK selling my London property and buying a small place in Revelstoke, a small place in Toronto and a small business outlet in Revelstoke.
But what do people on this board know about, this resort or life in Canada.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Middle of freaking nowhere! 400km west of Calgary and 600km west of Vancouver! How do you get there?
Get ready for a cultural shock, I dare say. Canada has a very low population density by UK standard. And whatever population it does have, are concentrated in the few big cities. You'd better be a REALLY self-sufficient type living away from the big cities.
I'm assuming you've been to the interior of Canada like the weather. Still need to keep in mind it's one thing to spend a week there skiing but quite another to live there 6 months seeing no one but moose and bears.
Oh yes, Toronto is a nice city, although I like Vancouver more.
All in all, an interesting opportunity worth checking out in more detail.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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plectrum, I've never been to BC but Vancouver is regularly considered the best city in the world to live in. The Economist Inteligence Unit carries out a study annually and time and time again Vancouver comes out tops. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4306936.stm
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abc, I would like to uproot and move to the mountains and although France is probably best for me as I also work in wine and living in the Mountains + Lyon or Beaune would be possible the snow record of Canada is really attractive.
How good is the public transport in Canada i.e is there rapid trains into BC from the major cities?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| plectrum wrote: |
| How good is the public transport in Canada i.e is there rapid trains into BC from the major cities? |
Ummm - no. there's a slow train across the rockies, and the road pass east of Revelstoke is regularly blocked by avalanches it seems.
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| plectrum wrote: |
| living in the Mountains + Lyon or Beaune would be possible the snow record of Canada is really attractive. |
I think Vancouver + Revelstoke would be a much more logical combination than Toronto + Revelstoke. For one thing, you can drive (a long day) to Vancouver from Revelstoke but will have to get on a plane to Toronto.
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| How good is the public transport in Canada i.e is there rapid trains into BC from the major cities? |
Purge that idea out of your mind! You'll be driving everywhere whether you like it or not. It's not Switzerland we're talking about. 
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Check Biglines for discussion on this. IIRC people were saying property prices had already risen dramatically to Vancouver/Calgary levels after the original announcement a few years ago. If you've never been to Interior BC you need to ensure you can handle the lifestyle: logging, mining and outdoor folk basically.
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Well interestingly enough my fiancee's company have offices in Vancouver so maybe a place in both areas and a good commute during the skiing months.
Sorry got confused with toronto it is miles and miles away!
The drive looks quite fast but it is worrying reading about road closures vs 315million investment in trans canadian highway....which is true!
hmm quiet country lifestyle .... after my whole young life in London it seems blissful!
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fatbob,
This seems like good news as if the prices are rising before the major construction has occurred it will kill when all the lifts are up.
A canadian friend though also says Calgary house prices are sky rocketing right about now
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Calgary is an oil boomtown. They can't build houses fast enough for all the people moving there
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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No.
It may grow even faster, or much slower, but never as expected! 
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| abc wrote: |
No.
It may grow even faster, or much slower, but never as expected! |
abc, you are about as helpful as a mogul field!
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You know it makes sense.
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Its a long transfer from the major airports I would have thought comparisons with the growth of somewhere like Kicking Horse which has good(ish) transport links. I would think it will grow slower than Kicking horse and may not become much more than a locals ski hill 400 miles on a transfer coach is not fun.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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It might mean local investors have snapped up anything desirable. buying a local business might mean that you pay a premium for the long term potential but without the short to medium cashflow while the resort is developed. IIRC Kicking Horse is about 5 years old and Golden is hardly a mink coat and champagne metropolis yet (or ever) as its only just getting on the radar of the average US/Canadian holiday punter.
If you've never been there I think you'd need to check out the area - see how you feel driving over Rogers Pass and Kicking Horse pass in a whiteout for 100s of kms just to go to IKEA etc
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Poster: A snowHead
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Russell, Transfer coach? Don't we all helicopter in these days!!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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i hope to pass through Revelstoke this August - I'll report back anything interesting.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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A friend of ours is from Revelstoke, she's bought some land there in anticipation of it all taking off. I was talking to her mum about it (as her parents still live there), apparently there's not much there at the moment but they have big plans - it is a mountain with a lot of scope. I'm seriously looking at the possibilities there too.
At the moment I get the impression that it is a bit like Golden (if you've ever been there) ie a bit of a truck stop on the trans-canada highway, though perhaps prettier. It is also snowmobile mecca. Getting there isn't quite as bad as it seems as it's not that far from Kelowna which is easy to get to flying (i was told exactly how long it took to drive from Kelowna but I can't remember now!).
Vancouver is stupidly expensive - even compared to Cambridge (which is also ridiculously stupidly expensive)
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| plectrum wrote: |
| abc wrote: |
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It may grow even faster, or much slower, but never as expected! |
abc, you are about as helpful as a mogul field! |
What the mogul field is trying to tell you, is you better sort out your basic technique ("priority")before attempting it.
If fancying a quieter life close to the mountain is what you're after, Revelstoke looks like as good a place to be as any. And if the "speculation" pans out 20 years later, you stands to make a killing on your retirement. (but then, you'll simply retire right where you are, since you love it so much, right? which actually means you can't cash out your house either )
But if you're even remotely thinking of hitting the real estate jackpot there, you better do the reseach yourself as for the future potential. Relying on the future project of the sale's office is, well, venturing into a mogul field without all the requesit skill. The sales people will tell you anything they think that will make the sale! No more, no less. So, the resort may take off sky rocketing, or it will not get anywhere at all. The reality won't be anything like what they tell you now.
Trot over to the eipcski.com and ask the folks there. There're bound to be some Canadians milling about over there.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Theres also a massive redevelopment (accomodation) going on at Red Mountain . www.liveatred.com
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| stanton wrote: |
| Theres also a massive redevelopment (accomodation) going on at Red Mountain . www.liveatred.com |
Red is an awesome ski area and Rossland is a very nice little town but it has 2 significant downsides in my opinion:
- Getting there. Castlegar (aka Cancelgar) and Trail airports suffer badly from the weather. The nearest proper airports, Kelowna and Spokane are a bit of a trek.
- Nearby Trail is home to one of the biggest zinc and lead smelters in the world - think old Eastern European factory complex!! 
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Spikyhedgehog, 
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Mine are second from the right.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I see Arno wasn't with you though looks like Kramer may have been down the right 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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the main concern seems to be access and that when you come in from the east there are many other resorts on offer. Which could infact be a bonus as if access is restricted they may be able to offset tourists to other resorts and take some of the revenue?
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