Monashee Lodge Revelstoke

We joined friends and family for a feast at the Great White North Bar and Grill restaurant in Revelstoke, BC.

From left to right are the owners of the Great White North Bar and Grill Jason and Tasha, John, Daryl, Lianne, me, Joan, Rojer, Steve, Hot Heather and Arlene.







Steve and his sister Lianne from out east.














Why is Heather sticking out her toungue?















Lianne and her boyfriend Daryl.















Steve and his friend John from out east.















Jason and me plotting on how to convince our spouses to buy our sleds.













Jason and his sister Lianne from out east.

This the Wilford family from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They stayed at the Monashee Lodge in Revelstoke for a week of sledding and skiing. They drove this big semi truck into Revelstoke from Saskatoon and parked it at the Monashee Lodge. Their truck had 7 sleds and a big gas tank for extra fuel. This is the biggest sled truck/trailer I have seen.







In this close-up of the Willford family you can see Greg (dad), Renee (mom), Tim, Travis, Justin, Danette, Bryce and his girlfriend Shelby.

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This is the Willford family relaxing in the hot tub at the Monashee Lodge after a hard day of sledding and skiing in the mountains around Revelstoke, BC.

Everyone that comes to the Monashee Lodge falls in love with Meka.

At the Monashee Lodge we do not care what you wear when you visit us. We only care that you wear something. However do not be surprised to see yourself on our blog if you wear something wacky!

Dave and Garry are regular guests from Calgary and come to the Monashee Lodge every chance they get to sled in the mountains around Revelstoke.

Marian and Dave came to Revelstoke to do some ice climbing. During their adventure they stayed at the Monashee Lodge in Revelstoke. This is the middle of winter and they arrived with a canoe. I thought that was strange as most visitors come to the Monashee Lodge in winter with sleds and not a canoe.







This is Marian posing by their canoe after paddling across the Illecillewaet River to get to the trails that lead to the ice structures. Now you know why they came to the Monashee Lodge with a canoe. The Illecillewaet River is located on the SW side of Revelstoke and flows into the Columbia River.







Marian and Dave have started their hike up to the ice structure you can see in the back ground.


































In the above two photos you can see Dave climbling first. He climbs the ice free style and sets in a rope for Marian to use on her climb. The rope also acts as a safety line for Dave in case he slips and will prevent him from falling to far down. It looks dangerous to me but I am sure they are using all known safety precautions.

This is me poising for this photo on the top of Boulder Mountain. I do not have a helmet on as we just stopped for a rest and we are enjoying the views.











This is one of the fantastic views from the top of Boulder Mountain.














This photo gives you an indication of the snow quality on top of Boulder Mountain. I would say it was like sledding on a pillow. All the rocks, ravines and trees are covered with over 15 feet of snow. We did not have fresh powder when we went but there was still lots of untracked powder. Even though the powder was over a week old is was still fluffy as it has remained below freezing.





This is a photo of me in the bottom left beside Camilla from New York. This was her first time sledding in this area and she also had a blast. The 3 guys in the background sled in Revelstoke every chance they get. I did not sled with them as I do not have enough experience for the more challenging stuff.







This is Jen, Mark and Camilla hamming it up on the top of Boulder Mountain. Words can not describe what it is like up there. I know understand why some people come to Revelstoke for sledding every chance they get. They live for sunshine and powder but living here we can just go out on the sunny days!

You can see it was beautiful day for skiing at the ski hill on Mt. Mac Kenzie in Revelstoke. Lots of sunshine.












Fantastic view of Revelstoke from the bottom of the ski hill. You can see Boulder Mountain and Frisby Ridge in the background.

The Monashee Lodge in Revelstoke, BC get a lot of sledders as guests. Some sledders come here almost ever week-end. Thier goal is to sled when there is lots of powder but it is not good if you can not see anything. We have had an unusual winter so far where it is been overcast and not much in the way of sunshine. Finally around February 5th we have had over 5 solid days of sunshine.






I decided to take some photo's around Revelstoke to prove that we indeed did experience sunshine. This is an interesting sign that points to all the nearby mountains and lists their elevations. Click on any photo to get a bigger version of the photo.









This is Boulder Mountain and Frisby Ridge.














This is the train bridge over the Columbia River which is beside the Trans Canada Highway bridge which is the entrance to Revelstoke. In the background is Mt. Begie which has a permanent glacier. For you hikers here is a link to the Mt. Begbie summit trail.








Another view of the train bridge over the Columbia River in Revelstoke.















Another view of Mt. Begbie.













This is a photo of the slope of Mt. Mac Kenzie if the foreground. You can see the ski runs on the mountain. I do not know what the name of the mountain is in the background. The photo was taken by the train bridge over the Columbia River in Revelstoke.

Meka is the Monashee Lodge mascott. Guests at the Monashee Lodge like a shot of tequila after a hard day of sledding in the mountains around Revelstoke. Cuervo is the favourate brand of tequila that is consumed at the Monashee Lodge.

Hey Meka do you want a shot of tequila?






Yuck!!!! Says Meka you gotta be nuts to drink that stuff! Drinking to much tequila makes you sick.