Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. (RCR) is the largest private ski resort owner/operator in Canada, owning six ski resorts across Canada. __NOTOC__

Current properties

The company owns

Nakiska Nakiska is a ski resort in western Canada, in the Kananaskis Country region of the province of Alberta. It is located from Calgary, west on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and south on Highway 40 (Kananaskis Trail). "Nakiska" is a Cree word me ...

in Alberta as well as

Fernie Alpine Resort Fernie Alpine Resort is a ski resort, located on Lizard Range, near the town of Fernie, British Columbia in Canada. The resort also operates a mountain bike park, hiking, guided hikes, and sightseeing in the summer months. The resort has 10 l ...

Kimberley Alpine Resort Kimberley Alpine Resort is a ski resort in southwestern Canada, located in Kimberley, British Columbia. In the Purcell Mountains on the northeast face of ''North Star Hill'', Kimberley's vertical drop is with a summit elevation of above sea leve ...

and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia. Resorts outside the Canadian Rockies are

Mont-Sainte-Anne Mont-Sainte-Anne is a ski resort in Eastern Canada, eastern Canada, located in the town of Beaupré, Quebec, about northeast of Quebec City. The mountain is part of the Laurentian Mountains, Laurentian mountain chain and has a summit elevation o ...

and Stoneham Mountain Resort in Quebec. RCR also owns and manages a number of hotels, backcountry lodges and golf courses, including Trickle Creek Golf Resort and Trickle Creek Lodge in Kimberley, Wintergreen Golf and Country Club in

Bragg Creek Bragg Creek is a hamlet in southern Alberta under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County in Division No. 6. Bragg Creek is located west of Calgary (via Highway 8 and Highway 22) at the confluence of the Elbow River and Bragg Creek north of ...

, and The Slope Side (formerly Wolf's Den) and Lizard Creek Lodges in Fernie.

History

RCR was previously owned by Charlie Locke before he saw some financial trouble, and after a period in

bankruptcy protection Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

, was bailed out by Alberta billionaire N. Murray Edwards in 2001. RCR previously operated

Fortress Mountain Resort Fortress Mountain was a ski resort in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. The resort is situated on a Provincial Crown Lease surrounded by Spray Valley and Peter Lougheed Provincial Parks. The original lease was granted in 1967 which pre-dat ...

Lake Louise Mountain Resort The Lake Louise Ski Resort & Summer Gondola is a ski resort in western Canada, located in Banff National Park near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta. Located west of Banff, Lake Louise is one of three major ski resorts within Banff National P ...

, Wintergreen Ski Area and West Louise Lodge. On December 29, 2011, RCR purchased Kicking Horse Mountain Resort from original developer Ballast Nedam."Kicking Horse Resort officially in RCR hands"
- Grant, Annalee, Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Cranbrook, BC (3 January, 2012)

References

External links

Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
- Official website Hotel and leisure companies of Canada Companies based in Calgary {{Canada-company-stub