Mountain View Cabins

Putting this trip together took a fair bit of time and effort, Karen will tell you only too well of all the hours of research I put in to planning the route, the resorts, the hotels, number of days skiing, etc etc.

One of the most challenging tasks was deciding where to stay and for how long.  As we looked at various options we just wanted to go everywhere and do everything, it all looked so appealing.  But of course we only had just under three weeks so we had to make some compromises and some of the options on the short list ended up getting the chop.

One of those that we couldn't squeeze in was a short stay, maybe for only one night or two at most, at the Mountain View Cabins, close to Golden B.C. home to Kicking Horse Mountain resort.  As a result we didn't get to ski at Kicking Horse, but on our drive to Revelstoke to Panorama today we virtually drove past the place, so made a short detour to check it out.  Planning ahead, if you like.

Wowzers.  It's an isolated collection of around 20 small cabins, completely remote from anything else, no wifi, no shopping.  The cabins are rustic and basic but clean, spacious and warm.  There's an open campfire which guests meet up around every day, yes, even throughout the winter. Snow shoe walks and views to die for.

This really would have added an extra dimension to this trip.  Instead we decided to play it safe, go for the more comfortable end of the market, but we think we may have missed a trick here.  It would have been the perfect way to completely wind down for a day or two.

Next time, who knows?