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Originally published March 1, 2024 \u2013 brewery and restaurant menus subject to change since publication<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

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The hallmark of a great ski town is its apr\u00e8s culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

Where do you go for that post-ski drink? The traditional apr\u00e8s is right off the slopes to the closest pub, but not everyone wants to party in their ski boots. And, not everyone wants to drink all night. What about an apr\u00e8s massage? What about something more low-key, chilled out?<\/span><\/p>\n

On a recent weekend trip to Revelstoke<\/a>, my much younger sister Victoria became my apr\u00e8s ski partner-in-crime. Victoria, 30 years old, still enjoys the traditional bright lights and beer pitchers vibe. She has boundless energy and late-night endurance. But as a child of the \u201880s, the massage and cocktails speak to me. Let\u2019s see who survives the weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the base of the Revelstoke Mountain Resort (photo: Melanie Chambers)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Luckily, in Revelstoke, aka <\/span>Revy<\/span><\/i> (said with your pinkie, index and thumb out), the apr\u00e8s culture has both rejuvenation and celebration. Revy\u2019s apr\u00e8s culture has enough cocktails to satiate a bougie, hibiscus-infused crowd like me, but it also has the bumping traditional apr\u00e8s culture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Four hours from Calgary and an eight-hour drive to Vancouver, the town of Revelstoke, population now over 8,000, started as a railway and mining town. Today, this ski hub boasts the biggest vertical skiing \u2013 1,713 metres\u2014in Canada. It also has the most snowfall on record. Mount Copeland got 24 metres back in 1972!<\/span><\/p>\n

Driving up from Rossland, we make sure to hit the Halcyon Hot Springs before the debauchery begins. I call it the \u201cavant\u201d to the \u201capr\u00e8s\u201d weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

The hot springs feed from the mineral water in the Upper Arrow Lake \u2013 the Indigenous called it the \u201cgreat medicine water\u201d because it contains sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium and lithium \u2013 all considered therapeutic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n