Things to do in Kootenay Rockies, Kootenay Rockies: The Best Classes & Workshops

Wandering Wheels is Revelstoke's only mountain bike tour, instruction, and shuttle provider. We offer multi-day vacation packages, custom guiding and shuttles, skills clinics, and kids camps. Whether you want DH or XC, guided or just shuttled, we've got something for you.

Welcome to SkinBliss Medi Spa in Beautiful Nelson, B.C. Let us Enhance and Redefine your Natural Beauty! Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit with one of our many Spa or Laser services and great products. Our highly trained staff are ready to treat you to a relaxing Spa get away, with a Massage, Facial, Pedicure and more. Offering the most advanced techniques in aesthetic services including laser, anti-aging treatments, spa services. We want you to look and feel your best from the inside out... We utilize cutting-edge, medically-safe and proven technologies to provide the utmost in personalized care and help achieve healthy skin for all our clients. We cater to all skin issues including acne, discoloration, anti-aging, scarring, and much more! At SkinBliss we believe in the art of healing the skin and our goal it to help you maintain a younger, healthier, more vibrant face and body. We look forward to seeing you soon!

This non-profit society manages over 20kms of nordic trails groomed for classic and skate winter skiing. There are two areas managed by the club. One area is in town at the Fernie Golf Course featuring 12kms of trails on fairly mellow terrain with wide open spaces. There are also more than 10kms of trails at the Elk Valley Nordic Centre beside Mt Fernie Provincial Park. To reach the Elk Valley Nordic Centre, go west from Fernie on Highway 3. At 3 km from the bridge, turn right at the Island Lake Lodge sign. Follow the road for 0.9 km to the Mt. Fernie Provincial Park sign. Turn left into the overflow parking lot at 0.2 km. The hilly terrain and isolated nature of the trails makes this a very exciting place to ski. The trails link up with the multi-use trails at Fernie Alpine Resort. Trail maps are posted at the kiosks located at the entrances to the trails. Please NO DOGS ON THE TRAILS at any time. The Elk Valley Nordic Centre Warming Hut is located at (49.485633 N, 115.090980 W).

Check out live glass blowing, score awesome souvenirs, and take a workshop to learn a new skill: Big Eddy Glassworks is located in the trendy Big Eddy neighbourhood of Revelstoke, and we’re open 5 days a week! Plan your visit and learn everything there is to know about the art of glass blowing. We’re always hosting new events, teaching at one of our workshops, or adding unique stock to our shelves. Come hang out with us!

The Art Barn in Creston is a fabulous resource for visitors and community members alike If you’re in town for the day or on your way to or from the wineries why not call in and see what’s on offer? With a huge range of materials & equipment available we offer a variety of classes and workshops. It is an inclusive space catering to all ages and abilities. Hosted by owner and artist in residence Beth Swalwell there really is something for everyone - You can try your hand at Book Making or Art Journaling, even make your own paper! There’s fabric sculpting, sewing and quilting, painting and collage, stencil and graffiti art, the list goes on and on. The space is wheelchair accessible and offers a number of different Therapeutic art equipment making activities accessible for individuals with limited mobility.It’s a great place for families to get together or for a night out with the girls (or boys). You can even have a kid’s birthday party there!

At Kootenay Adaptive, we offer personalized rental and experience packages which include, off road hand cycling and adaptive mountain biking to persons with disabilities. Based out of Nakusp, BC and our primary service area are the Okanagan and Kootenay Regions. We also provide experiences across the province and beyond. Please contact us to book your custom rental or tour experience.

Back 40 Outdoor Events offers nature-based programs for mature adults who want to gain confidence and build skills in the outdoors. Our all-inclusive multi-day programs include introductory hiking, backpacking, paddling, and wilderness preparedness. Our motto is "You Belong Here" and this ethos is woven into the fabric of our program and hospitality design.

Fiercely independent RED Mountain Resort delivers 3,850 acres of pristine skiing, putting us in Top 10 terrain territory in N. America. With a new chairlift on Topping Creek, the skier flow and access to Grey Mountain is streamlined along with an additional 7 incredible intermediate runs over 300 acres of terrain. We really pride ourselves on fresh turns you don't have to fight for—that’s why we claim “#1 Acres Per Skier”! Your RED adventure now offers a wider range of ski-in/ski-out accommodations: modern condos with private hot tubs; The Constella, our new mid-mountain cabins; a design-driven modern hostel a snowball’s throw from the lift; and an independent boutique hotel, The Josie, at the base that boasts incredible dining and cocktail options. With 300” of annual snowfall, epic vertical (2,919ft/890m!), wide-open groomers, 360-degree descents, IKON Pass access, a rich tradition, and—phew! the BEST tree runs in BC, is it any wonder RED was voted “Most Underrated Resort” by Skiing