Great hill for expert skiers! There's a lot of ste...

Great hill for expert skiers! There's a lot of steep stuff, but you do have to skate along traverses or hike to get to some of the more interesting spots, especially if you're in a snow drought, which does occasionally happen Out West these days.

If the weather is nice though, the top half of the mountain is pretty great. The elevation difference does sometimes mean the bottom can get pretty sloppy, so stick to the top if its warm and wet.

I've never stayed in the on-hill accommodation, but it looks pretty much the same as the typical RCR hills like Fernie. The town of Golden is a bit industrial, its not like the polished tourist centres in Banff or the sort of towns that Intrawest has built around its hills, but there is plenty of lodging and some nice restaurants (there's a Greek place that is really good).

It's also pretty stunning at the top, the mountain is right on the Rocky Mountain Trench, a broad valley that separates the Rockies from the Columbia Mountains. If you look over the far side of the mountain you can see for many kilometres. If you aren't socked in with freshly falling snow, it's got to be one of the best views in the Rockies.