Travel ——_—.

A winter wonderland
lies just over the hill

HEAD FOR B.C.’s south-
east corner this winter,
where the Rockies’ Valley of
1,000 Peaks guarantee as
many centimetres of snow.

Crowsnest 3. takes you
there, through the
\Kootenay’s lovely winter

"scenery and lively winter fes-
tivals, So pick your skis,
your camera and your sense
of adventure. -

Break the ice at Green-
wood’s Winter Carnival
(Jan. 29-31), about six hours
drive out of | Vancouver.

NOTHING could be finer tha

“‘T went there

Snow-wary drivers can relax
— this is a four seasons rec-
teation country and crews
work . around the clock to
keep Highway 3 clear.
Winter games like broom-
ball and ice hockey provide
spectator excitement, and
local cross-country skiers
recommend Jewel Lake a
few kilometres out of town
for this winter’s hottest cold
weather sport, lake skiing.
Jewel should be safely
frozen at this time of year
and, with any luck, you will

_ File oholo

in a mid-winter holiday on skis.
Pictured above is one good reason to say, Jet it snow! Cross
country and downhill ski packages are currently a bargain so
enjoy the white stuff at one of the magnificent resorts in our
own backyard or splurge and go abroad for your vacation.

4 didiet want to do anything more than play

leniis, Period.

You know, I thought [was good till got on the court,
There was some stiff competition from this
guy from. France, in particular. Getting beat

Jive straight games is embarrassing. So |
talked. to one of the tennis pros there. He said.
he'd been watching me and could show me
afew things, ft helped.

Infact, my game could probubly be sharper if 1
hadn't got sidetracked into windsurfing. Not to
mention the scuba diving lessons, Probably

cost me a fortune
back,

to keep this up now that ln.

Anyway, the day [rn leaving | run into this French
guy again, He said it was too bad f was

leaving. He'd like one quick game, Guess what?

Beat him, Told him there were plenty of
ferunis pros on hand who could improve his

backhand. We

bolt had. a good

laugh over that”
So come. Free yourself, Be you

Club Med

Doing what comes Naturally.
rself. And have the time of your life.

(Feb.

:. tion,

be able to clatter across into
the wintertime sun and
champagne air that are
Greenwood’s pride.

GOING SKI HIGH

Turn right onto Highway
3B for a scenic drive through
the Nancy Greene Recre-
ation Reserve and the Red
Mountain ski area. If you
don’t get waylaid by the 20
km of cross-country = ski
trails or the powdery alpine
meadows, you'll find
Rossiand’s Winter Carnival
19-21) 25 km ahead
celebrating with a torchlight
parade and fireworks,

snowshoe, snow sculpture
and -ski-jumping competi-
tions.

Here, at 1,035 m eleva:
you can snap im-
pressive photos of the
snowclad Columbia River

B- Valley, Selkirk and Idaho

Mountains.
Just ahead, on Highway 3,

’ the Salmo crossroads offer a

choice of two delightful

- winter routes.

WINTER FISHING
If you choose the south
fork, you'll enjoy a spec-
tacular 85 km winter drive
over the Skyway, Canada's
highest all-weather mountain
pass. So, on a_ pleasant

. Winter day you can stop for

a rare experience - a picnic
lunch at Stagleap Provincial

Park’s 1,775 m summit.

If you head 75 km north
on Highway 6 you'll experi-
ence the world’s longest free
ferry ride over winter-lovely
Kootenay Lake {you can
grab some warming coffee
aboard the ‘*M.V.
Anscomb’’), plus Nelson’s
Snofest, Feb. 12-14.

A giant broomball tour-
nmament, a dance and
snowshoe races are main at-
tractions, along with ex-
cellent winter fishing (rain-
bow trout up to 14 kg thrive
in Kootenay Lake), skiing
and first class accommoda-
tion and restaurants.

Either way, both roads
meet at Creston for the But-
terfly Curling Bonspiel in the
first week of Mfarch. For an
interesting cross-country ski
experience, try the dykes in
the nearby Creston Valley
Wildlife Management area
just off Highway 3. And
here’s a hot tip from local
ice fishermen: the targe
mouth bass in nearby Duck
Lake are at their best right
now.

Then it’s on to Highway
95 for the climb to B.C.’s
Alps - and the Bavarian city
of Kimberley for Winterfest,
Feb, 13-14.

Swing 150 km back east
onto Highway 3 for Fernie’s
Griz Days, in early Febru-
ary, where a local beauty
crowned Griz reigns over the
snow games and_ hilarity.

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