Members
save 10% on ski
rentals and lessons at
Marmot Basin and 15%
at the hot springs in
Banff and Radium.
1-866-667-4777;
AMARewards.ca
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Rossland Winter
Carnival, B.C.,
JanuarY 24–26, 2014
This town-gripping celebration
features a snowboarding jam, ski races, an icesculpting competition, a parade, fireworks, a
pancake breakfast, snow volleyball and more.
Plus: the famed Sonny Samuelson Bobsled
Race, in which teams of four race homemade
sleds down iced-over Spokane Street, reaching
speeds of 85 km/h. rosslandwintercarnival.com
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KurSpa Cold Sauna,
Sparkling Hill
Resort, vernon, B.C.
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Sun Peaks Winter
Okanagan Wine
Festival, kamlooPS, B.C.,
(ice room) tourism whistler /mike crane, (snow tube park) banff lake louise
tourism / paul zizka , (dog sledding) travel alberta /anthony redpath
Now this is chilling out. KurSpa at
Sparkling Hill Resort – next to the Monashee
and Pinnacle Mountains, overlooking
Okanagan Lake – is one of North America's
top spots for cryotherapy. Spa-goers spend
three minutes in a chamber chilled to a breathsucking –110 C. Sounds perilous, but the short
exposure, protective garments and low
humidity mean the body's surface temperature
only drops to a bearable 5 C, giving the
nervous and circulatory systems a boost.
Check in with your doctor before you go.
From $45. sparklinghill.com
JanuarY 11–19, 2014
Wine tasting is a must-do for any Okanagan
summer escape – but you'll find it pairs pretty
well with winter, too. This vino-centric sendup
packs in 19 tastings, meals, seminars and
parties. Among the 2014 roster additions are
wine basics and blending seminars, a grilledcheese-and-wine tasting and a "Snowshoes,
S'Mores & Mulled Wine" moonlight snowshoe
tour. The signature event remains the Sun
Peaks Progressive Tasting, where hundreds of
attendees stroll the alpine village from venue to
venue, tasting selections from 24 B.C. wineries.
From $149 per person. thewinefestivals.com
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