noun; portmanteau word; slang; specific to ski region; compare to REDmosphere
The calm sense of oneness and belonging, once considered extinct in shred circles, combined with a laid-back approach to life. Sensation supposedly typified by meeting a RED local on the chairlift, being shown a secret powder stash, and then invited to demolish a pitcher of beer après at Rafters with your new BFF, laughing like lunatics from first chair to last call. Supposedly…
Rossland is actually a real town, not a mall disguised as one.
This is one of RED’s many big selling points. See, people don’t just move here to ski here, they move here to move here. This feeling of calm belonging hangs over the entire area like your favourite TV blanket. Whether it’s beers at the Legion with awesome old dudes who could still ski you into the ground or grabbing a last-minute Mothers Day present at one of Rossland’s family-run boutiques, a trip here is equal parts time machine and powder pilgrimage. Stay in town or on the hill… They’re close—and close to perfect.
Did you know Rossland was voted “Best Ski Town” in Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown?
Maybe it was the town’s restaurants, cafes and award-winning micro-brewery. The full-sized grocery store is pretty legit too actually. Or even the one-of-a-kind shops that can outfit you for any adventure—be it dog-walking or gourmet cooking or a 10-day glacier traverse. Or because we’re the first stop on The Powder Highway. Truth be told, it’s probably how all of these elements coalesce (alongside world-class skiing) into a place you want to visit again and again. Cool places breed cool people.
KEEP EXPLORING THE REDICTIONARY:
MANDEPENDENT
adjective; see also Shred Equity; antonym Independent
LODGEPODGE
noun; antonym(s): The Josie Hotel; Slalom Creek
TREETHINKER
noun; imitative, viz. Freethinker; see also HellaTubbies, Star Wars Trees;
SHRED EQUITY
noun; neologism; compare to Sweat Equity
MOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
noun; see also Esgrape Velocity
ROFL!
acronym; youth internet slang thought to mean “Rafters Or (I’m) #$&^! Leaving!”; viz. ROFL (Rolling On Floor Laughing).