In the house of a champion

Nothing beats ski-in ski-out accommodation when you think about lodging during a ski trip. And I know that first hand because during most of my budget ski trips I have had to sacrifice this great facility in order to save some money and stay a few more days on the slopes.

But doing the math, maybe these extra days were spent on shuttles, parking lots or even locker lines, and what was supposed to be the ultimate ski vacation sometimes became a stressful rush.

They couldn't have picked a better place to be my first home here in Sun Peaks than Nancy Greene's Cahilty Lodge.

My first feeling when I walked into the lobby was that I was in a lodge run by skiers! There are dozens of ski trophies won by Olympic Champion, Nancy Greene, in a huge trophy case, pictures of ski races from different decades and a whole corridor with posters on the walls, making you travel back in time and learn a little about all the winter Olympic games that have taken place. Maybe that's why so many ski teams choose to stay at the Cahilty Lodge - they can probably feel the energy of gold medals in the air.

As I learned from John Douglas, Nancy Greene's Cahilty Lodge General Manager, this was the very first hotel that opened its doors to the public at Sun Peaks in the early 90s. This was when Tod Mountain started expanding and the local ski area started evolving into a world class ski resort. And most of the staff is still the same, probably the reason everything here has a kind of personal touch.

Staying in a ski-oriented place is a totally different experience. Even Memories, Cahilty Lodge's restaurant, is ski-in ski-out, and during your last run of the day you have a tough decision to make: the indoor or the outdoor hot tub, or the infra-red sauna.

I'm having a busy Snow Bum life up here, but of course I had enough time to check out all the facilities. The one thing you can't miss while staying at the Cahilty Lodge are the exclusive mountain orientation ski tours with Nancy Greene and her husband Al Raine. In fact, I’ll be joining Nancy on the slopes this Monday!

So far so good, I feel at home – I’m in a champion's home! Who could ask for more?

Thiago,
the Snow Bum