Biggest Kootenay ski resorts—ranked by vertical

— Photo courtesy Revelstoke Mountain Resort

All along the Powder Highway skiers are seeking powdery snow and lots of vertical skiing terrain.

If you add up all the vertical feet of the seven Kootenays ski resorts they rival just about any region in North America with an impressive total of 24,721 vertical feet.

Here's a list of the biggest ski resort ranked by vertical feet.

1. Revelstoke Mountain Resort 5,620 vertical feet—Revelstoke
2. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort 4,133 vertical feet—Golden
3. Panorama Mountain Village 4,000 vertical feet—Panorama/Invermere
4. Fernie Alpine Resort 3,550 vertical feet—Fernie
5. Red Mountain Resort 2,919 vertical feet—Rossland
6. Kimberley Alpine Resort 2,465 vertical feet—Kimberley
7. Whitewater Ski Resort 2,044 vertical feet—Nelson

Source: BIV and resort websites