- Fly YXC Alliance Announces Direct Flights From Salt Lake City (SLC) To Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) Beginning December 2008 - Kootenay Rockies Boasts More Than 50 Snow Sports Operators In The Region
CRANBROOK, British Columbia, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials from Fly
YXC Alliance and Kootenay Rockies Tourism announce today direct flights to
Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) from Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC).
The new agreement with Delta Air Lines will make traveling to the Kootenay
Rockies Region easier than ever for U.S. winter sports enthusiasts.
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"We are pleased to extend new service to a region that boasts a strong
market for skiers and snowboarders," said Joe Esposito, Delta's managing
director -- Network Planning. "In turn, customers in the Kootenay Rockies will
have one-stop access via Salt Lake City to almost 100 destinations providing
them with opportunity to pursue leisure and business interests."
Delta's new direct flights from SLC to YXC airports take just under two
hours with more than 25 connecting flights from major U.S. markets. Beginning
December 17, 2008 and running through April 5, 2009, round trip flights will
be available Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The Kootenay Rockies, located in Southeastern British Columbia, are home
to eight world class lift-serviced ski resorts including: Fernie Alpine
Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Panorama
Mountain Village, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Whitewater Winter Resort, Red
Mountain Resort and Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. Additionally, the region is
home to a multitude of helicopter and cat-skiing operators and has been a
favorite powder-skiing destination for years.
"The Kootenay Rockies offer guests a snow-sports experience like no
other," adds Chris Dadson, President of Kootenay Rockies Tourism. "Our 'Powder
Highway' consists of more resorts, backcountry helicopter-skiing, cat-skiing,
touring and adventure operators than any other region in the world. With this
new service from Delta, it is possible for some U.S. visitors to leave home in
the morning and be skiing in the pristine Canadian Rockies by mid afternoon."
Born in the Kootenay Rockies, helicopter skiing was first introduced to
the world 40 years ago by Austrian-born Hans Gmoser. Gmoser founded Canadian
Mountain Holidays (CMH), which is still one of the most widely recognized
helicopter skiing companies in the world and boasts eight lodge locations in
the Kootenay Rockies.
With the invention of cat-skiing in 1975 at Selkirk Wilderness Experience,
near Nelson, B.C., skiing became a whole new adventure; now more than a dozen
cat-skiing companies are operating in the Kootenay Rockies.
The Kootenay Rockies Region of British Columbia is home to the highest
concentration of ski resorts, touring operations and back country helicopter
and cat-skiing operations in the world. For more information on the Kootenay
Rockies and travel planning assistance, visit http://www.kootenayrockies.com.
Delta Air lines flights to YXC are available now and travelers can book
itineraries through http://www.delta.com, http://www.flycanadianrockies.com or
through a travel agent.
SOURCE Fly YXC Alliance
