Shopping
Red Mountain Resort and Rossland are not really a shopper-holic’s paradise, but there are enough shops to cover the basics as well as a few interesting speciality shops. Red Mountain only has one small shop. The main bulk of shops are in the town of Rossland. Here there are ski and snowboard shops, a couple of boutiques, gift shops, a pharmacy and a supermarket.
Ski and Snowboard Equipment and Clothing
Red Sports is on-mountain at Red Resort in a yurt, a Mongolian tent structure. It’s not a large shop, and sells only a limited range of ski and snowboard equipment. They don’t sell any outerwear and most of the apparel is Red Resort logo wear including shell jackets, polar fleeces, vests, ski tops, thermals, windcheaters, and caps. Goggles and other accessories are also sold here.
In Rossland, the Ross Vegas Boardshop (2105 Columbia Ave) is absolutely jam packed with a large range of boards, boots and bindings, and really colourful snow and fashion apparel. Across the road is Powderhounds Clothing & Souvenirs (2040 Columbia Avenue). This is an old drab looking shop, but it covers a large range of outdoor activities with a small range of gear and accessories for each discipline. They sell some clothing, albeit unfashionable, and some Red Mountain souvenirs. Cross-country gear is available at the clothing shop opposite the Prestige Hotel.
The pick of the bunch is the Butch Boutry Ski Shop (2080 Washington Street) that is also jam packed with gear. They very proudly have a huge range of skis (11 different brands!), boots, helmets and other accessories. Outerwear brands such as Descente and Orage are sold, but these tend to be the lower end gear for these brands.
Souvenir Shopping
There is no shortage of Red Mountain branded merchandise. Red Sports on-mountain has the biggest range, and Powderhounds and Butch Boutry also have some logo clothing such as polar fleece vests and windcheaters.
General Shopping
Out of the Cellar is a really interesting shop, but possibly only for the female shopper. They sell general gifts, jewellery, boutique-type clothing, shoes, handbags, and home-wares. They have pretty much put an assortment of things that chicks might dig into one shop. The nearby Legacy Gift Room is also very girly, selling lots of candles, jewellery and general gifts.
A delight for children is the Jelly Bean toy store, also in Columbia Avenue.
Rossland Grocery Shopping
Ferraro Foods in the main street (Columbia Avenue) is a large supermarket that sells lots of fresh produce. There is also a liquor store in the main street.