About Invermere BC and Panorama Mountain Resort

On the Edge of the Canadian Rockies

Invermere, British Columbia, and Panorama Mountain Village are situated on the edge of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia’s Kootenay Rockies Region. The incredible area is most easily accessed from Calgary through famous Banff National Park and Kootenay National Park, or from the South via the Canadian Rockies International Airport in nearby Cranbrook, with service by Air Canada, Westjet and Pacific Coastal Airline.

The community of Invermere is the thriving hub of activity for the Columbia Valley between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, conveniently surrounded by Radium Hot Springs, Panorama Mountain Resort, Fairmont Hot Springs and Columbia Lake to the south; a gateway to the entire Kootenay Rockies Region. A popular vacation home destination, Invermere makes for an exceptionally vibrant community with year-round activities, events, and adventures. Choose from top-noth skiing and skating in the winter, and enjoy the golf, mountains, and Lake Windermere in the summer.

Invermere is Gaelic for ‘at the mouth of the lake’ Invermere on the Lake’s history is recorded at the Windermere Valley Museum, including key figures such as David Thompson and mountaineer Conrad Kain, and Sir Randolph Bruce in displays and carefully preserved documents and photographs.

Invermere BC’s quaint downtown district has a relaxed atmosphere with trendy, funky, boutiques and fine restaurants, cafes, pubs, galleries, gift and specialty shops, grocery stores, pharmacies, bookstore, deli, and bakery. These are complemented by a variety of restaurants and shops in the Mountain Village at Panorama, serviced by the FREE daily Mountain & Valley Shuttle between Panorama and Invermere!

The work of talented local artists is on display at the artists’ co-op, Village Arts. Nearby galleries, Artym, Effusion, and Bavin Glass Studio, showcase works by local, national and international artists. No visit to Invermere is complete without a stop at Pynelogs Cultural Centre (at Kinsmen Beach), home to the Columbia Valley Arts Council, a gift shop, a café, and a public art gallery.

There are so many events in Invermere! Winter welcomes Canada’s only outdoor “Bonspiel-on-the-Lake” and Snowflake Festival in January; July brings forth Canada Day Celebrations, Bullriding in the Rockies, and Valley Appreciation Day, along with weekly Farmers Markets, live music, outdoor movies, art events, and SO MUCH MORE! Find the online events calendar here. 

The Powder Highway LogoPanorama Mountain Resort, one of the feature stops on the famous Powder Highway, features one of the largest alpine skiing vertical rise resorts in North American with over 4000 vertical of continuous groomed slopes, alpine glades and bowls complimented by a ‘ski in, ski out’ family focused village base area complete with shops, restaurants, free village gondola and the Panorama Springs giant outdoor hot pools! Panorama is also home to RK Heli Skiing on the edge of the famous Bugaboos, one of the largest heliski regions in the World as well as spectacular snowmobiling adventures direct from Panorama too!

Overnight accommodations are available at the downtown Invermere Inn, vacation rentals through High Country Properties, and more, while nearby Panorama Mountain Village offers the largest accommodation base in the region with full resort amenities.

For more travel information, visit the Invermere Visitor Centre at the crossroads on Highway 93/95 or the following links:

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