Today, the area's recreational repertoire has expanded to embrace Heli-skiers in winter and flight seers in summer. The nearby Bugaboo Mountain range is international acclaimed by mountaineers while valley folds lure birdwatchers to rivers alive with marshland fowl. Charming Radium Hot Springs has averted the commercialism prevalent in points east and retains much of its original charisma. Like the hospitality of its residents, the ambiance is uncomplicated, relaxed and comfortable. Its long summer is ablaze with colour.
Flowers spill over window boxes and roadside planters.
Lush greenery covers mountainsides and presses onto golf courses considered some of the best in the province. Lake Windermere's warm beaches and sandy shores are minutes away and promise excellent swimming and a wide variety of aquatic activities. Radium Hot Springs has more than 600 rooms in its numerous hotels, motels, resorts and condominiums. There are 500 tent and RV sites as well.