| Hidden between mountains and as yet unspoiled by | | | | casino and great food plus lodging without worrying |
| massive development, Kimberley BC provides an | | | | about designated drivers. Other amenities include hot |
| exquisite location for your next holiday. Bring the | | | | tub, pool, sauna and gym. |
| family or friends; meet a client to work on business | | | | Golfing packages make a lot of sense. By arranging |
| plans. Visit the golfing capital of Canada to find the | | | | for a large group to hire a place together, costs can |
| spot you will want to return to over and over. | | | | come down considerably. Area rentals include condos |
| Bootleg Gap provides two options: nine or eighteen | | | | and chalets. Save on dining by cooking in |
| holes. Play one the first day, the second another | | | | self-contained rentals, yet still enjoy luxuries like a hot |
| time, filling the gaps between golf games by exploring | | | | tub, barbecue, even a fireplace if a chill sets in. You |
| the region. Young golfers can learn on the driving | | | | are, after all, right in the mountains. |
| range before parents take advantage of junior rates | | | | Trickle Creek affords yet another golfing arena along |
| to challenge their progeny to a round. There will be | | | | with lodging opportunities. Bring the family and dine |
| no excuses even if you left your clubs at home: the | | | | on-site before walking over to the golfing green. For |
| shop rents these out along with pull carts. Kimberley | | | | those in the family or group who prefer not to golf, |
| Golf Club began its long history in the early 1920s and | | | | stay back for a swim or work out in the gym before |
| continues to offer great golfing today. Stop in at the | | | | lunch. |
| pro shop or take a break for lunch. | | | | While at places like Trickle Creek you may get to |
| At Shadow Mountain, have no fear that an | | | | thinking about what comes after golfing, when snow |
| inadequate golf swing will expose you to ridicule. | | | | settles on the grass and irons are stored over the |
| Take private or group lessons to build your skills | | | | winter. Skiing makes another popular pass time in the |
| before challenging to pro in your family to eighteen | | | | region. Why not return during the winter? |
| holes. Perhaps wager on lunch: the loser pays at the | | | | Better yet, purchase BC real estate here or a holiday |
| boutique gift shop. Here you will find apparel, | | | | condo. High end properties make their way to the |
| souvenirs and accessories. Send younger golfers for | | | | market sometimes, so keep an eye out for them. If |
| lessons or even to golf camp and watch their | | | | your mountain retreat looks as though it could get |
| enthusiasm for the game grow under the watchful | | | | claustrophobic, never fear: places like Invermere, |
| eyes of certified instructors. | | | | Fernie and Radium Hot Springs are all within a couple |
| For numerous services under one roof, St. Eugene | | | | of hours from you. Within a day of driving or a short |
| may be your best bet. Take a gaggle of girlfriends | | | | plane ride get away to larger towns like Kelowna, or |
| for a resort holiday involving golf, a night at the | | | | even Vancouver, from the airport nearby. |