Spirit of Red

The Spirit of Red Social Club Society is raising funds for the placement of a bronze statue of Olaus Jeldness at the intersection of Columbia and Washington Streets in downtown Rossland. Our goal is to raise $30,000; $15,000 for the casting of the statue and $15,000 for the pedestal, lighting, plaque, etc. We have an [...]

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YES, it’s official, Turkey Roast has be re-scheduled to March 29th. The Turkey Roast was originally to be held on the 22nd, but there were logistical and scheduling issues that stood in the way of that happening. But, we were able to overcome these by re-scheduling to March 29th. Make sure that you tell all [...]

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We are pleased to announce the the Annual General Meeting of the Spirit of Red Social Club Society will be held on Monday, February 20th at 5.45PM in the Rossland Fire Department Meeting Room. As always, your participation in the AGM is strongly encouraged, we always appreciate what involvement you can make towards planning for [...]

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Rossland Telegraph by Andrew Bennett on 26 Jan 2012 Standing 10 inches high with 14 inch skis, a little bronze statue of Olaus Jeldness has made his way to Rossland as the Spirit of Red club gets one step closer to the full size bronze statue that will eventually have pride of place on the [...]

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The Spirit of Red will be participating in this year’s Rossland Winter Carnival Parade on Friday, January 27 which starts at 6:30 PM. Our contingent will be made up of as many people as possible dressed as Olaus Jeldness, founder of the Winter Carnival. See the adjoining photo of our club President from last year’s [...]

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Well, from all reports, the Annual Snow Dance last night was a resounding success financially. Many thanks to everyone that helped out in making this yet another Spirit of Red success and raising money towards the Olaus Jeldness statue. So, did the Snow Dance work it’s magic? Check out the precipitation forecast for this coming [...]

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Historian Ron Shearer will speak on “Skiing Before the Lifts”, particularly the 30s and 40s.  Presented by the Rossland Historical Association at the Rouge Gallery, November 22 at 7:00, doors open at 6:30, refreshments available.  Admission $10 adults, $5 students and children.  This is a fundraiser for the Rossland Museum.  Please come out and support [...]

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OK everyone, the time is nigh – we all need to get on over to the Miner’s Hall on NOVEMBER 19th to partake in the world famous SNOW DANCE. Doors open at 8:00 PM, music by NO EXCUSE featuring vocalist Karli Harrison. All attendees will be eligible for the RED SEASONS PASS raffle!! Remember, only [...]

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This is a head cam video of being caught in an avalanche in the Monashee Mountains near Rossland, BC. Apologies for the commercial nature of the video source but, what can you do?

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The following videos were contributed by the DeLong family showing some incredible footage of the old single seat Red Mountain Chairlift, the opening of the old Granite Mountain Chairlift, rope tow “slingshots”, the ski jump hill, lots of skiing from that era and finally, scenes from the 1968 DuMaurier World Cup. Spirit of Red thanks [...]

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