Planning Your Trip

Island Lake Lodge combines its incredible location with guides who have been skiing the same terrain for 30+ years to create a one-of-a-kind skiing experience. Then after a long day of skiing incredible powder, they whisk you back to their numerous stunning lodges for an extremely luxurious dining experience before doing it all over again the next day. What more could you want?
Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana is an easy 2.5-hour from the lodge. Guests can also fly to Calgary International Airport (a 3.5-hour drive) or Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (a 1.5-hour drive). If you don’t want to rent a car, Resort Tours, is the only fully compliant transportation provider for the cross-border route (from $899; resortours.ca).
5,000 acres of skiable terrain spread across 7,000 private acres of alpine bowls and tree skiing. The skiing starts as high as 7,000 feet. December is colder, with dry, low-density snow and great powder skiing but less access to all-terrain. January has similar conditions but more terrain access. February brings the most consistent temperatures and conditions. March delivers the biggest storms and warmer, longer days. Conditions can range from spring-like to serious pow.
Four beautifully appointed timber lodges are nestled off the grid, between the frozen lake and old-growth forest. Cedar and Tamarack Lodges each have eight rooms and Red Eagle Lodge has 10; all have ensuite bathrooms. Each lodge has its own outdoor sauna with views of the Lizard Range and the main spa offers a barrel sauna, massage therapy and a heated pool. Bear Lodge offers lounge seating, a pool table, foosball, darts, classic ski movies, a guitar collection and an iconic massive stone fireplace. A gear locker room and full gym are also availabe on the lower level. Enjoy a three-course, locally-sourced menu each night, with dishes like Fraser Valley duck dumplings and beef en croute, paired with wines from the 3,000-bottle cellar.