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The region has a large network of outdoor activity operators, with the biggest facilities including lift, cat and heli-skiing. This includes some of the oldest resorts in North
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554:Eagle Pass
433:Elk Valley
364:Boundaries
241:Population
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1308:Kootenays
941:Kootenays
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191:Cranbrook
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1255:Interior
1118:Kamloops
1076:Villages
860:See also
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788:Rossland
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167:Province
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764:Playmor
706:Economy
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382:Creston
355:Kutenai
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204:Nelson
160:Canada
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1167:Coast
1071:Towns
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