Island Lake Lodge

Island Lake Lodge is surrounded by the Canadian Rockies in the southern portion of the Kootenay Range in Cedar Valley, to the west of the City of Fernie.

Unique weather patterns tend to bring much more precipitation to the area than usually found this far inland, creating benign conditions for powder skiing.

Initially, accommodation, meals and leisure space were provided in the small Bear Lodge building.

Construction of the Tamarack Lodge, which now functions as the hub of the resort including a full serviced restaurant, spa facilities and eight luxury suites, commenced in 2004.

Bear Grylls and his crew filmed Episode 3 of Season 7 of the survival television program Man vs Wild at the lodge.