[2] Mount Mackenzie and the surrounding area has hosted a number of skiing operations for many years.

Starting in the late 1960s a single two-person lift has been operational on the lower slopes, forming the basis of a resort known as Powder Springs.

The resort opened for the first time on December 21, 2007, with a gondola providing access to the mountain and a high speed quad known as The Stoke lapping trails on the upper portion of Mount MacKenzie.

It was thought to be the biggest North American ski resort debut in twenty years.

Funding was eventually secured from a group of private investors that appear to have since organized as Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

The development was priced at $1 billion in total, and an agreement among the major parties was signed on 20 March 2005.

The Selkirk Hotel and Conference Centre is slated to open sometime in 2025 and will be connected to the main village area via a walking bridge that goes over Camozzi Road.

A magic carpet next to the Mid-Mountain Lodge serves a small beginner slope, while Stellar provides a learning pod at the MacKenzie Outpost.

The Master Plan calls for the eventual construction of as many as 25 lifts in total, both in the currently opened western face of the mountain, as well as the bowls to the south currently served by the cat-ski operations.