FAIRMONT,
BRITISH COLUMBIA—
People have
been soaking up the natural warmth at Fairmont Hot Springs for as long
as anyone can remember. The Kootenay, Blackfoot and Shuswap Indians have
all called the area home, and later it was a popular stagecoach stop.
Now, Fairmont
Hot Springs Resort attracts visitors from all over the world to its 140-room
lodge, dining room and lounge, two 18-hole golf courses, beautiful RV
park, and private ski mountain. At the center of everything, however,
is the plentiful and continuous supply of odorless hot mineral water.
Fairmont uses this wonderful resource to fill several large pools, which
are emptied, cleaned, and refilled every night. Because fresh water is
constantly flowing through the pools, no chemicals have to be added, and
visitors soak in completely natural 100-degree (Fahrenheit) water.
In addition
to enjoying the therapeutic benefits of hot mineral water, guests can
further pamper themselves by signing up for spa services including Swedish
massage and herbal body wrap treatments. The "Parafango Glacier
Mud Treatment," one of the more exotic, involves deep heat, massage,
glacier mud and paraffin. It's guaranteed to iron out those sore
muscles!
While the
"civilized" pools are wonderful, Fairmont offers a wilder side
for those with adventurous spirits. In the picture above, Megan is enjoying
one of the "Indian baths," pools carved into the bedrock on
the hillside above the resort. Good anytime, the Indian baths are
especially enchanting under a full moon. Mark's favorite spot is the fifty-foot
hot waterfall, pictured above right.
It's easy
to imagine those early stagecoach travelers soaking their weary bones
after a dusty day on the trail. The Phoenix may have better suspension,
but our bones get weary just the same. Fairmont is a traveler's paradise.
Fairmont
Hot Springs Resort
Box 10
Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia V0B 1L0
(604) 345-6311
Where
"Warmth Comes Naturally"
