Invermere

Sporting Gear

Columbia Cycle and Motorsports (375 Laurier St. 250/342-6164) rents bicycles, snowboards, downhill and cross-country skis, and snowshoes. Invermere Sales & Rentals (403 7th Ave. 250/342-6336) sells and rents canoes, boats, and personal watercraft.

D. R. Sports (2755 13th St. 250/342-3517) will sharpen skates, tune up skis, restring racquets, and repair bikes and other sports-relating gear.

The Columbia River Wetlands are some of the longest wetlands in North America. They stretch for almost 112 mi and provide respite for hundreds of migratory birds including more than 1,000 Tundra Swans in spring, vast flocks of Great Blue Herons, and in autumn, thousands of waterfowl. Columbia River Outfitters (Pete's Marina, 25 Laurier St., on the north end of Lake Windermere. 250/342-7397. www.adventurevalley.com) offers guided and self guided tours from C$39.

More Sports and Outdoors

• Downhill Skiing
• Golf

• Heli-Skiing
• Sporting Gear