/24-7PressRelease/ - Fernie, BC, Canada, June 13, 2008 - Quite literally from around the world powder skiing aficionados flock to Island Lake Lodge. Over thirty feet of snow fall each winter and the unbroken snowfields in the 7000 wilderness acres surrounding the Lodge insure unparalleled skiing.
While the skiing initially attracts the guest, the experience of Island Lake Lodge brings them back year after year. Completely off the grid, accessible only by snow cat during the winter, the Lodge experience establishes a standard distinct from any other. As with all active pursuits, gathering for a meal at the end of the day fosters community and the opportunity to trade tales. At Island Lake Lodge the evening becomes far more. With a long standing reputation of hiring young innovative chefs providing them with the mandate to serve interesting and hearty meals to compliment the extensive wine cellar, dining for the thirty some guests becomes as important as the skiing.
Each winter the chefs of Island Lake Lodge create over one hundred individual menus for the just over thirty skiing guests. Pulling from the finest in local and regional ingredients, the meals served are un-equaled in the industry.
The chefs foster relationships with suppliers, from Cinecott Farms to Hill's specialty meat producers, to find, to prepare and to serve a meal as startling unique as the ski terrain surrounding the Lodge.
The chefs profiled--past and present--each created a flair in the Lodge cuisine and a brought passion for their craft. Those that have moved on left a high mark for the following chefs to touch and to surpass.
The Island Lake Cookbook (Whitecap Books, Spring 2009) will celebrate this innovative tradition with a look back at the history of the Lodge, the philosophy of cooking, the thought going into each supplier relationship and the often almost whimsical approach to fine food by the chefs of the Lodge. Whitecap is a leading Canadian publisher of cookbooks receiving four international awards at the recent London Book Fair.
ABOUT
Island Lake Resort Group- ILRG operates Mica Heliski in Revelstoke, Powder Cowboy catskiing and Island Lake Lodge. Island Lake Lodge sits above a stunning mountain lake on 7000 acres of pristine wilderness. In the winter it operates as a catskiing company, servicing 36 guests in three snow cats. In the summer it is a luxurious backcountry lodge, offering hiking, spa treatments and fine dining. Located 20 minutes from Fernie B.C. it is an easy 2.5-hour drive from the airport in Kalispell, Montana or 3 hour drive from Calgary International Airport in Alberta.
Christa Moffat
Island Lake Resort Group
(250) 423-3700 ext. 3002
(250) 423-4055
christa@islandlakelodge.com
About The Island Lake Cookbook
Published by Whitecap Books
Written by Keith Liggett
Photography by Henry Georgi
To be released Spring 2009
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