Revelstoke, like any country town, is full of larger than life characters that make the place special.

Whether it's the unreasonably enthusiastic burger guy, the kickass bakery or the sensationally cheap fast food, the place is full of must-sees for anyone passing through.

With this in mind, click read more to check out Getting Stoked's Top Five of Revelstoke.



1. Dale's burger shop. Ideally located in the car park with the large grizzly bear out the front, just up from most of the pubs in town, the Getting Stoked crew heard about Dale's burger shop long before they ever set foot there. A man so completely enthusiastic about his food that he tells you everything you could ever want to know about it, each time you're there, and the best bit is the food lives up to the hype (especially when you're drunk). "100% grain fed beef, man", "No one else has the time I do to make the burgers right", "Guaranteed the best burger in town", and "man, see this garlic? I roasted it myself".




** The burger shop is the silver trailer to the left of the bear... The photographer may have been distracted by the bears and forgotten to take a photo of the burger joint

2. Modern Bakery. It's the Quality Bakery (Invermere reference, tough...) of Revelstoke. You go in hungry, you come out joyous. A $4 bowl of home-made soup, a $2.50 hot apple cider (waaay nicer than it sounds), some free Internet and a disgustingly chocolatey brownie, and voila, satisfact---ioon.




3. The pool. Revelstoke, in warmer times, is less a snow town and more an outdoor sports hub. Kayaking, hiking, hunting and climbing are all big things around here, and the pool pays tribute to the latter with a small bouldering wall hanging over the pool. So. Freakin. Cool.




4. Out of bounds. Every town has to have one. Especially in a ski town, with so many young people trying to get laid. The place wouldn't be the same without it. A gross, feral, meat-markety nightclub. Load up on cheap spirits beforehand, hit the club in your best (read: clean) t-shirt/only pair of jeans you could fit in your backpack, pay a cover charge (because it's really THAT popular... cough cough) and do your best to pick up.
Class-y.
*** On the right night, The Regent can rival Out of Bounds for... the aforementioned atmosphere.




5. The Getting Stoked house. Where else? With snow expected throughout the week, Getting Stoked's front yard is going to turn from a boring, white field to a winter wonderland, with snowmen deathmatches set against a backdrop of fairylights and tinsel. Christmas gone wrong, or something. If you're nice and come in and check out the backyard, you may see a radical snowboard park, with old doors turned into down ramps and a conveniently placed pile of dirt masquerading as some sort of spine. Boxes too, maybe. Who knows? It hasn't snowed enough yet for it to happen.