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How Mount Revelstoke got built has something to do with the movement of tectonic plates, presumably, but the construction of Revelstoke Mountain Resort has been considerably more human—a product of ideas, ambitions, tools.

Now, as the town and resort navigate a course from sleepy railroad hamlet to international all-season destination, it's a good time to look both back and forward—from what Revelstoke was to what it is becoming.

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