Crowsnest Pass is in Southern Alberta, Canada. Gateway to the southern Alberta and some of the last untouched beauty of the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the Crowsnest Highway . The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a Special Municipality, the municipality resulted from a legal amalgamation of five towns (from east to west): Bellevue, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, and Coleman, on January 1, 1979. Blairmore and Coleman are the largest towns; Frank is the smallest. Within its boundaries are also the former communities (abandoned, or much reduced) of Lille, Passburg, Sentinel (Sentry), and Crowsnest.
The main attraction of the Crowsnest Pass is it's pristine wildness, which is highly accessible from any of the towns. There are a substantial amount of trails and backcountry roads, which are well signed and popular with walkers, cyclists and ATV/Quad riders. During the winter cross country sking, snow-shoeing and snow-mobiling take over as the wildness 'escapes'. There is a small ski-hill located in Blairmore, which is more of a begineers slope. For 'adventurous' sking look at Castle Mountain and Fernie. There is a small single screen cinema located on the main street in Blarimore and a bowling alley located underneath the Legion on 129th Street (map). During the summer months there is an outdoor swimming pool on 121th Street (map), with changing/shower facilities open to hikers/walkers for a small fee.