We are a family real estate team at Royal LePage Rockies West in Invermere, working across the Columbia Valley. We have been doing this here since 2005, and the family has lived in Invermere since 1995.
Most of the people we work with are looking for a place in the mountains rather than a place to live full time. That shapes how we work — there is rarely a rush, and the questions are different.
DK Rice
250-342-5935
dk@rockieswest.com
RT Rice
250-270-5935
rt@rockieswest.com
Royal LePage Rockies West Unit 2 – 450 Sarah Rd Invermere, BC V0A 1K3
Our office moved to Sarah Road in 2026. If you have us in your contacts at the old Highway 93/95 address beside Tim Hortons, this is the current one.
Office hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Mountain Time.
Saturday 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Mountain Time
Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Mountain Time
The Columbia Valley is small enough that people often treat it as one market. It is not — the communities are genuinely different, and which one suits you usually comes down to how you plan to use the place.
Invermere is the main town, with services, a walkable downtown, and a beach on Lake Windermere. The widest range of property, from condos near the water to homes on the benches above town.
Radium Hot Springs is quieter, and the gateway to Kootenay National Park. Strong on condos and resort properties, and often the entry point on price. Worth knowing that Radium has both whole-ownership and fractional-interval properties, and they are very different things.
Windermere is mostly detached homes, many with lake views, for people who want more space and are happy with the ten-minute drive into town.
Fairmont Hot Springs sits at the south end — hot springs, golf, the ski hill, and a mix of everything from lots to homes to resort condos.
Panorama is up the hill from Invermere and built around the resort. Mostly condos and townhomes, and the natural fit if skiing or biking is the reason you are looking.
We also work in Edgewater, Canal Flats and the rural areas around Invermere.
Buying a recreational property is not like buying a house you need to move into next month. Most people we talk to are between 9 months and 2 years out when they first get in touch, and that is completely normal.
It usually starts with a few questions, then a look around when you are next up this way, and it goes from there. There is no urgency from our side. We would rather answer questions for a year and be useful when you are actually ready than push anyone into a decision they have not finished thinking about.
If you would rather we left you alone until you get in touch again, just say so — that is exactly what will happen.
Unit 2 – 450 Sarah Rd, Invermere, BC V0A 1K3. The office moved to Sarah Road in 2026 from the previous Highway 93/95 location.
Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Windermere, Fairmont Hot Springs and Panorama, plus the wider Columbia Valley including Edgewater and Canal Flats.
Yes. Most of our clients are buying a recreational property elsewhere, and we are used to doing a lot of it over the phone, by email, and via video before anyone drives out.
Since 2005. The family has lived in Invermere since 1995.
