For the last 15 years, people have spent the night before Revelstoke Mountain resort opens sleeping in the village's lift line.

The tradition started back in 2010, when Alex Bell and his buddies were in Grade 9.

Skiing meant everything to them, and securing the first chairlift of the season would earn them bragging rights.

“Basically, getting first in line and getting first chair is like clout for the whole season,” Bell said.

Alex Bell and his friends used to spend every moment they could on the Mount Revelstoke ski hill in the winter. (Submitted by Alex Bell)

He and his friends decided that to be absolutely sure they were first, they would sleep in the lift line overnight.

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