Our History


OurRockies Online Ltd. was founded by Simon Croome in 2006 after two years of planning and development.

After purchasing vacation property in Fernie B.C., Simon was underwhelmed by the reach and vision of the property management choices available to him.

Having over 12 years experience developing E-Commerce applications, Simon decided that he could do better for himself, and for his neighbours.

Our Vision

Instead of aiming to be just another property manager that a prospective visitor might contact for accommodation, OurRockies aims to create local portals that provide all pre-trip planning needs.

To achieve this, services must be inherently inclusive. Any cost to local business is likely to be factor in decisions to participate. So let's make the decision easy!

  • Free listings, updated and managed by the business owners.
  • Very low commissions (<10%) on all bookings though us.
  • No surprises, we pay all credit card and other fees.
  • Discounts for bookings sourced by our clients, but processed with us.
  • Heck, we can even charge our competitors less commission than they charge each other!

But low prices alone aren't enough. We want to offer more. Think:

  • Flights.
  • Airport transfers.
  • Tours. Cat-skiing. Snowmobiling. Golf. Lift tickets
  • All packaged up.

We believe that by offering the most comprehensive, most competitive, and most functional offering, we will quickly become the only pre-trip planning destination.