Big White Ski Resort
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Big White Ski Resort, or simply Big White, is a ski resort
located 56 km (34.8 mi) southeast of Kelowna
in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
. Located on Big White Mountain
, the highest summit in the Okanagan Highland
, an upland area between the Monashee Mountains
and the Okanagan Valley
, it is the second largest resort in British Columbia after Whistler-Blackcomb
and is the sister resort of Silver Star Mountain Resort
.
The mountain summit is at 2319 m (7,608.3 ft) with a vertical drop of 777 m (2,549.2 ft), serviced by 16 lifts. The mountain receives 750 cm of annual snowfall. It has 2765 acres (11 km²) of overall skiable terrain. With 38 acres (153,780.7 m²) of night skiing
, Big White has western Canada's largest resort night skiing area. It has a central village which comprises accommodation, eateries, bars and shops. The village is 1755 m (5,757.9 ft) above sea level.
The Ridge Chair (double) opened in the early 70's. The Powder Chair (triple), The Easter Chair (triple), and the Village Chair (triple) opened thereafter. In the mid 80's the Easter Chair was moved to replace the bunny hill t-bar and was renamed the Village chair; the Village Chair became the Summit Chair. The Ridge Rocket Express (quad) replaced the double chair in 1989 and the Bullet Express replaced the Summit and Village chairs in 1991. The Alpine T-Bar was moved to its present location and extended around this time as well. The Falcon Chair, which was in fact the old Ridge Chair, opened up the west side of the hill in the mid-1990s. The Gem Lake Express (quad), which doubled the skiable era, opened around 2000. The Snow Ghost Express (six person), which is adjacent to the Ridge Rocket, ended annoyingly long lineups when it opened in 2006.
Replacement of the Powder Chair and the Alpine T-Bar are likely to come soon.
Shred
and Shred 2, are snowboarding movies starring Tom Green
and Dave England
were filmed at Silver Star
and Big White.
Big White currently has one 8-passenger high speed gondola
, one 6-passenger high speed chair (new for the 06/07 season), four 4-passenger high speed chairs, one 4-passenger "beginner chair", one 3-passenger chair, three 2-passenger chairs (including the Telus park chairlift), one T-bar, one children’s and one adult's magic carpet. There are also two tubing
lifts. These lifts are capable of transporting 28,000 people per hour uphill.
chair. The Cliff Chair closed during the 2008 season, pending an investigation by avalanche
experts after the Parachute Bowl slipped in January 2008.
There is one high-speed detachable 6-seater chair (Snow Ghost Express), three high-speed detachable quad chairs
(Ridge Rocket, Bullet, and Black Forest), two double chairlifts (Cliff and Telus Park), and a single T-bar
, the Alpine T-bar.
The Ridge Rocket chair has a small lodge at its base, and the base of the Bullet chair is very near the main village. The new 6-seater lift (the Snow Ghost Express) was built for the 2006-2007 season parallel to Ridge Rocket Express to reduce lift lines.
Also included in the plans are a second base area, a new residential area and a golf course.
Park in the 2004/2005 season. It features a standard sized half-pipe
along with a skier/border cross course and beginner through to advanced rails and jumps. The park is separated into two sides. One with larger jumps, rails, and boxes, and the other with smaller features, the border cross and a half-pipe. Big white is also exclusive to a snow-cross run identical to the one at the olympics.
, offering classes for all ages and all skill levels.
* Certification Programs
* Group Programs
* Community Programs
* Nordic Coaching
* Private Coaching
* Ski & Board Weeks
* Weekend Programs
* Racing Programs
* Teen Programs
* Ski Cubs Full Day Ski Program
* Ski Cubs Half Day Program
* Mom & Me, Dad & Me Are Skiing
* Snowriders Full Day Ski & Boarding Program
* Snowriders Half Day Ski & Boarding Program
* Private & Semi-Private Coaching
* Adopt an Instructor
* TELUS Flight School & Heavy Metal Shop
These additions are expected to start following the close of the 2009/2010 season.
, snowmobile
tours, sleigh riding, dog sled
s, snowshoeing, and ice skating
.
A new activity in 2006-2007 season is the Sno-Limo, a sort of a cross between a dog sled and a lazy-boy chair on skis.
The resort also hosts a number of family aimed events (Big White was awarded North America's best family resort in 2003 by The Good Skiing and Boarding Guide 2003) such as carnival nights and Tim Hortons
's Cruise the Blues.
New during the 2008-2009 season are the Snow Adventure ski and snowboard improvement courses hosted by Snow Adventure in collaboration with the Big White Ski and Board School. There are various courses available including learn-to-ride courses, off-piste specific courses, a 3 week master-the-mountain course as well as ladies' and men's improvement weeks.
.
Vacation property rental companies manage many of the properties in Big White.
The village area includes 18 restaurants, cafés and delis, as well as a small grocery store and liquor store.
The Underground Pizzeria (delivery available) (250) 491 3575
The Globe (250) 765 1501
Snowshoe Sam’s (250) 765 1416
Kettle Valley Steakhouse & Wine Bar (250) 491 0130
Moose Lounge (250) 491 6154
Coltino's Italian Ristorante (250) 765 5611
Swiss Bear (250) 491 7750
Carvers (250) 491 2009
Pappas Roasters (250) 807 2407
The Copper Kettle Grille (250) 491 8122
is located in Trappers Crossing near the Village Centre Mall.
A shopping bus is available and takes riders to Orchard Park shopping mall in Kelowna for the day.
The bus is geared up for ski gear, and is a friendly service designed to make getting around the mountain easier and it saves your legs getting back up the mountain with either groceries or kids or both!
NB the bus driver does take a couple of breaks in the day, so get your self an updated bus schedule from the village
TIMETABLE (make sure you confirm the timetable at village centre when you arrive)
VILLAGE CENTRE MALL :00 & :30 (i.e. leaves the Centre Mall on the hour, and again at 30 mins past the hour)
CHATEAU BIG WHITE & SNOWSHOE SAMS: :01 & :31
TREETOPS TURNAROUND BY ASPENS and ZUPPO.COM : 04 & :34
TRAPPERS CROSSING: :07 & :37
KETTLEVIEW RD TOURNAROUND : :09 & :39
VILLAGE CENTRE MALL :11 & :41
HAPPY VALLEY: 14 & :44
TRAILSIDE :17 & :47
LOWER SNOWPINES RD/UPPER RIDGE PARKING LOT : 20 & :50
CHALET AROLLA (SNOWPINES ESTATES) :24 & :54
FEATHERTOP WAY :28 & :58
while skiing on an open, in bounds run. Barnier was an employee at the time; however, he was not on shift.
Winner of numerous Ski Canada awards including:
Okanagan Life Magazine
The Good Skiing and Boarding Guide 2003
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
located 56 km (34.8 mi) southeast of Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
. Located on Big White Mountain
Big White Mountain
Big White Mountain , also commonly called Big White, a reference shared by, and most commonly used to mean, the Big White Ski Resort built around its summit, is the highest mountain of the Okanagan Highland and also of the Beaverdell Range, a subrange of that formation, which lies between the...
, the highest summit in the Okanagan Highland
Okanagan Highland
The Okanagan Highland is a plateau-like hilly area in British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. state of Washington . It lies between the Okanagan Valley on its west and the Kettle River on its east, and geologically is more or less an extension of the Thompson Plateau, which lies west of the Okanagan...
, an upland area between the Monashee Mountains
Monashee Mountains
The Monashee Mountains are a mountain range mostly in British Columbia, Canada, extending into the U.S. state of Washington. They stretch from north to south and from east to west. They are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains...
and the Okanagan Valley
Okanagan
The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...
, it is the second largest resort in British Columbia after Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler-Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is a major ski resort located 125 km north of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America; it is 50% larger than its nearest competitor in terms of size, has the greatest uphill lift capacity, and until 2009, had...
and is the sister resort of Silver Star Mountain Resort
Silver Star Mountain Resort
Silver Star Mountain Resort is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Silver Star's snow season runs from late November to mid-April weather permitting...
.
The mountain summit is at 2319 m (7,608.3 ft) with a vertical drop of 777 m (2,549.2 ft), serviced by 16 lifts. The mountain receives 750 cm of annual snowfall. It has 2765 acres (11 km²) of overall skiable terrain. With 38 acres (153,780.7 m²) of night skiing
Night skiing
Night skiing is the sport of skiing or snowboarding after sundown, offered at many ski resorts and mountains. There are usually electric lights along the piste which allow for better visibility...
, Big White has western Canada's largest resort night skiing area. It has a central village which comprises accommodation, eateries, bars and shops. The village is 1755 m (5,757.9 ft) above sea level.
History
Big White opened in 1963 with two T-bars.The Ridge Chair (double) opened in the early 70's. The Powder Chair (triple), The Easter Chair (triple), and the Village Chair (triple) opened thereafter. In the mid 80's the Easter Chair was moved to replace the bunny hill t-bar and was renamed the Village chair; the Village Chair became the Summit Chair. The Ridge Rocket Express (quad) replaced the double chair in 1989 and the Bullet Express replaced the Summit and Village chairs in 1991. The Alpine T-Bar was moved to its present location and extended around this time as well. The Falcon Chair, which was in fact the old Ridge Chair, opened up the west side of the hill in the mid-1990s. The Gem Lake Express (quad), which doubled the skiable era, opened around 2000. The Snow Ghost Express (six person), which is adjacent to the Ridge Rocket, ended annoyingly long lineups when it opened in 2006.
Replacement of the Powder Chair and the Alpine T-Bar are likely to come soon.
Shred
Shred (film)
Shred is a snowboarding comedy film starring Tom Green that was filmed along with its sequel Shred 2 at Big White Ski Resort and Silver Star Mountain Resort, two ski resorts in British Columbia, Canada.-Plot:...
and Shred 2, are snowboarding movies starring Tom Green
Tom Green
Michael Thomas "Tom" Green is a Canadian actor, rapper, writer, comedian, talk show host and media personality. Best known for his shock humour brand of comedy, Green found mainstream prominence via his MTV television show The Tom Green Show...
and Dave England
Dave England
Dave England is an American daredevil stunt performer and former professional snowboarder who is known for appearing on the MTV series Jackass, as well as the films Jackass: The Movie, Jackass: Number Two, and Jackass 3D.-Life and career:Johnny Knoxville stated on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart...
were filmed at Silver Star
Silver Star Mountain Resort
Silver Star Mountain Resort is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Silver Star's snow season runs from late November to mid-April weather permitting...
and Big White.
Skiing terrain
Big White has a total of 118 "designated" trails and 27 unnamed trails. 18% of these trails are beginner, 56% intermediate and the remaining 26% are classed as expert. The wooded areas between trails are all open, and can offer a variety of ungroomed snow and widely varied terrain.Big White currently has one 8-passenger high speed gondola
Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...
, one 6-passenger high speed chair (new for the 06/07 season), four 4-passenger high speed chairs, one 4-passenger "beginner chair", one 3-passenger chair, three 2-passenger chairs (including the Telus park chairlift), one T-bar, one children’s and one adult's magic carpet. There are also two tubing
Tubing (recreation)
Tubing is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube, either on water, snow, or through the air. The tubes themselves are also known as "donuts" or "biscuits" due to their shape.-Water:Tubing on water generally consists of two forms: towed and free-floating, also...
lifts. These lifts are capable of transporting 28,000 people per hour uphill.
East side
The eastern side of Big White is where the majority of lifts are located. The runs on this side are usually shorter and more crowded than those found over on the Gem Lake side. The most advanced runs are located on this side underneath the CliffCliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...
chair. The Cliff Chair closed during the 2008 season, pending an investigation by avalanche
Avalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
experts after the Parachute Bowl slipped in January 2008.
There is one high-speed detachable 6-seater chair (Snow Ghost Express), three high-speed detachable quad chairs
Detachable chairlift
A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope that is strung between two terminals over intermediate towers. They are now commonplace at all but the...
(Ridge Rocket, Bullet, and Black Forest), two double chairlifts (Cliff and Telus Park), and a single T-bar
T-bar lift
A T-bar lift, also called T-bar, is a mechanised system for transporting skiers and snowboarders uphill, along the surface of the slope...
, the Alpine T-bar.
The Ridge Rocket chair has a small lodge at its base, and the base of the Bullet chair is very near the main village. The new 6-seater lift (the Snow Ghost Express) was built for the 2006-2007 season parallel to Ridge Rocket Express to reduce lift lines.
Gem Lake
Gem Lake is located on the western side of Big White and is served by the Gem Lake high-speed detachable quad chair. The Falcon and Powder Chairs, two and three person lifts respectively, are nearby. The Gem Lake lift is often windier than the east side lifts, but offers the largest single-lift vertical drop at the hill at 710 m. It has a lodge known as the Westridge Warming Hut complete with washrooms, coffee shop, ticket sales and large parking lot at its base; the base of the Gem Lake Express is quite distant from the Village area. Traditionally tourists tend to ski more on the east side while locals from Kelowna and other nearby towns will ski Gem Lake more than tourists. The addition of several new groomed blue and green runs at Gem Lake have allowed this area to be much more family friendly to the beginner / intermediate skier or rider.East Peak
The ski resort is expected to unveil plans in the near future that call for the addition of 2000 acres (8.1 km²) of skiable area on the East Peak. This new area will be mainly intermediate and advanced terrain and the expansion will be on land leased from the province.Also included in the plans are a second base area, a new residential area and a golf course.
Terrain Park
Big White recently built a TelusTELUS
Telus is a national telecommunications company in Canada that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services including internet access, voice, entertainment, video, and satellite television. The company is based in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of Greater Vancouver...
Park in the 2004/2005 season. It features a standard sized half-pipe
Half-pipe
A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, and inline skating. The structure is wood, concrete, metal, earth, or snow. It resembles a cross section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ramps , topped by copings and...
along with a skier/border cross course and beginner through to advanced rails and jumps. The park is separated into two sides. One with larger jumps, rails, and boxes, and the other with smaller features, the border cross and a half-pipe. Big white is also exclusive to a snow-cross run identical to the one at the olympics.
Nordic trails
Big White has 25 km of Nordic trails. You can snow-shoe and dog-sled as well as cross-country ski on the cross-country trails. A small number of them also have snowmobiles. There is one warming hut on the trail.Ski and Snowboard School
Big White has over 100 qualified instructorsTeacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
, offering classes for all ages and all skill levels.
Ski & Board School Programs
* Beginner Programs* Certification Programs
* Group Programs
* Community Programs
* Nordic Coaching
* Private Coaching
* Ski & Board Weeks
* Weekend Programs
* Racing Programs
* Teen Programs
Kid's Center Programs
* After Dark* Ski Cubs Full Day Ski Program
* Ski Cubs Half Day Program
* Mom & Me, Dad & Me Are Skiing
* Snowriders Full Day Ski & Boarding Program
* Snowriders Half Day Ski & Boarding Program
* Private & Semi-Private Coaching
* Adopt an Instructor
* TELUS Flight School & Heavy Metal Shop
Master Plan
Big White has created a master plan to become a major world class destination resort. Included in the plans are the following things:- Addition of 17 ski lifts;
- 1,051 hectares more skiable terrain (14% beginner, 47% intermediate, 39% expert);
- Addition of 3,320 hectares of controlled recreation areas;
- Adding 13,240 people/day to its comfortable carrying capacity;
- Adding 20,425 people/day to its balanced resort capacity;
- Addition of 53 km of Nordic Skiing Trails;
- Addition of 2 golf courses;
- Addition of an 80 hectare Mountain Bike park;
- Addition of 317620 sq ft (29,507.9 m²). of commercial space;
- Addition of snow making machines for an earlier season start;
- Addition of zip lines; and
- Addition of a water park.
These additions are expected to start following the close of the 2009/2010 season.
Activities
Activities include the Mega Snow Coaster, which was once the largest tubing park in North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, snowmobile
Snowmobile
A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, or sled,is a land vehicle for winter travel on snow. Designed to be operated on snow and ice, they require no road or trail. Design variations enable some machines to operate in deep snow or forests; most are used on open terrain, including...
tours, sleigh riding, dog sled
Dog sled
A dog sled is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. They can be used for dog sled racing.-History:...
s, snowshoeing, and ice skating
Ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...
.
A new activity in 2006-2007 season is the Sno-Limo, a sort of a cross between a dog sled and a lazy-boy chair on skis.
The resort also hosts a number of family aimed events (Big White was awarded North America's best family resort in 2003 by The Good Skiing and Boarding Guide 2003) such as carnival nights and Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
's Cruise the Blues.
New during the 2008-2009 season are the Snow Adventure ski and snowboard improvement courses hosted by Snow Adventure in collaboration with the Big White Ski and Board School. There are various courses available including learn-to-ride courses, off-piste specific courses, a 3 week master-the-mountain course as well as ladies' and men's improvement weeks.
Accommodations
There are currently four village condo hotels, 25 condo or town house complexes, 244 vacation homes and one ski in/ski out hostelHostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...
.
Vacation property rental companies manage many of the properties in Big White.
The village area includes 18 restaurants, cafés and delis, as well as a small grocery store and liquor store.
Restaurants
Here are some of the restaurants on the mountain:The Underground Pizzeria (delivery available) (250) 491 3575
The Globe (250) 765 1501
Snowshoe Sam’s (250) 765 1416
Kettle Valley Steakhouse & Wine Bar (250) 491 0130
Moose Lounge (250) 491 6154
Coltino's Italian Ristorante (250) 765 5611
Swiss Bear (250) 491 7750
Carvers (250) 491 2009
Pappas Roasters (250) 807 2407
The Copper Kettle Grille (250) 491 8122
Retail
Big White is located about a one hour drive outside Kelowna, and features a smaller village than resorts like Whistler. Big White has a limited number of on mountain shops. Several shops are located in the Village Centre Mall and around the village. A few more are in Happy Valley at the bottom of the gondola. An internet cafeInternet cafe
An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...
is located in Trappers Crossing near the Village Centre Mall.
A shopping bus is available and takes riders to Orchard Park shopping mall in Kelowna for the day.
Free Big White Ski Bus
There is a free Big White ski bus service taking you up and down the main mountain road, you do not need to pre-book, just get on and ride down to the village centre, reservations, ski school, restaurants, ski slopes etc.The bus is geared up for ski gear, and is a friendly service designed to make getting around the mountain easier and it saves your legs getting back up the mountain with either groceries or kids or both!
NB the bus driver does take a couple of breaks in the day, so get your self an updated bus schedule from the village
TIMETABLE (make sure you confirm the timetable at village centre when you arrive)
VILLAGE CENTRE MALL :00 & :30 (i.e. leaves the Centre Mall on the hour, and again at 30 mins past the hour)
CHATEAU BIG WHITE & SNOWSHOE SAMS: :01 & :31
TREETOPS TURNAROUND BY ASPENS and ZUPPO.COM : 04 & :34
TRAPPERS CROSSING: :07 & :37
KETTLEVIEW RD TOURNAROUND : :09 & :39
VILLAGE CENTRE MALL :11 & :41
HAPPY VALLEY: 14 & :44
TRAILSIDE :17 & :47
LOWER SNOWPINES RD/UPPER RIDGE PARKING LOT : 20 & :50
CHALET AROLLA (SNOWPINES ESTATES) :24 & :54
FEATHERTOP WAY :28 & :58
Deaths
On January 6, 2008, Leigh Barnier, an Australian skier, was killed by an avalancheAvalanche
An avalanche is a sudden rapid flow of snow down a slope, occurring when either natural triggers or human activity causes a critical escalating transition from the slow equilibrium evolution of the snow pack. Typically occurring in mountainous terrain, an avalanche can mix air and water with the...
while skiing on an open, in bounds run. Barnier was an employee at the time; however, he was not on shift.
Awards
Taken from the Big White website- The Best Ski Area 2004 - Okanagan Life Magazine
Winner of numerous Ski Canada awards including:
- Best New Chair (Cliff) 2005
- Best New Terrain Park (Telus Park) 2005
- Best Intermediate Terrain (Gem Lake) 2005
- New Accommodation (Grizzly Lodge) 2003
- Best Ski Bar - Snowshoe Sam's 2003
- Earliest Opening 2002
- Largest Base Expansion (Happy Valley Day Lodge) 2001
- Best Glades West – Big White Thunder and Black Bear
- Best Ski Resort Features for Kids (Big White Kid's Centre) 1999
- Best Grooming 1999
- Best On-Mountain Ski Bar (Raakels) 1999
- Best Weather 1998
- Best Renovated Skiers’ Hotel 1998
- Best Ski Area Child Care (Big White Kid’s Centre) 1998
Okanagan Life Magazine
- Best Ski Area, 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, & 1997
- Best Place for Adult Fun, 2002, 2001 & 2000
- Best Place for Family Fun, 2002 & 2000
The Good Skiing and Boarding Guide 2003
- North America’s Best Family Ski Resort
See also
- List of ski areas and resorts in Canada
- Silver Star Mountain ResortSilver Star Mountain ResortSilver Star Mountain Resort is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. Silver Star's snow season runs from late November to mid-April weather permitting...
, Big White's sister ski area. - Ski resortSki resortA ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
- SkiingSkiingSkiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
- SnowboardingSnowboardingSnowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...
External links
- bigwhite.com, Big White Ski Resort Website
- Bigwhitemtnchamber.com, Big White Chamber of Commerce
- RDKB.com, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary - this is the administrative area over Big White