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Big White Ski Resort Guide

Big White Ski Resort Guide

Skies On Fire, Big White photo

Photo credit: Odysseus

Getting psyched to drop in, Big White photo

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Snowghosts by Doug, Big White photo

Photo credit: Doug Campbell

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Photo credit: william geertsma

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Issued: 30 Apr

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Today’s Weather (1930 m)

PM
snow showers
5 SSE5
2 °C F-Level
2150m
night
snow showers
0 SW0
2 °C F-Level
1950m
AM
partially cloudy
10 WNW10
1 °C F-Level
2100m

It's the Snow" is our motto at award-winning Big White Ski Resort! Each year, seven meters (24.5 feet) of Mother Nature’s finest, driest champagne powder blankets over a hundred immaculately groomed cruising runs and spacious alpine bowls. You will instantly feel the difference that natural snow makes as you carve turns on perfectly buffed trails, float through the powder bowls, and slalom through the "snow ghosts" – our signature snow clad glades. In TELUS Park, skiers and snowboarders can ride the rails, or jump and spin off a whole variety of natural and man-made features. Big White's romantic village boasts Canada’s most modern and luxurious ski-in ski-out resort properties, with room for over 17,000 guests. Hotels, luxury apartments, vacation homes and even themed log cabins, (most with private outdoor hot tubs) dot the snowy slopes. The Village Centre Mall is the hub for all Big White activity and fun. During the day, it houses the ski school, rental shop, main ticket office, Activities Desk, ski shops, and Beano's café. Happy Valley – a short gondola ride from the Village Centre – is where you'll find Big White's famous après‐ski programs – many of which are free! Don't miss the Video Nights, Bingo Night, Big White's Got Talent, Nintendo Wii night, ice skating and pond shinny (ice hockey) on Canada's largest high‐altitude skating rink, dogsled tours, the Mega Snow Coaster tubing park, and guided snowmobile tours – we even have 'Mini‐Z's' for younger riders. With a newly expanded runway and an international arrivals lounge being constructed at Kelowna International Airport, flying to Big White will be even easier than before. We can have you out of the airport and up to Big White in an hour's time.

Resorts close to Big White include: Crystal Mountain Resort (41 km), Crystal Resort (61 km), Silver Star (66 km), Valkyr Adventures (66 km), Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre (67 km),


Big White Location Maps

Big White Location Map

All Big White Resort Stats

Piste info

  • Trails (Pistes): 118
  • Beginner: 18%
  • Intermediate: 54%
  • Advanced: 28%
  • Cross-country: 25 km
  • Snowmaking: 0%
  • Acres of ski: 2765
  • Terrain Parks: 1
  • Halfpipes: 1

Social

  • Restaurants: 17
  • Bars: 8
  • Slopeside accommodation: Y

Mountain info

  • Summit: 2319 m
  • Vertical Drop: 777 m
  • Base: 007

Lifts

  • Draglifts: 5
  • Chairlifts: 10
  • Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1
  • Toplift: m

Travel

NEW! Announcements & News from the Big White ski resort manager

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  • Season opens: 1 Dec 2012
  • Season closes: 14 Apr 2013

Information supplied 23 Nov 2012




Visitor Reviews of Big White


Elizabeth from Canada writes:

Big White is an awesome mountain! And it is true, the snow is 'float in the air' powder, something you do not get on the coast at Whistler or back east (which is mostly ice). There are never any lineups. I have been skiing this mt. for 6 years and other than El Niño the snow conditions have been great.
Big White has tons of activities for those who don't ski as well. There is a world class ice climbing wall for beginner, intermediate and expert climbers, snowshoe and cross country trails, skating, tubing, mushing ( dogsled ding) horse drawn slay rides, snowmobiling, swimming and plenty of restaurants and bars and it's 1/2 the price of Whistler. There are plenty of intermediate to expert runs as it is a huge mt but most tourists just ski the center of the mt and don't go exploring to find the hidden gems that we locals know about.
Big White has free Snow Hosts that will guide you around the mt based on your skiing level so you just have to ask. There is a great snow school with well priced lessons for families or just the kids; Live music after 4:00 in the happy Valley lodge and lots of planed activities for families après-ski .
Don't know why there are any negative comments on this resort as I have skied all over the US and Canada and feel very blessed to have this mt in my back yard :))

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City Forecasts
Closest to Big White

city forecasts
Kelowna, Canada 45 km
West Kelowna, Canada 51 km
Vernon, Canada 60 km
Penticton, Canada 61 km
Kamloops, Canada 142 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to Big White

surf forecast
Fort. Ebey, United States 332 km
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Elwha, United States 387 km
Crescent, United States 396 km
Jordan River, Canada 400 km

Resorts and Mountain Peaks Surrounding Big White

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Mountain Peaks
Closest to Big White

mountain forecasts
Big White Mountain, Canada 6 km
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