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Big White Overview

  • 4.2

  • 30 Reviews
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Elevation

  • Summit
    7606 Ft.
  • Vertical Drop
    2550 Ft.
  • Base
    4950 Ft.

Terrain

Beginner Runs

18%

Intermediate Runs

54%

Advanced Runs

22%

Expert Runs

6%

Longest Run

4.5

Skiable Terrain

2765

Snow Making

N/A

Lifts

  • Total Number Of Lifts: 16
  • Gondolas & Trams: 1
  • High Speed Sixes: 1
  • High Speed Quads: 4
  • Quad Chairs: 1
  • Triple Chairs: 1
  • Double Chairs: 3
  • Surface Lifts: 5

Common Misspellings

Big Whitte, Bigwhite, Okanagan Valley

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: Dec 3, 2011

Projected Closing Ski Season: Apr 15, 2012

Projected Days Open: 144

Days Open Last Year: 144

Years Open: 49

Average Snowfall: 294

Big White Reviews

  • by jas33 Mar 13, 2012
    • Overall Rating 5.0
    • Family Friendly 3.0
    • All Mtn. Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 4.0
    • Nightlife 5.0

    Simply amazing!

    Pros: lots of vert, cheap hostel, good night life
    Cons: lots of people, resort prices, bad US-CDN exchange rate

     
  • by jase12eski Feb 28, 2012
    • Overall Rating 5.0
    • Family Friendly 2.0
    • All Mtn. Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 5.0
    • Nightlife 5.0

    Best apres ski experience, and amazing trees

    Pros: lots of vertical, high speed lifts, big mountain
    Cons: lift lines exist, pow tracked out quickly (saturday)

     
  • by wala Apr 26, 2011
    • Overall Rating 4.0
    • Family Friendly 5.0
    • All Mtn. Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 0.0
    • Nightlife 2.0

    Excellent family resort

    Pros: terrain, tree skiing, reasonable cost
    Cons: small village, ? fog

     

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