Related Regions: British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada, Ski Canada, North America

Big White Overview

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Big White

Big White has four village hotels, 25 condominium buildings, 244 private chalets, and two hostels, room for 17,000 on-mountain guests. Many buildings feature hot tubs, saunas, underground parking and fireplaces.

Elevation

Summit

7604ft
Vertical Drop

2549ft
Base

4950ft

Terrain

Beginner Runs

18%

Intermediate Runs

54%

Advanced Runs

22%

Expert Runs

Longest Run

5 MILES

Skiable Terrain

2765 ACRE

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 16
Gondolas & Trams: 1
Eight Person Lifts: 0
High Speed Sixes: 1
High Speed Quads: 4
Quad Chairs: 1
Triple Chairs: 1
Double Chairs: 3
Surface Lifts: 5

Tourist Office

5315 Big White Road

V1P 1P3 Kelowna

Canada

Phone: 1-800-765-3101

bigwhite@bigwhite.com

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: 12/01/2012

Projected Closing Ski Season: 04/14/2013

Projected Days Open: 144

Days Open Last Year: 144

Years Open: 50

Average Snowfall: 294"

Big White Reviews

by richard@flexisail.com 5th January 2013
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 5
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 2
- Nightlife 2
TREES, POWDER IT HAS IT ALL

Pros: Great terrain, trees galore and beautiful powder
Cons: We are wishing for a charter company to fly into Kelowna direct from the UK
by jas33 13th March 2012
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 3
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 4
- Nightlife 5
Simply amazing!

Pros: lots of vert, cheap hostel, good night life
Cons: lots of people, resort prices, bad US-CDN exchange rate
by jase12eski 28th February 2012
- Overall Rating 5
- Family Friendly 2
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 5
- Nightlife 5
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 26th April 2011
- Overall Rating 4
- Family Friendly 5
- All Mtn. Terrain 5
- Terrain Park 0
- Nightlife 2
Excellent family resort

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