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Big White

Big White Resort, located in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, boasts some of the best snow in all of Canada. Big White features 118 ski and snowboard trails spread out over 2,765 acres of skiable terrain, serviced by 16 lifts. The resort features terrain that includes wide open bowls, glades and fall line groomers. Their TELUS Terrain Park is ranked among the best in North America/ Big White is also the largest ski-in, ski-out ski resort in all of Canada thanks to their fantastic range of lodging options.

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