Big White canada
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Big White Canada.
Big White Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1963 the Canadian ski resort Big White lies at 2319 metres altitude in the British Columbia region of the Canadian Monashees. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Big White ski area is not snow sure. Over 2 snow cannons ensure artificial Big White snow making covers 1km of ski trails, which equates to around 1 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Big White (Canada) is Vancouver at a distance of 393km or approximately 400 minutes driving time. Big White ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
The highest (and second largest) resort in British Columbia is known to local's as the 'Friendly Giant'. 55km from the regional airport in the town of Kelowna, this is the largest resort in the interior of British Columbia, with full-service facilities on site.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Big White Canada
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Big White Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | C$386 - C$386 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Big White Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Big White trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S W |
| direction Big White ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2319m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1508m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1755m |
| centre of Big White ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 777m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 777m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Big White
Skiing Big White you'll enjoy 118 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Big White lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 25400 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Canadian ski resort of Big White is over 7.2km long.
Big White Ski Area
Big White ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Big White piste is the 0.8km Prudance Bowl run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Big White after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Big White for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Big White Apres Ski
The apres ski Big White scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
8 apres ski bars 17 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 2 indoor swimming 2 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 8 hot tubs 0 solariums 2 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Bakery, Bingo, Carnival Night, Fireworks, Hair & Beauty Salons, Video Games.
SNO-man says
Most of Big White's non ski or snowboarding facilities are still outdoors. The major fixed asset is the central 7500 square foot family skating rink in the heart of the Village Centre, between the Village Centre Mall and the White Crystal Inn. This is open daily (weather permitting) and skates can be rented from the Rental Shop in the Village Centre Mall. You can also choose to relax in a hot tub, have a massage or enjoy a beauty treatment and sleigh rides are also available.
The Adventure Park in Happy Valley includes mega Snow Coaster tube rides, mini z's snowmobile tours and skating.
Snowmobilers have more than 100 km (63 miles) of wilderness trails and logging roads. Everything needed is supplied including clothing helmet, boots, and a snack with moonlit tours and custom packages available on occasion.
Big White for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Big White Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Big White resort - ski Big White by any other name
The Canadian ski resort of Big White ski resort is also known as Big White Big White Mountain and has the following common misspellings:
Big White ski area has ski slopes which face S W
The direction which the various Big White ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Big White ski resort has ski slopes facing S W.
Big White for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall