About Big White Resort

Big White Ski Resort

Big White Resort is a family oriented ski resort near Kelowna, BC. Known for its world class skiing and winter events and activities, the resort offers everything from fine dinning to ice climbing, skating, to horse drawn sleigh rides. Aside from the awesome skiing, Big White offers everything from a vibrant night life to family oriented activities.

Location:

Big White is located 56 km (35 miles) from Kelowna to the Village Centre. East/southeast of Kelowna from Hwy 97 via Hwy 33 and Big White Road.

Big White is approximately 60 km (36 miles) from the Kelowna International airport (YLW), A shuttle bus runs directly from the airport to Big White Ski Resort and must be booked prior to your arrival.

Airport Shuttle Bus is available from the Kelowna International Airport.

Terrain at Big White:

  • Resort Area: 7,355 acres (3,052 hectares)
  • Patrolled Area: 2,765 acres (1,147 hectares)
  • Groomed Area: 905 acres (367 hectares)
  • Alpine and Glades: 1,525 acres (618 hectares)
  • Western Canada’s Largest Resort Night Skiing Area: 38 acres (15 hectares)


Elevation of Big White:

  • Summit: 2,319m (7,606 ft)
  • Village Centre: 1,755m (5,757 ft)
  • Westridge Base: 1,508m (4,950 ft)

Vertical Drop:

  • 777 m (2,550 ft)


Big White Ski Runs:

  • 118 Designated Trails
  • 18% Beginner
  • 54% Intermediate
  • 22% Expert
  • 6% Extreme
  • Longest Run: 7.2 km (4.5 miles) – Around the World Route – it runs from the top of the T-Bar to Bottom of Gem Lake
  • Total of 105km (65 miles) of marked runs

 

Total Uphill Capacity:

  • 28,000 skiers per hour
  • 20 million Vertical Transport Feet (VTF) per hour

 

TELUS Park: Boarder/Skier Park

  • Boarder/Skier-Cross course that can be tuned up to run regional, national, and World Cup events
  • Beginner/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced lanes combined with Rails and Jumps


Cross Country Skiing:

  • Big White offers 25 km (16 miles) of incredible combined Nordic and Wilderness trails perfect for Canadian cross country skiing and snowshoeing.  14 kilometers of trails groomed daily with state of the art grooming equipment for both skate and classic technique.

Other Activities:

 

 

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