Big White Ski Resort

Challenging mountain, the green runs are pretty intense and could be considered blue runs. On weekends at least it is very busy and can be a tad frustrating. The runs are also confusing to get around and to navigate but otherwise it is very beautiful, long runs and the village is cute and cozy!

My first winter living near big white. Got a season pass and have been out skiing twice so far. Even though the season is early the skiing has been incredible. Last visit I stopped in for lunch. The food was very good.

This hill covers so much area that skiers and boarders are really spread out so it’s nice to have other lifts and runs to explore when the Ridge and Snow chairs get busy. Generally well groomed and awesome skiing when they get a good base of snow. Sometimes can be windy or foggy, but the bluebird days make up for it!

I am not a skier - visited the place just out of curiosity and to take my nieces to play in the snow. Great snow! more places to eat that I would have imagine, so I could see spending a full day (or more) there!

As a young family we've been going to Big White since 2016. In terms of snow and skiing the mountain offers a lot options depending on your skill level. We are a mixed skill level family, we prefer Black Forest because it has a good mix of blue runs with glade runs and it's sheltered from the wind. We also find that it's common to have runs to ourselves, especially on weekdays. Favorite runs are Whisky Jack, Bear Paw, and Millie's Mile. Gem chair (Falcon and Powder chair too) is beautiful, but more advanced (blue to black) and can get windy and will close down if it gets too windy or too cold. Ghost/Ridge area offers amazing options from green to black, something for everyone! Favorite runs include Whitetail, Goat's Kick, Born to Run and Roller Coaster. Make sure to take the T-bar up, the Enchanted Forest is a go to for our family! I don't have experience with Cliff, but friends say it's amazing for advanced boarders/skiers. Bullet has a lot of options but is typically busy(for Big White). Bullet leads to Telus Park which is a great park, lots of jumps, rails, super fun and has its own chair lift so you can do it over and over! As a bonus, in February they typically open the race track, which my family loves to burn down. Favourite runs include: Ogopogo Trail(kids love this, too cramped for me), Mervin's and Spruce Trail. Snow conditions overall are amazing compared to Vancouver area from mid December to late March. Powder is very common! I remember hearing the commercial "Okanagan Champagne Powder" and I know what this means and it's so true! BW, cannot control mother nature, but fog is common so plan for it. Also while rare, it can get cold (-20 to -30C+) so bring layers! I typically wear one layer (thermals), but my wife and daughter wear 2-3 layers with heated boots, gloves and drop in foot and hand warmers. This year I did use hand and foot warmers in late December! In terms of ammenities, this is where I would like to see BW invest. With COVID restrictions there is less and less to do on the mountain. No night skiing (due to staffing shortage), boo! Night skiing before COVID was a lot of fun (minus the fog!). Tubing, skating are all back, which are good fun. I do find that the village is a bit of a ghost town at night, right now. This is part of a later issue, BW needs stuff to do, but this will require COVID to go away and investment, likely corporate investment. Needs a theatre, a bowling alley, golf (summer) something! Food overall is quality, but bring your wallet! Favourite's include Globe, Woods and Bullwheel. Avoid the Black Diamond Grill, over priced (vs quality) and I've had poor customer experiences here a few times. Fyi, clock tower food and drink is all very tasty and high quality (not cheap though!). Great coffee! Everything is good, you can't really go wrong. Favourite for us is the kids grilled cheese, all breakfast sandwiches and white chocolate raspberry muffins! Overall, Big white offers a large hill to explore, great conditions, short line ups (compared to Vancouver), great food, ok ammenities and you cannot go wrong regardless of skill level. Hope to see you on the slopes!

Fantastic Snow Conditions and knowledgeable ski-lesson instructor. It was our second time after 2019 skiing at Big White. We usually ski in Ontario or Quebec. BW has definitely the better snow conditions. Also, we had two 3-hours-lessons with Mike from the Big White Ski School. We are both now more comfortable with the steep hills.

A great experience! My friend and I went mid-late December for 4 full skiing days. By the 4th day, I had tried all the lifts and much of the mountain but definitely wasn't bored. The summit is the best part, with so much powder and variety of terrain. The locals were describing it as "crowded" but I only had 1 long experience at a lift right in the morning at ~10am. Otherwise, most of the day I spent on hills that had maybe 2 or 3 other people on them max and on average waited 0-2min for a chairlift. The village is nice. Cute and quaint, but nothing wow. If you're looking for glamorous apres ski, I wouldn't put this resort down as a top choice. Most of the restaurants close and night life ends pretty early. But if you're there for the mountain, you'll have a great time. Also, as an added bonus, all the staff are extremely friendly. Great vibes.

There is something for everyone to do here. There are wonderful snowshoe and Nordic skiing trails, the downhill skiing is great, the skating rink is well maintained when in operation, and they have many establishments for eating at drinking whatever suits you. The views are spectacular no matter where you are on the mountain.