Rated the "Best Family Resort in Canada", Big White doesn't have the steeps you'll find at Revelstoke or Kicking Horse, but it excels as an all-around resort. We stayed right in the village at the Inn at Big White (all info here: http://www.bigwhite.com/index.php?fuseaction=home.showSection&ID=360). From most of the centrally-located hotels you can ski to the lifts, and they have a beginner run that starts in the main village and goes to the lower village where most of the children's activites are located. They have a giant tubing hill ($4 per ride), kids snowmobile rentals ($10 for 10 minutes) and reduced rates for a "Village Ticket" which allows access only to the beginner run. They have a gondola running from the lower lodge to the main village all day (free) so it's easy to access the different lodges and restaurants.
For the adults, there is great tree skiing and lots of intermediate runs. The 5500' base elevation means the snow is dry and it's a bit colder than we usually experience in Washington. Horizon Air offers one-hour flights from Seattle to Kelowna for about $250, then the resort is a 60-minute shuttle ride ($40 adults one way) from the airport. A friend drove from Seattle and it took 9 hours, so I definitely recommend the flight.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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