Big White is located 45 miles from Kelowna in the Central Interior of B.C. It receives an average 24.5 feet of light 'champagne powder' every year and offers outstanding skiing and riding opportunities, with a wide variety of terrain.

An eight passenger gondola links the 'Happy Valley' area (ice skating, Alpine Mega SnowCoaster Tubing, Cross Country Skiing, Dogsledding, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing and lodgings) to the center of the Village.

The 'Mega SnowCoaster' Tube Park, currently the largest in North America, has 9 lanes over 900 feet long and two lifts capable of uploading 600 people an hour.

Because of Big White's copious amount of dry snow, the trees are frozen into 'Snowghost' sculptures on the higher portions of the terrain. These 'Snowghosts' are a visual phenomenon.

New since the '01-'02 season; 4 new glade runs on 100 acres, between Goat's Kick and Serwa's. They are 3,000' long, and have 1,000' vertical; great new terrain for the advanced skiers and riders!

The Big White Kid's Centre, awarded as "#1 programs and facilities for kids" in Canada for the last 3 years, offers a large variety of programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, for children 3 yrs and up. Complimentary helmets are available.

There is a Daycare facility for children 18 months and older.

Big White ski lodging are offered along with many restaurants and pubs, a convenience store, bakery, equipment sales, rental and repair, coffee shop, candy store, souvenir store, cash machine, medical clinic and more.

For adventure, there are dog sled tours, snowmobile tours and snowshoeing.The little ones will enjoy the skating, tubing, torchlight parade and fireworks.

Snowboarders will love the natural terrain, purpose built terrain parks, and beginner freestyle park areas, plus an impressive 450 ft expert half pipe, and a beginners pipe under lights.

Ski terrain at Big White is 26% advanced, 56% intermediate, and 18% beginners. There are 13 lifts, with a total patrolled skiable area of 2,565 acres (1064 hectares). There are 38 acres illuminated for night skiing, and 25 kms (15m) of cross country trails.

There is an On Mountain Shuttle that runs on a half hour schedule leaving from the Village Centre Mall on the hour and half hour. From the Village Centre Mall the shuttle goes up to Treetops, departing at Ten after and Twenty to the hour for the Happy Valley Day Lodge and Snowpines.

Other Big White Sites Worth Visiting:

• At Beyond Wrapture Day Spa and Retreat you can choose a delightful adventure and sesationalize your skin or you can choose to feel your life's stresses gently drift away while you treat yourself to our incredible muscle lengthening massage! Whatever your choice, we guarantee our luxurious treatments will leave you feeling refreshed, rejuvenated and ready to welcome your world!
• Smart Start Meals - Delicious, Ready to cook - Delivered! - Easy to prepare Gourmet meals: without time-consuming pre-trip shopping and traditional meal preparation! With Smart Start Meals, everything is prepared for you and ready for the stovetop, oven or crockpot - with prices starting at just a few dollars per serving! Offering dinners, side dishes, appetizers, breakfast and lunch items -in serving sizes to suit all needs.
• Whitefoot Medical Center - Our mission is to encourage rapid safe rehabilitation through a physician-directed team approach of physical, massage, and pharmacological therapy. Open 3pm to 6pm everyday in the Whitefoot Lodge.
• Big White Ski Resort - If you can't find everything you need on Owner Direct.com please try the local mountain website for further information on lift tickets, events, etc.
• Tiny Tourist Baby Equipment Service - We are the Okanagan's best source for Baby and Toddler equipment rentals. Whether you are visiting Kelowna, Big White Ski Resort and the surrounding area; or welcoming family and guests with young children, let us make your trip effortless. With a full selection of only top quality, premium brands, plus personal delivery; renting has never been so easy.
• Vacation Food Service - “We Shop & Deliver” We are an online grocery service that takes the chore of grocery shopping out of your vacation time. Simply order online and have all of your food and beverage needs unpacked and waiting for your arrival.