Big White Facts & Stats
Skiing at Big White Resort
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Big White Ski Resort
PO Box 2039 Stn. R
Kelowna, B.C. Canada
V1X4K5
Phone: (250) 765-3101
Fax: (250) 765-8200
Email: bigwhite@bigwhite.com
Web: www.bigwhite.com
1. Length of Season
Late November to Mid April
2. Annual Snowfall
750cm (294" or 24.5ft avg.)
3. Lifting System
15 Lifts
1 - 8 Passenger High Speed Gondola (Happy Valley Gondola)
4 - 4 Passenger High Speed Chairs (Ridge Rocket, Village Bullet, Black Forest, Gem Lake)
1 - 4 Passenger Beginner Chair (Plaza Chair)
1 - 3 Passenger Chair (Powder Chair)
3 - 2 Passenger Chair (Falcon Chair, Terrain Park, The Cliff)
1 - T-bar (Summit T-bar)
1 - Children's Magic Carpet
1 - Beginners' Handle Tow
2 - Tubing Lifts (Mega Snow Coaster)
4. Total Uphill Capacity
25,400 Skiers per hour
5. Terrain
Resort Area: 7,355 acres (3,052 hectares)
Patrolled Area: 2,765 acres (1,147 hectares)
Alpine and Glades: 1,525 acres (905 hectares)
Western Canada's Largest Resort Night Skiing Area.
7. Mega Snow Coaster
10 Acres (4.5 hectares) Canada's Larger Resort Tube Park.
8. Elevation
Summit: 2,319m (7,606ft)
Village Centre: 1,755m (5,760ft)
Gem Lake Base: 1,508m (4,950ft)
9. Vertical Drop
777m (2,550ft)
10. Runs
118 Designated Trails
27 Unnamed Trails
18% Beginner, 56% Intermediate, 26% Expert
Longest Run: 7.2 km (4.5 miles) - Top of Tbar to Bottom of Gem Lake
11. Accommodation
4 Village Hotels
25 Condo/Town Home Complexes
244 Vacation Home and Luxury Cabins
2 Ski-in / Ski-out Youth Hostels
12. Food and Beverage
17 Restaurants, Cafes and Deli's
8 Bars and Lounges
13. Automatic Banking Machines and Credit Cards
There are several ATM machines at Big White connected to the world's largest Debit Card network. Most cards are accepted, however if you use your Visa credit card to access your cash account, we advise you to check with your bank to ensure that it supports the Canadian Banking Standards network. We recommend you travel with more than one form of credit and/or access to cash and traveler’s cheques can readily be cashed at our ticket office with appropriate identification.
