By kingco on January 25, 2009
At Apex Mountain resort you’ll find about 600 cm of dry “Okanagan” powder, awesome terrain, a 2000 ft vertical drop and friendly people, all only about 30 minutes drive from Penticton, BC. Apex Mountain is perfectly located to benefit from huge precipitation, but low humidity. Some might consider Apex to be small, at least by [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Apex, Apex Mountain Resort, Crooked Park, low humidity combined with high precipitation, Mt. Beaconsfield, National Training Center for Aerials and Moguls, Okanagan, Okanagan Powder, Okanagan Valley, Penticton, southerly Okanagan valley, The Orage
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Your first impression of Silver Star Mountain Resort will be of brightly coloured Victorian architecture and storefronts with a boarded sidewalk in a faux mining village, but don’t stop there! Silver Star has an annual snow fall of 700 cm of that great Okanagan champagne powder, spread over undulating terrain, crazy hardcore chutes and some [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged aerial training site, bc, British Columbia, champagne powder, cross-country skiing, extreme skiing, most distinctive resort in North America, NATC, Okanagan, Okanagan Powder, Okanagan Valley, powder, Putnam Creek, silver star, Silver Woods, silverstar, silverstar Mountain resort, snow sport academy, Spirit Bowl, Telus Adventure Centre
By kingco on January 25, 2009
To ski fabulous snow in the Okanagan Valley, look no further than Big White, where “the snow” is even their motto. With an average of 750 cm of that great Okanagan champagne powder, spectacular scenery and a mild average temperature of -5°C (23°F) you’ll love hitting these 2500 acres of terrain. There are about 140 [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Big White, British Columbia, champagne powder, glades, it's the snow, Kelowna, Okanagan, Okanagan Powder, Okanagan Valley, snow ghosts, snowghosts, Telus terrain park
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Operating for more than 40 years, Mt. Baldy family boasts one of the highest base elevations in B.C. at 5,665 feet. They experience an average of more than 610 cm of snow. There are 23 runs spread over 225 acres of trails and 240 acres of glades and trees. Skiers and riders can ski the [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged 1985 BC Winter Games, baldy bar, Boundary-Kootenay, burnt trees, Desert Wine Country, highest base elevation in B.C., Kootenay, Mt. Baldy, Mt. Baldy Nordic Center, Mt. McKinney, Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen, Oliver, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Indian Band, Penticton, Similkameen, Sugarlump, The Wapiti Subdivision
By kingco on January 25, 2009
This is a small family style resort north of Westbank. It has 21 runs with great terrain, 310 cm of super snow annually and 25 acres of glades and trees. The runs are fairly evenly spread across all skill levels and you’ll enjoy a relaxing day of skiing or snowboarding.
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Crystal Mountain, Ice Tower, Kelowna, Okanagan, Westbank