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
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
