Big White Voted Best Area Ski Hill in 2013 Best of Kelowna Awards

Wow, we are honored! We just received the news that we have been voted the Best Area Ski Hill in the Best of Welcome to Kelowna Awards. Thousands of people voted and we came out on top!

The Gold Season Pass is Back!

While the weather in Kelowna for the past week seems to think differently, summer is just around the corner but we still have powder turns on our mind. It’s little wonder that we dream of fresh tracks and face shots after the record breaking season we just had!

Big White Sales Team in Australia 2013

Big White Sales Team in Australia 2013 While the weather heats up in Kelowna our Sales team still has winter on the brain and is celebrating the start of the Australian ski season down under! Rob, Katie, Josh and Michael J. have all made the journey across the world to share our fantastic mountain with our friends in Australia.

Gunbarrel Grill at Snowshow Sam's wins Certificate of Excellence

TripAdvisor is delighted to recognize Gunbarrel Grill at Snowshoe Sam's with a 2013 Certificate of Excellence.

This prestigious award identifies the Gunbarrel Grill in the top-performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on TripAdvisor!

Safety + Fun = More Fun

Safety + Fun = More Fun Big White Ski Resort is pleased to announce that we have achieved COR Certification for its Occupational Health & Safety Program. On May 6th Big White was presented with the certification by Michael Guzmicky the Program Manager at the CWSAA Conference.

Okanagan Trestles Tour

We are excited to announce an exciting event taking place this summer that we are involved with – Okanagan Trestles Tour! July 14th ride the historic Kettle Valley Railway starting at the famous Myra Canyon. It is the 10th Anniversary of the Okanagan Mountain Fire and it’s time to celebrate the amazing trail and history.

How Would You Give?

 TELUS recently launched the Give Where We Live campaign. The campaign invites Canadians to give back to their local community. The concept is simple – share your stories about how you give where you live and you could win a $10,000 donation to the community organization of your choice.

Taking Tuning to the Next Level with Wintersteiger Mercury Tuning Machine

Big White Ski Resort is excited to announce the purchase of a Wintersteiger Mercury Ski Tuning machine. This state-of-the-art $300,000, robot is the only one of its kind in the Okanagan Valley. Specialty skis require precision maintenance. Today's equipment has specific tolerances, including edge bevels, base structures and edge finishes that are designed to increase the performance and rideability of our guest’s equipment. Learning to ski will come easier to our customers due to a consistent precision tuning of Big White’s rental fleet which will be exclusively maintained by the Wintersteiger Mercury robot. This advanced piece of robotic tuning equipment offers guests of the resort the highest maintained rental fleet in the Okanagan Valley.

The Okanagan Bucket List Unveiled at YLW

For Immediate ReleaseMay 3rd, 2013

What’s on Your Bucket List? The Okanagan Bucket List Unveiled at YLW

(KELOWNA, BC) – A new era of partnership in marketing and promotion of the Okanagan Region to visitors from around the world was officially launched today during a special ceremony at the Kelowna International Airport (YLW).

Snowpack Summary - 2012/2013

Kris Hawryluik, Big White's Ski Patrol Operations Manager, has put together the following snowpack summary for the 2012/2013 ski season.