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| Mar 5 - 21 | Mini Cruz the Blues How well do you know Big White? We may just challenge you to scour one set blue run off each chair for a hidden stamp for your Cruz the Blues passport. Every successful participant will enter the draw for a Wii by Nintendo and a stack of other great Big White prizes. |
| Mar 13 - 21 | |
| Mar 17 - 24 | Hawaii Week We will be celebrating all that is Hawaiian from Mar 17 to the 24. Many of our friends from Hawaii will be here so be prepared to say aloha to everyone in the resort. Make sure you pack that great Hawaiian shirt and practice your Don Ho "Tiny Bubbles". All of the in resort activities will have a Hawaiian flavour and look for some Hawaiian food and culture around the resort, surf movies and lots of other fun.
For more information, click here. |
| Mar 18 - 21 | CSIA Level 1 Course Join the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance. Become a certified instructor with this four day course that involves ski improvement and introduces the teaching techniques of the CSIA.
Contact the Ski and Board School to register or for more information. |
| Mar 19 - 29 | Alberta Spring Break Welcome Albertans! Move on west to discover what Okanagan champagne powder and hospitality is all about! Come discover our infamous "Hero" snow! |
| Mar 19 - 21 | 13th Annual Neil Edgeworth Memorial Banked Slalom
Big White is proud to host & celebrate the 13th year of the Neil Edgeworth Banked Slalom Event, March 19, 20, 21 . Last year, we hosted a record number of riders so make sure that you call or e-mail early to get a spot in this year's event.
We will be having a huge 13th Annual celebration party at the Loose Moose Cafe at the Happy Valley Day Lodge on Saturday night after the dinner banquet.
The 13th Neil Edgeworth Banked Slalom race is now full. We will take names on a waiting list, because there may be no shows. PLEASE email activities@bigwhite.com or call 250 491-6111 to be put on the wait list. Include your age and sex.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTERED AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION:
We will hold your spot until Saturday March 20, 2010 at 9AM at the registration office located at the White Crystal Conference room located at the Top of the Yellow gondola.
If we do not see you by 9am on Saturday for registration your spot will be let go to people on the wait list.
Helmets are mandatory and all riders under 19 years MUST have a parent or guardian sign a waiver at registration.
Entry fee this year is $50 for Ams and $75 for Open Pro.
Entry fee includes Saturday banquet dinner , contest T shirt and 50% off lift tickets.
Weekend schedule is as follows.
Friday March 19.
7 PM - 10:30 PM Early registration at the Happy Valley day lodge
Saturday March 20
8 AM - 9:30 AM Registration White Crystal Conference room
9: 30 AM - 10:15 Inspection
10:30 AM race starts 1st run
6 PM Banquet dinner at the Happy Valley day lodge Loose Moose Sunday March 21 10 AM 2nd runs start.
4 - 6 PM Awards Ceremony
Age groups are as follows in men and women.
14 and under
15 - 18
19 over AMS
35 - 45
Masters
Open Pro.
Adaptive
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| Mar 27 - 28 | Rugged Riders Women’s Kinky Rail Jam
All levels of female freestyle snowboarders welcome!
Every participant goes home with a sweet goody bag! Fun and relaxed free clinic for all ages and abilities, including game of "K.I.N.K.Y."
Ride with Rugged Riders team members, CSF coaches and girls like you! Jam format contest with multiple categories. Win a limited Rugged Riders/Sentury snowboard at each event! Win a week long wakeboard camp at a Basecamp all-girls session!
To pre-register email: registration@ruggedriders.com
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| Apr 1 - 4 | CSIA Level 1 Course Join the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance. Become a certified instructor with this four day course that involves ski improvement and introduces the teaching techniques of the CSIA.
Contact the Ski and Board School to register or for more information. |
| Apr 2 | 5th Annual film and photo contest 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Don't miss the eye candy this evening! Come early as this event has been a sell out for the past 4 years!
Photo Categories: Lifestyle, Live Action and Landscape
Film Categories: Amateur, Professional
Send Photo entries to channel5@bigwhite.com
Submit film entries on DVD (in MPEG format) to the Activities Desk in the Village Center Mall.
Conditions of entry: All photos must be taken during 09/10 season. All film material must be owned by contestant and shot in the 09/10 season • Contestants must select which category to enter • No pre-made films allowed to enter • Films to be no longer than 5 min.
Screening starts at 7:00pm at Happy Valley Day Lodge.
Wicked prizes in each category so enter you best!
Join the event on Facebook!
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| Apr 3 - 4 | K1/K2 Zone Finals The KI/K2 Big White Racers are hosting the Okangan Zone finals this weekend. The racers are from 11 to 14 years old and will be competing for the last of the seasons point to help them qualify for the Whistler Cup. Lets cheer on our Big White kids this Saturday and Sunday. |
| Apr 3 | RBC Riders program RBC Riders is a young exciting program executed by Canada~Snowboard and the Provincial/Territorial Snowboard Associations, with support from principal sponsor RBC. RBC Riders was developed to fill a gap in the availability of grassroots competitive snowboarding events. It is a national event series that combines snowboarding basics with fun competition. The program is designed for kids of all ages who are interested in experiencing an introduction to competitive snowboarding. Participants will be divided into age groups and abilities. It’s a great day to meet new friends and have fun.
E-mail fseddon@bigwhite.com for more information and to register. |
| Apr 4 | Easter Sunday
Big White is the place to be on Easter Sunday!
The day begins with a church service at the house in the Village Plaza across from Beano's at 8:30 am followed by the arrival of the Easter Bunny and our all day Easter egg hunt. Chocolate for everyone! |
| Apr 11 | Dummy Downhill
To celebrate the last weekend of another fantastic season, Big White is hosting our annual Dummy Downhill. Have your team build the ultimate downhill dummy machine, fasten your crash test dummy, set loose and see what happens!
Time & Place - Mega Snowcoster in the Sun Rype Adventure Park at 2:00pm
Rules and Regulations:
Minimum Height - 2ft
Maximum Height - 6ft
Maximum Weight - 150lbs
Construction must be stable & projectile
proof to avoid launching dummy parts
into spectators. Please note that sharp
instruments & explosives are prohibited.
For more information, contact the activities desk 250-491-6111
Sponsored By: Dockside Marine Centre, Jeep, Nintendo, Okanagan Spring Brewery, Rossignol, Snowshoe Sam's, Sun-Rype, Telus and The Village Rider. |
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| Apr 11 | Ski2Sea From the slopes of Big White to the shores of City Park in Kelowna, teams of up to seven people and soloists race others and the stopwatch over six legs that span 95 kilometers. The legs, in order of completion, are: alpine skiing, nordic skiing, mountain biking, road cycling, running, and canoeing/kayaking. This event has grown immensely and has nine categories of competition, whether your on a team or on your own, competitive or recreational this is an exciting event for everyone!
Check out www.ski2sea.ca for more information about the race. Good luck to all participants! |