Snowshoe Sam’s is the main resort rendezvous, with a great pub atmosphere and its famous Gunbarrel Coffee, pool tables, dancing, games, DJs and live bands all on offer here. The owners of The...
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Big White’s Ski & Snowboard School has a sound reputation. It incorporates Telus Heavy Metal Flight School, which teaches terrain park technique. British-run Snow Skool offers instuctional...
Big White has 21 bars, restaurants and cafes, so there is a reasonable choice of venues – with more being added in recent years. In the village, Kettle Valley Steakhouse (+1 250 491 0130) in...
Big White has a small but testing intermediate area with magical charm. In fact, it’s not that small: there are 2750 acres of terrain, a modern and efficient lift sytem and an excellent ski...
The Stats
Altitude: 1508m
Top Lift: 2319m
Ski area: 1119 hectares
Adult lift pass: CDN$424 for six days
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Accommodation here is compact, and friendly, with a good mix of hotel accommodation and self-catering condos. Delta Sun Peaks Resort is one of Canada’s best upmarket ski hotels and has been...
As anyone who read our January 17 snow report will know, last week was wonderfully wintry in the Alps – and the Pyrenees. But since then, there’s been a hiccup. Across the northern half of the Alps...
The ski school is highly-rated – as with most North American resorts, there’s only one, which is run by the resort – the Sun Peaks Sports School. Reports tend to be very favourable:...
In contrast to the meagre provision of mountain restaurants, Sun Peaks Village is well-stocked with restaurants. Among those worth targeting are the Oya sushi restaurant in the Hearthstone Lodge and...
It’s not for party animals – though the weekends are livelier. You are, after all, in middle of nowhere. Nevertheless, the pubby Bottom’s does a nice pint at the end of the skiing...
