Big White Winter Blog

Big White Ski & Board School by the numbers

Yvette Morrissey is a travel blogger at Wayfaring Kiwi (http://www.wayfaringkiwi.com). After living at Big White Ski Resort for two seasons, these are her top activities every non-skier should try!

Tess Critchlow on her way to victory at the Sport Chek Speed Nation SBX Nationals at Big White Ski Resort. Photo courtesy of Big White Ski Resort.

A true Canadian winter experience doesn't have to involve shredding down the slopes on skis or a snowboard - not at all! In fact, some of the most memorable Canadian adventures and culinary destinations can be experienced by anyone, regardless of your experience on the snow. 

When you’re working hard, manoeuvring the slopes through all that champagne powder, sometimes you need a little extra fuel to make it to last chair. We checked with science, and it turns out calories don’t count on a powder day – so enjoy one (or all) of these on-mountain favourites during your next trip!

Looking for some St Patrick’s Day fun? The luck of the Irish must be with you. Big White Ski Resort will be the centre of the craic. We can’t promise you’ll find the pot of gold here at Big White, but you’ll be seeing the rainbow through emerald-tinted goggles. From green runs to green beers there’s Irish fun for the whole family.

The Big White Ski & Board School is made up of an international staff consisting of some of the best coaches and instructors in the world who call Big White their winter home.

Pour plusieurs familles, la semaine de relâche rime avec un tout inclus dans le sud. Et bien, pas pour ma famille, depuis maintenant 4 ans, nous avons échangé le sable chaud pour de la belle poudreuse à la station de ski Big White.

Everyone knows a winter wonderland is basically the most romantic settling for new and old relationships alike.

Skiing has been a longstanding family tradition for Mike Coulthard, who is currently in his 53rd season of skiing at Big White. In fact, Mike's parents were one of the few lucky people invited by Doug Mervyn and Cliff Serwa to test out the resort days before it officially opened for operations in 1963.