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Ski Area Attractions In Okanagan Valley

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The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is part of the Okanagan Country, extending into the United States as Okanogan County in north-central Washington. According to the 2016 Canadian census, the region's population is 362,258. The primary city is Kelowna. The region is known for its dry, sunny climate, dry landscapes and lakeshore communities and particular lifestyle. The economy is retirement and commercial-recreation based, with outdoor activities such as bo...
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Ski Area Attractions In Okanagan Valley

  • 1. Big White Ski Resort Big White
    Big White Ski Resort, or simply Big White, is a ski resort located 56 km southeast of Kelowna in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Located on Big White Mountain, the highest summit in the Okanagan Highland, an upland area between the Monashee Mountains and the Okanagan Valley, it is the third largest resort in British Columbia, after Whistler-Blackcomb and Sun Peaks. The mountain summit is at 2,319 m with a vertical drop of 777 m , serviced by 16 lifts. The mountain receives 750 cm of annual snowfall. It has 2,765 acres of overall skiable terrain. With 38 acres of night skiing, Big White has western Canada's largest resort night skiing area. It has a central village classified as a designated place by Statistics Canada, which comprises accommodation, eateries, bars and shops. The ...
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  • 2. Baldy Mountain Resort Oliver
    Mount Baldy is a modest ski resort overlooking the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia just north of the Washington state border. Its road access is via McKinney Road from Oliver and from BC Highway 3 north of Bridesville and BC Highway 33 west of Rock Creek, in the Boundary Country. Air access from Penticton Regional Airport . The summit is in the Okanagan Highland, an intermediary plateau-like area between the Monashee Mountains to the east and the Okanagan Valley immediately below to the west. In 1968, its first season, Baldy operated as a ski cat area with McKinney T-Bar. A year later, the resort acquired a T-bar that traveled up the face of Mount Baldy. The T-bar base at 5650 ft above sea level is the highest base altitude of any ski resort in Canada. That T-bar was replaced ...
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  • 3. Apex Mountain Resort Penticton
    Apex Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on Beaconsfield Mountain just west of Penticton, BC, Canada . Apex mountain has a summit elevation of 2187 m and receives an average of 600 cm of snow a year. There are 1112 acres of groomed, skiable terrain, 5000 ha of backcountry skiing terrain, and 50 km of groomed cross-country terrain. There are 79 named trails accessed by a total of four ski lifts including one high-speed quad. Apex currently operates 12 snow guns that provide top-to-bottom snow-making capability. The mountain's main accommodation providers include Apex Accommodations, Apex Lodge, and Apex Mountain Inn.
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  • 4. Crystal Mountain Resort West Kelowna
    Crystal Mountain Resort was a day-use ski area near West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It has two chairlifts and one surface lift: a GMD Mueller doublechair, a Leitner-Poma triplechair, and a Doppelmayr T-bar. The ski area has 30 designated groomed runs and the resort also has many different tree trails and some glades. Despite the smaller size of the resort, which is considerably smaller than neighbouring resorts such as Big White Ski Resort and Silver Star Mountain Resort, the mountain is of good size and is a popular destination for both experienced and first-time skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers. Despite the lower elevation, the resort receives heavy snowfall each year with many powder days throughout the winter season. It was long known as Last Mountain Ski Resort but has sinc...
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  • 6. Sun Peaks Sun Peaks
    Sun Peaks Resort is an alpine ski resort located in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada, 56 km northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of 2,080 m , with an 881 m vertical rise from the base of the peak. Sun Peaks Resort has 16 square kilometres of skiable terrain , and receives an average of 5.6 m of snow per year. The resort has 12 lifts with a total capacity of 12,000 riders per hour with the Burfield chair being the longest at 23 minutes total ride. There are 135 runs, including 16 gladed areas and 40 km of cross country trails. Sun Peaks area averages over 2000 hours of sun a year. The ski area comprises three mountains: Tod Mountain, Sundance Mountain, and Mt. Morrisey. Prior to July 1993, Sun Peaks was known simply as Tod Mountai...
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  • 7. SilverStar Mountain Resort Silver Star
    SilverStar Mountain Resort is a ski resort located near Silver Star Provincial Park in the Shuswap Highland of the Monashee Mountains, 22 km northeast of the city of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. SilverStar's snow season runs from late November to mid-April weather permitting. SilverStar provides summer lift access for mountain biking and hiking from the end of June through to September.
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