British Columbia Winter Experiences

Winter is Deeper in British Columbia 

With 13 ski resorts across 10 mountain ranges, there's an array of wide-open spaces, deep powder, and fresh air to choose from.

Ski Experiences
British Columbia
  • 12 Ways Non-Skiers Can Enjoy British Columbia Ski Resorts
    Just because you don’t ski or snowboard doesn’t mean you can’t immerse yourself in a British Columbia winter.
    Just because you don’t ski or snowboard doesn’t mean you can’t immerse yourself in a British Columbia winter.
    Non-ski activities at BC ski resorts
  • BC: Space - the Final Frontier
    British Columbia is an enormous, strikingly mountainous place.
    British Columbia is an enormous, strikingly mountainous place.
  • Big White: Too Good to be True?
    The heartbeat of Big White is pure and playful, and it’s this feeling that gives the resort its family-friendly reputation.
    The heartbeat of Big White is pure and playful, and it’s this feeling that gives the resort its family-friendly reputation.
    big white
  • Contest of Canucks
    Two Canadian families go head-to-head with skis and bingo cards at beautiful Big White.
    Two Canadian families go head-to-head with skis and bingo cards at beautiful Big White.
  • Experience Whistler, North America’s largest resort
    Whistler is the ultimate mountain playground. From the mountain terrain to the village nightlife, this place has it all.
    Whistler is the ultimate mountain playground. From the mountain terrain to the village nightlife, this place has it all.
  • Fernie: F Stands for Fernie. And for Fun.
    The fun-loving attitude seems to colour Fernie and its community, on and off the slopes.
    The fun-loving attitude seems to colour Fernie and its community, on and off the slopes.
    person skiing in fernie
  • Golden legacy
    The Purcells in Golden, B.C. have been luring adventurers since long before resorts were a thing. Enter Kicking Horse Resort, whose rowdy reputation isn’t just well-deserved, it’s a genuine birthright.
    The Purcells in Golden, B.C. have been luring adventurers since long before resorts were a thing. Enter Kicking Horse Resort, whose rowdy reputation isn’t just well-deserved, it’s a genuine birthright.
  • How to plan your British Columbia ski trip this year
    British Columbia’s 13 ski resorts each have their own specific policies for the coming winter.
    British Columbia’s 13 ski resorts each have their own specific policies for the coming winter.
  • How to ski Fernie on a powder day
    Poised on the brink, I finally discover the end game here, and shout triumphantly as I descend through my steepest and deepest turns of the season.
    Poised on the brink, I finally discover the end game here, and shout triumphantly as I descend through my steepest and deepest turns of the season.
  • SilverStar’s hidden side
    The largest B.C. resort you’ve never heard of hides the goods on its double-black-studded backside.
    The largest B.C. resort you’ve never heard of hides the goods on its double-black-studded backside.
  • Sun Peaks: A love story
    I’ve only skied at Sun Peaks once, but there is one turn I made in Gil’s that I will think about for the rest of my life.
    I’ve only skied at Sun Peaks once, but there is one turn I made in Gil’s that I will think about for the rest of my life.
  • The friendly Canadian cover-up
    Can people really be this nice? A cynical American takes a ski trip to Big White Ski Resort to see what gives.
    Can people really be this nice? A cynical American takes a ski trip to Big White Ski Resort to see what gives.
  • The Golden road to Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
    A day at KMHR is skiers paradise. This is a mountain of iron thighs and legendary lungs.
    A day at KMHR is skiers paradise. This is a mountain of iron thighs and legendary lungs.
  • The soul of skiing, defined: Big White
    Seek the satisfaction of sliding downhill on snow then sharing stories at your favourite après locale. Big White forms the perfect playground for this pursuit.
    Seek the satisfaction of sliding downhill on snow then sharing stories at your favourite après locale. Big White forms the perfect playground for this pursuit.
  • The soul of skiing, defined: Fernie
    plun • der /ˈpləndər/ verb To pursue powder forcibly and at all costs, without regard for other basic human needs. It is a fierce activity, best practiced at Fernie, BC.
    plun • der /ˈpləndər/ verb To pursue powder forcibly and at all costs, without regard for other basic human needs. It is a fierce activity, best practiced at Fernie, BC.
  • The soul of skiing, defined: Revelstoke
    Even in a town as ski-crazy as Revy, fresh tracks can be found two to three days after a storm.
    Even in a town as ski-crazy as Revy, fresh tracks can be found two to three days after a storm.
  • The soul of skiing, defined: Silverstar
    dis • cov • er /dəˈskəvər/ verb Stumbling into something amazing that you never imagined existed. An experience everyone has the first time they ski SilverStar.
    dis • cov • er /dəˈskəvər/ verb Stumbling into something amazing that you never imagined existed. An experience everyone has the first time they ski SilverStar.
  • The soul of skiing, defined: Sun Peaks
    ex • per • i • ence /ˌikˈspirēəns/ (noun): Participation in events, ideally the thrill of weightlessness while purring through snow. Occurs while carving the slopes of Sun Peaks, BC.
    ex • per • i • ence /ˌikˈspirēəns/ (noun): Participation in events, ideally the thrill of weightlessness while purring through snow. Occurs while carving the slopes of Sun Peaks, BC.
  • The soul of skiing, defined: Whistler
    Explore: /ikˈsplôr/ verb: When your inner voice implores you to be more adventurous and to do that you can just go skiing at Whistler Blackcomb.
    Explore: /ikˈsplôr/ verb: When your inner voice implores you to be more adventurous and to do that you can just go skiing at Whistler Blackcomb.
  • Welcome to Silverstar, Canada’s secret stash
    Silverstar is an undiscovered gem—you'll have its natural powder all to yourself.
    Silverstar is an undiscovered gem—you'll have its natural powder all to yourself.
  • Whistler: Bombs Away
    With its dual mountains and vast alpine acreage to manage, Whistler Blackcomb may offer a more relentless alarm than most, but that only reflects the greater rewards of heeding its call.
    With its dual mountains and vast alpine acreage to manage, Whistler Blackcomb may offer a more relentless alarm than most, but that only reflects the greater rewards of heeding its call.
  • Why the things we love about Whistler will never change
    Whistler may be an outdoor playground and tourist mecca, but it’s also vibrant community has spent generations keeping it real.
    Whistler may be an outdoor playground and tourist mecca, but it’s also vibrant community has spent generations keeping it real.

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