Big White Ski Holidays | Canada

Tailor-made ski holidays to Big White 2026/2027

Big White Ski Resort pairs a vibrant, mid-mountain ski-in/ski-out village with exceptional slopeside accommodation, thrilling winter activities, and fantastic family amenities. Renowned for its legendary annual snowfall of bone-dry “champagne powder” and world-famous tree skiing through mystical “snow ghosts,” this top family ski resort in Canada is the definitive choice for skiers and riders seeking an unforgettable British Columbia skiing experience. With its pedestrian-friendly alpine village and effortless slopeside layout, Big White delivers a seamless winter holiday for all ages.

About This Resort

Skiable Terrain: 2,765 acres

28%

Expert
54%

Intermediate
18%

Beginners

Resort Features:

Fantastic For Families
Great Nightlife
Ideal First Ski Holiday
Off the Beaten Track
Off the Slope Activities

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Resort Info
Off the Slopes
Resort Stats

Resort Info

It’s the snow’ that Big White shouts about and quite rightly so. Tons of dry ‘champagne’ powder fall on the place each year all combined with a mid-mountain ski-in/ski-out village makes Big White a superb option for your ski holiday to Canada. Big White offers plenty of varied accommodation options with an entertaining range of off -slope activities for all ages making a Big White ski holiday a great option for families.

There is terrain to suit all abilities, across 2,765 acres, from deep powder bowls to wide-open groomers. The resort is a cruiser’s paradise with plenty of long green and blue runs that weave down the mountain. The longest of which (Around the World) is 4.5 miles long!

For the more advanced skiers head over to Gem Lake and The Parachute Bowl for some of the resorts more challenging terrain with plenty of blacks and double blacks for the expert skiers.

You will find each lift accesses a green run so skiers of all abilities can travel up the mountain together with an easy way down to the village. There also some fantastic tree runs and the resorts amazing “snowghosts” (trees covered in snow) are a must see with winding runs through the snow covered trees.

Big White’s renowned terrain park is a draw with lots of varied features from beginner right up to advanced giving you everything you need to progress your jumps and tricks.

Big White is also recognised as one of the top family ski holiday resorts in the world, actively designing facilities with families in mind, including making all green runs designated family and senior slow skiing trails. Their award-winning Kids’ Centre also offers age-appropriate supervised games, activities and skiing to help introduce and develop their skills and confidence in a fun and safe environment

Off the Slopes

Being a mid-mountain, purpose-built ski village, Big White is perfect for those looking for a ski-in/ski-out destination as nearly all the accommodation is ski-in/ski-out. The are a huge variety of slopeside lodging options from comfortable hotels, self-catering condo’s to large private homes all located mid-mountain making ski access fantastic.

The village has a variety of restaurants from cafes and bars to the fine dining found at The Woods (a Frontier favourite). The Black Diamond Bar & Grill has some fantastic steaks and seafood with fantastic pizza and pasta being served at Globe.

There is also the infamous Snowshoe Sam’s for those looking for a livelier evening! Another must do when in at Sam’s is to try the famous Gunbarrel Coffee, a liquor cocktail experience involving a shotgun!

Big White has a wide variety of family-oriented après, popcorn and hot chocolate along with evening activities, board games and movies are just some of the other family friendly services available.

The Happy Valley area is perfect for families featuring an Olympic size skating lake, fantastic tube park as well as weekly firework show on Saturday nights. Back in the village, the Tot Town Day-care is available for children aged 18 months to 5 years ideal for babysitting while you hit the slopes.

Big White also offers night skiing, cross-country skiing, dog-sledding, snowshoeing and horse-drawn sleigh rides all from the resort. You can also relax in the Elevation day spa offering full spa treatements during your ski holiday to Big White.

Resort Stats

Transfer / Driving Time Kelowna (40 mins)
Base elevation 5,757 feet		Terrain Park Rail park, regular half pipe, snowcross course
Top elevation 7,606 feet		Avg annual snowfall 294 inches
Vertical drop 2,550 feet		Lift capacity 28,700 skiers per hour
Number of runs 119 + bowls		Ski season Nov 22 to Apr 22
Number of lifts 15 inc 1 gondola, 1 Six-Pack and 5 Quads		Skiable terrain 2,765 acres – 6% extreme, 22% advanced, 54% intermediate & 18% beginners

Frontier's Personal Experience

“Loved the mid-mountain aspect, you cannot beat strapping on your skis and skiing down to a lift. Lots of blue cruiser runs and a vibrant night life make Big White one of my favourite resorts. It is also a great resort for families and my kids would love the Happy Valley area with the tubing and ice skating. A must do (for the adults) when in Big White is to experience the Gunbarrel coffee at Snowshoe Sam’s. The most elaborate coffee you will ever have but absolutely delicious.”
Michael Williamson-Giles,
Frontier Ski

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"Big White is a really fun resort"

Excellent second trip to Big White, and our fourth skiing trip to Canada organised beautifully by Michael.
Copper Kettle, although ten minutes walk from the village centre, was ideal - very comprehensively equipped and 100% ski-in ski-out. Big White is a really fun resort which is why this was our second visit - Frontier have also organised our trips to Fernie and Red Mountain. Sasquatch Sushi deserve a special mention and food options are varied. The store and wine shop are also very good.

Mr Gordon, Travelled to Big White

"You knocked it out of the park!"

The ski area is fantastic, you can truly ski right to the door, I loved it to be honest, a nice mix of greens and blues and blacks for the more experienced skier, wide and easy to cruse, very quiet during the 10 days we were there, and the middle weekend was not that busy when the locals came to ski. Comfortable room, outstanding ski in ski out and a super location. Thanks once again Frontier, you knocked it out of the park.

Mr Adey, Travelled to Big White

Excellent

5.0

Charlotte Bevins

1 week ago

I have booked through Jeanette Dembrey 3 times now and she never fails to amaze me! Jeanette tailors our trips to what we want and ensures we experience once in a lifetime opportunities! Jeanette will work with your budget offering numerous options. I can’t thank her enough for the vacations and memories she has given us! I look forward to booking with her again!

Annie Hamer

I just wanted to take a moment to thank Jeanette from Frontier Travels Ltd for all the time and effort she put into arranging our recent travels. Everything she organised, from the car hire and ranch arrangements through to the various travel details, went absolutely without a hitch. All the arrangements were to a very good standard, and it was reassuring to know that everything had been so carefully thought through and organised. The attention to detail and the smooth way in which Jeanette orchestrated everything made the whole experience so much easier and more enjoyable for us. It was a real pleasure having her take care of the arrangements. I have already recommended Frontier Travel to a number of friends, and I would have absolutely no hesitation in using Frontier Travel Ltd again in the future. Thank you once again for making the trip such a success. It was very much appreciated. The experience was fantastic, wonderful memories and lots of photos.

Paul Wilkins

2 weeks ago

We discussed want we wanted from this trip with Joanne at Frontier Canada. Joanne then put together a great plan that worked in every detail from flights, car hire , routes and accommodation. Every detail was on the Vamoos app down loaded from Frontier and kept us fully updated with all aspects and was particularly useful when we had a slight delay on our return flight. That's two trips with Frontier Travel , both were planned and delivered by them to a very high standard...look forward to a third.

Rebecca Peake

2 months ago

Thank you so much to Joanne at Frontier for doing a fantastic job of putting together a relatively last minute family trip to the Rockies for us and sorting accommodation in Seattle for us too. We'd love to come back and we'd definitely ask Frontier to help us again.

Phil Gilbert

We had a wonderful holiday -we thoroughly enjoyed it all. We were impressed with all the arrangements and organisation you did for us especially linking the ferries and the train which could have been tricky. We had no complaints about any of the hotels or activities – all worked extremely well. Thank you to Joanne Moores for doing such a great job planning it all for us. We would thoroughly recommend Frontier Travel.

Hannah Allan

Returned, just over a week ago, from a fantastic two(ish!) week trip to California! Jeanette planned our trip brilliantly! From San Fran to Yosemite to Monterey to Santa Barbara to LA to San Diego and then home! All the hotels were brilliant and the hints and tips she gave us for all the various destinations were invaluable too! Thanks Jeanette - we couldn’t have done this trip without you!

ARB4957

3 months ago

My wife and I had a fantastic time on our holiday - going around the USA and Canada by train – from start to finish. Thank you very much for organising such a grand adventure for us. We will be coming back to you for our next adventure for sure.

Alwen

Highly recommend using Frontier to help make your dreams come true!! Joanne Moores was AMAZING!! During the planning it felt she knew what we wanted better than what we did! We saw/did everything off our (long) bucket list, it was an incredible, once in a lifetime holiday!! We kept on putting it off, hoping to find some time to plan our trip one day but months turned to years and I fear we simply wouldn’t have gone if we hadn’t reached out to Joanne which now we’ve been, would be a total tragedy!! Just give them a call, you won’t regret it!!! xx

John Tyas

4 months ago

Had a wonderful time in beautiful mountain scenery, all arrangements were impeccable, thank you Jeanette!

Becky Robertson

Joanne Moore was the absolute best agent for arranging my trip! I have dreamt of going to Montana my whole life and I had a huge wishlist for the trip. I had a really bad start to the year and knew that I needed this trip. I phoned Frontier and spoke to the lovely Jo, I gave her my long wishlist and budget and she just jumped to it! The most hassle free trip I have organized or not as it were, Jo was always at the end of the phone and whenever I called to see if I could add things on to the trip, nothing was ever too much trouble, she always settled my nerves as this was a solo trip and I often called her in the weeks leading up to my trip. We stayed in touch during the trip and it was everything I ever dreamed of, the places I stayed were wonderful, the scenery was breathtaking. The best part of my trip was definitely the ranch stay at Circle Bar ranch where I made some life long friends. I had my own cabin, we had 3 meals a day in the main dining room, it was rustic, wholesome and idyllic. I went on two rides a day as well as participating in other activities and had drinks and s'mores by the fire in the evening. I also went to Whitefish which was lovely and all the accomodation Jo booked for me was brilliant. I went to Glacier national Park, Yellowstone National Park and glamped in Paradise Valley (very deserving of its name), Yellowstone was absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend getting to a point in the park called Lamar Valley for dawn to see all the native bears, wolves and buffalo. From there i went to Cody for the rodeo and finally onto South Dakota for 2 nights as the last leg of my trip to see Mt Rushmore with many stops on the way including the Battle of Little Big horn and the Badlands National Park. I couldn't have arranged the trip better myself! Thank you so much to Jo and Frontier Travel.

Andrew Lindsay

5 months ago

We had the most amazing time in Canada thanks to Joanne and the team at Frontier Canada. All hotels were in great locations to explore the areas and had good facilities. The Canadian Train was a great experience. The Icefields Parkway and Columbia Icefields were brilliant, some lakes were still frozen in May so we never got to experience the blue waters of Lake Louise. The Rocky Mountaineer train was fantastic with amazing views, food drink were plentiful and staff on board were brilliant. I can't praise Frontier Canada enough, this was a fantastic experience. Highly recommended.

Jane Baker

8 months ago

I cannot recommend Joanne enough in helping us plan the most phenomenal honeymoon! Joanne took so much time and care in listening to our wild ideas and making our trip such a success. Despite a few bumps in the road, namely my new husband forgetting his driving licence (on our fly-drive trip around BC) every experience was top notch. The highlights of our whale watching boat trips and champagne and caviar afternoon tea over looking the rockies will now always remind us of the most special start to our married life. Thank you, we are already discussing our next Canadian Adventure.

anne headland

11 months ago

Very good travel agents. Dealt with my Canada plans very well. Thorough itinerary to give me a brilliant trip. One bad hotel which I advised shouldn't be used by them anymore ann received slight compensation. But out of 20 hotels over 7 wk that was the only issue- great service by Jeanette in UK. Would thoroughly recommend using for CANADA 🇨🇦

Jackie purnell

Hi Joanne Just want to let you know how amazing our holiday to the ranch, Las Vegas and grand canyon was absolutely amazing!! Thanks to you we had a trouble free amazing experience!

David Leck

12 months ago

Absolutely superb service from Jeanette at Frontier Travel and I cannot offer my recommendation more strongly. Not only was her level of knowledge superb, she was full of ideas, suggestions and recommendations and - most importantly - no amount of tweaks to the itinerary [or questions] we're ever met with anything but patience and supreme professionalism. I was especially struck when she gently talked out of something and suggested an alternative she felt was "more me" - and cheaper. And, in the end, the trip delivered...and [so much] more. What a pleasure dealing with such a first-class tour operator and such a fantastic consultant.

Graham Toy

1 year ago

We have used Jeanette Dembrey at Frontier Travel for 2 holidays - British Columbia and Montana and Wyoming. Both holidays were amazing and exceeded our expectations. Jeanette’s knowledge and experience are first class. She is engaging, personable and professional and the perfect choice to help curate the most memorable holidays.

Daniel Birch

Fantastic experience from first contact to the holiday itself. Booked our first family ski trip to Banff and was absolutely faultless. In fact so good we booked again to a different hotel next winter within weeks of getting home. The folks at Frontier are so knowledgeable and helpful, highly recommended.

Lisa Griffiths

Just back from Canada. Calgary stampede, banff horse riding,jasper icefields tour,rocky mountaineer train,vancouver and victoria whalewatching. Trip organised by Jeanette from Frontier travel was seamless. We had the best time and it couldn't have been done as well without them. Would 100%recommend to anyone who is organising a canada trip. Thank you very much!!

Ian Fendell

Recently returned from a trip to Canada across the rockies and a cruise to Alaska. Jeanette and the team at Frontier Travel took our wish list and translated it into a fantastic itinerary and had some great ideas on how to enhance our holiday. They seem to know the great places to stop at and can work to accommodate your needs and budget. If you're usure on what you want to do and go exactly, but have a rough idea, these guys are able to turn that into a memorable experience.

Tim Anderson

We have just returned from a 3 week trip to Banff, Jasper, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, including a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer (Jasper, Kamloops, Vancouver). It was an outstanding, memorable time. Great hotels, wonderful wildlife, friendly welcome wherever we went. The weather was warmer and drier than we expected which was a bonus! Jeanette from Frontier Canada gave us all the help and advice we needed from start to finish. Freedom to explore different options with helpful suggestions. Thank you to Frontier Canada!

Big White Ski Holidays | Canada