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WELCOME RECEPTION Presented by Andrew Peller Ltd. at The Woods | 6:30pm Set the tone for the week with a meet, greet and eat dine around. Pick up your registration package, swag, lesson vouchers, meet the group and receive some insight on how to best spend your week in the resort.
The Woods: 6:30pm

Learning to ski or ride in a group environment is the most social and best value way to learn your new sport or improve on your existing skills. Group Lessons are two hours with other skiers and riders of similar ability. Meet your ski pro and tour guide for the morning at 10am and get out to enjoy the terrain. Please note that Lift Tickets are not included.
Village Centre: 10:00am

Lunch presented by Poplar Grove Winery. Time to dine! After an excellent morning exploring any number of Big White’s 118 runs, it’s time to tuck into a warm lunch. Enjoy Poplar Grove Winery from Penticton and the excellent pairing they have put forward to match the menu.
Globe Café and Tapas Bar: 1:00pm

Join Nelson Teskey certified Q –Grader SCA certified instructor and Master roaster at Tug 6 Craft Coffee Roasters, for this fun engaging opportunity to learn 3 different home brewing techniques from one of Canadas leading specialty coffee roasters. This seminar will focus on 3 easy home brewing methods that you can take away and brew specialty coffee in the comfort of your own home.
Kettle Valley Steakhouse: 2:00pm

Dinner presented by Foxtrot Vineyards. Foxtrot Vineyards is a boutique winery located on the Naramata bench in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. The winery specializes in ultra-premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Winemaker Gustav Allander and Kettle Valley Steakhouse Executive Chef, Rob Walker and Chef de Cuisine, Boddie Macklin Shaw have combined their efforts to bring you this expertly crafted 5 course meal.
Kettle Valley Steakhouse: 6:30pm

Learning to ski or ride in a group environment is the most social and best value way to learn your new sport or improve on your existing skills. Group Lessons are two hours with other skiers and riders of similar ability. Meet your ski pro and tour guide for the morning at 10am and get out to enjoy the terrain. Please note that Lift Tickets are not included.
Village Centre: 10:00am

5757’ above sea level sits the Elevation 57 Brewing Co, and also conveniently located adjacent to the Perfection blue run above the Ridge Rocket Express quad.  Lunch here will include a beer tasting of the range of beers brewed on site at Big White’s only micro brewery.  Food provided by Sessions is the perfect backdrop to the freshest tapped kegs in the resort.
Sessions Taphouse: 1:00pm

This evening is the ultimate winter culinary journey for food and wine-lovers. The Village’s top dining destinations have joined forces to offer you the opportunity to enjoy a curated dinner experience, with each restaurant pairing their feature dish with a local BC wine. Stroll from one end of our winter wonderland to the other, making delicious stops along the way.  The Village Walk, Wine and Dine tour is a self-guide tour. Guests are invited to explore each dining experience in their own order and at their own pace to make the most of the experience. We recommend taking note of each establishment’s hours of operation and plan accordingly. Please ensure you pick up your tickets from the Concierge Desk located in the Village Centre Mall. More details >>
Village Centre: 5:00pm

Winemakers like skiing and snowboarding as much as they like making wine. Spend the day with the likes of Michael Bartier (Bartier Bros.), Graham Pierce (Time Winery) and the tandem pair, Andrew Windsor (Tinhorn Creek), winemaker and winery chef and local food hero, Jeff Van Geest (Tinhorn Creek). Enjoy social chairlift time getting to know some of these characters that have shaped the culinary and wine scene in the Okanagan. These noble fellows will also be guest hosts for dinner allowing you an opportunity to taste their wines and hear about how they’ve become so special.
Village Centre: 10:00am

Here we go, collaboration with a hint of competition… Chef Walker invites his favorite chef friends to dinner and asks them to bring a course. The stakes are high as everyone will be bringing their A-game to entice you with a sensory parade of flavors. You will have a front row seat as you watch our guest chefs interact with our guest winemakers and pull off a dinner to remember. As the last event of the Gourmet Ski Week, this event will close out the week of culinary indulgence. More details >>