Big White Summer Blog

Chad Nell has a two-year waitlist for his hand-made knives – but, make the podium at Big White’s 2nd Annual Invitational Slopestyle Gold Event this summer, and you can bypass that wait. Bike Big White is replacing traditional trophies at this year’s event with one-of-a-kind gold, silver and bronze-handled knives crafted by the Utah-based knife maker.

Thanks to a partnership between Big White Ski Resort and Elevation Outdoors, up to five Kelowna-area youth from disadvantaged backgrounds will learn how to mountain bike this summer.

Big White Ski Club was given an honourable mention as “Club of the Year” in this year’s Audi Canadian Ski Racing Awards. Dispersed annually, the awards recognize the best in Canadian ski racing for that season, with nominations and votes submitted by the public.

Here’s what we know about Dads: They like outdoor adventures, cold, frothy pints of beer and cracking jokes that make their children uncomfortable. As Canada’s Favourite Family Resort, we also know Dads love Big White, and, this year, we’re making Father’s Day gift-giving easy with a list of ways you can share our beautiful mountain with the man who changes your tires and grills your steaks.

Dust that bike off. Big White’s 5th Annual L’Alpe De Grand Blanc – a 60-kilometre road bike ride from Kelowna to the Village at Big White – is just weeks away. If you're interested in conquering a ride of this magnitude, take some advice from Big White’s on-site pro: start prepping now.

Stranded on ice, cold, hungry and unable to swim, a Big White sled dog narrowly escaped death thanks to a hiker and the Big White Fire Department. On Monday afternoon, around 2:30 p.m., a hiker spotted the dog – which had been missing from Candle Creek Kennels for five days – out on the ice at Lake Paul, next to the Powder Chair.

In skiing, a yard sale can mean a bad wipeout – but at Big White Ski Resort, it can also mean a delicious and locally roasted cup of coffee.

While the winter season melts away, Big White staff are busy preparing for a summer packed with fun and sun – and are now on the hunt for vendors to fill the booths at four summer events.

The Barrels & Berms Snowboardcross World Cup at Big White Ski Resort will make its inaugural debut in the beautiful Okanagan region January 20 - 27, 2020. This will be the first Snowboardcross World Cup in Canada since 2013.

Big White Ski Resort’s Executive Chef Rob Walker has been named one of six Okanagan-area chefs to compete in next fall’s “Canada’s Great Kitchen Party” culinary competition – for the second time in three years. Formerly called the Gold Medal Plates, Chef Walker competed in the 2016 semi-finals in Victoria, where he was up against nine other BC-based chefs to secure a spot in the finals.