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B.C.'s top ski resorts offer something for everyone – from epic verticals and glade runs to wide-open bowls and long cruisers. Of course, it's not all about the skiing. At the base of many resorts, you'll discover friendly villages and a welcoming vibe, as well as countless après-ski activities. Check out the following list of B.C.'s top resorts and start planning your next snowsport adventure.
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APEX MOUNTAIN RESORT
Smiles stretch from ear to ear as locals and visitors alike hoot and holler amongst the glades and open terrain, leaving clouds of powder snow to lightly settle behind them. With an average temperature of -4°C, Apex receives about 600 cm of dry "Okanagan powder" each season and remains one of the hidden gems of Canadian skiing. Located a short 30-minute drive from Penticton, B.C., Apex is a full-service destination resort with quality snow, great weather, incredible terrain and friendly people. The resort's position in the heart of the Okanagan Valley allows for the perfect mix of large amounts of precipitation and low humidity, resulting in the lightest champagne powder snow imaginable.
BIG WHITE SKI RESORT
"It's the Snow" is the motto at Big White Ski Resort. Each year, seven meters (24.5 feet) of Mother Nature's finest, driest champagne powder blankets the 100-plus cruising runs and alpine bowls. You will instantly feel the difference that natural snow makes as you carve turns on immaculately buffed trails, float through the powder bowls and slalom through the "snow ghosts" – the resort's signature snow-clad glades. Big White's romantic village boasts Canada's most modern ski-in, ski-out resort properties. Big White has a wide range of accommodation choices for your family, including hotels, luxury apartments, vacation homes and even themed log cabins with private outdoor hot tubs.
FERNIE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Deep in the snow, high up on the Powder Highway, lies Fernie Alpine Resort – known for receiving more than 11 metres of snow each season and its stunning scenery, five huge alpine bowls and endless downhill runs. Beginners can build their skills in the large Learning Area at the base of the mountain serviced by its own T-bar lift, and intermediates and experts can spend a lifetime exploring the resort's secret powder pockets and hidden mountain spots.
KICKING HORSE MOUNTAIN RESORT
The winter season at Kicking Horse offers an integrated mountain resort experience with some of the most progressive in-bounds skiing in North America. The mountain consists of 1,260 metres (4,133 feet) of vertical; including 128 runs, four alpine bowls and 85 inbound chutes, spread over 2,825 acres of skiable terrain.
KIMBERLEY ALPINE RESORT
A fun and authentic ski resort that is perfect for families and groups, Kimberley Alpine Resort offers all the elements for an unforgettable ski getaway. Located in the spectacular Purcell Mountains in British Columbia, Kimberley is known for consistent snowfalls, short lift lines and an abundance of sunny days. Skiers and riders of all abilities will find fun and excitement with gentle, rolling groomed runs dispersed throughout North America's largest gladed terrain, where fun and adventure await and powder stashes last for weeks!
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