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Updated December 2024
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How Skiers Rate Big White

Overall Rating
4.44
Value for Money
4.25
Quiet Slopes
4.22
Après-Ski
3.88
Accommodation Options
4.40
Family Friendliness
4.74
Groomed Runs
4.50
Powder Zones
4.39
Tree Runs
4.38
Mogul Fields
3.59
Off-Piste
4.20
Snow Parks
4.00
Lift Efficiency
4.47
Eating Out
4.00
Ski School Quality
4.43
Beginners
4.78
Intermediates
4.48
Advanced
4.38
Experts
4.39
Snowboarders
4.42

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What Skiers Say About Big White

Big White attracts a wide range of skiers and snowboarders, from families with young children to advanced riders seeking powder and tree runs. The most consistent praise centres on champagne powder snow, minimal lift queues (especially midweek), extensive tree skiing, and a compact, family-friendly village with ski-in/ski-out accommodation. Reviewers frequently mention the resort's suitability for all ability levels, though several note that even green runs can be steep. The most common complaint is poor visibility during storms, earning it the nickname 'Big White-Out' among locals. Some reviews highlight limited nightlife and après-ski options compared to larger resorts, and a few mention higher prices for food and accommodation.

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  • powder quality
  • tree runs
  • short lift queues
  • family-friendly terrain
  • ski-in ski-out options
  • terrain variety
  • poor visibility
  • limited nightlife
  • food prices
  • steep greens
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Daniel
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 26 2024
Big white was fun. Had a blast on the gem lake side, but getting back to the main area in a whiteout was a pain. Night laps on bullet express under the lights were fun. The village gondola is nice for getting around the village area if you are skiing or not.
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Tatjana
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 26 2024
Absolutely sick place for skiers and snowboarders alike 40 min away from a city with great night life and tons of activities not a small town. Mountain itself is pretty quiet other than weekends in season. Good school all levels teaching. Good gear and repairs and village. Good pass benefits and discounts. Mostly family oriented though so not much of a party vibe but that's what the city is for.
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Levi
advanced snowboarder 🏂
Dec, 26 2024
Lines aren't too bad especially compared to Whistler, if you get lucky with a powder day nothing to complain about. Always bring low light lenses for the white out days, top of T bar can be hazardous to be able to see anything. Falcon, Cliff, T-Bar, and Gem are my fav chairs as an advanced rider. I usually ride single blacks. Parachute bowl is favorite run. Def worth hiking top of cliff foe fish pow once parachute is skied out

Ridge/Snowghost is good but gets skied out super quick
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Matt
expert skier ⛷️
Dec, 25 2024
Awesome hill for beginner to intermediate riders. Big white has lots of awesome terrain to offer, however it lacks in the advanced to expert category. Overall a fun, family oriented hill that will be sure to give you a good time.
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Courtney
intermediate snowboarder 🏂
Dec, 25 2024
Beautiful. Bring low visibility goggles, this mountain is usually fogged in. Able to do 2.5 km runs here
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Lydia
expert skier ⛷️
Dec, 25 2024
Fantastic snow, great variety, tree runs are great. Sometimes the fog is heavy, but that usually means snow is coming - which is never bad
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Stephen
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 25 2024
An amazing mountain for the entire family and every ski level. Always a green way out from every lift. Amazing staff. Awesome terrain.
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Shay
expert snowboarder 🏂
Dec, 24 2024
So many runs to choose from. Love how wide the mountain is. The variety is amazing. Such cute vibes. Great for all levels.
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Ralph
intermediate skier ⛷️
Dec, 24 2024
Fantastic mountain resort love the scenery as well as tree skiing. The staff kiwi girls were friendly and knowledgeable about the runs as well as
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Bruce
expert skier ⛷️
Dec, 23 2024
Big white is geared to family skiing
Many green and blue runs. Some decent black and z few double black. The snow is the best in western Canada by far. Can be quite foggy . Best time to go is last 2 weeks of Jan and first 3 weeks of February
Lots of snow then and consistent dry deep powder. Much less chance of fog then.
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Austin
expert snowboarder 🏂
Dec, 23 2024
Stayed for 3 days on the mountain with a big group of friends. It was an amazing time and we all had a blast regardless of being different skill levels! The stay was amazing the mountain was awesome and the food options were fantastic! Plus bonus for night riding and skating!
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Christina
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 23 2024
Great for families. Big hill and not very busy especially if you are there on a week day. Lots of lodging right beside the runs.
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Olivia
advanced skier ⛷️
Dec, 22 2024
Lack of places to après outside of the main village, but still lots of fun! The weather and powder are world class!
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Justin
beginner skier ⛷️
Dec, 22 2024
Great place to learn to pick up skiing/snowboarding! Plenty of green runs with amazing views. Love the view from Serwas, would definitely come back
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Tyler
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 16 2024
We went during a bad weather patch so it was very foggy and damp, sadly not a lot of powder then but locals said this is the worst theyve seen it in Jan/feb in years. Id be willing to go back if it was good weather. Tree runs were very fun for the size of the mountain. Didnt have any bad interactions with workers.
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Rowan
intermediate snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 16 2024
Even though Ive skied for most of my life, I learned how to snowboard on big white for the 5 days I was there. After skiing all day you could come back to a hot tub and sauna at the apparent complex we stayed in. We went later in the season in mid March and even though there wasnt much powder, the conditions still were great and slicing through the snow was no problem. I will say to go earlier than March as the snow froze on the last day of the trip and hurt pretty bad to fall on. There are grocery stores up on the mountain as well as bars and restaurants but food will be a little more expensive as its hard to get up there. Id recommend picking up groceries on the way up there so you can cook dinner on the mountain.
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Jacob
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 15 2024
Big white is a great ski hill with a lot of good powder and off run terrain. Its also very big which makes it fun throughout the whole season!
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Chris
expert snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 14 2024
Great family resort with mixed terrain for expert levels as well. The mountain is quiet and the village is quaint but theres still plenty to do and places to party and have fun. There is lots of beginner level terrain but still some expert terrain if youre looking for a challenge.
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Jonah
intermediate snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 12 2024
Family friendly resort, loads of accommodation and non-skiing activities. Can get busy but never usually gets held up, easy to ski entire mountain. Good variety of runs and lots of tree and powder zones.
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Yash
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 11 2024
This season was my first season snowboarding big white and it was some of the most breathtaking terrain ever, I loved it and I think it is one of the best resorts Ive been to so far, Definitely recommend getting a seasons pass. I loved big white!
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