Big White

Big Beautiful White!

Our last ski holiday was to Big White in Canada - the best family holiday we have ever had!  The staff at Big White Central Reservations were absolutely brilliant - I had sent a multitude of emails asking every question under the sun, and they responded quickly every time, with every bit of information I needed. 

Our accommodation was perfect - just what we requested - with easy access to everything.  My kids had a brilliant time in the Kids Club, their instructors were fantastic, and I would highly recommend the complimentary Ski Hosts for a tour around the mountain (especially when visibility isn''t so great!)  We are desperately hoping to go back this year!

Big White out

We took the 5 hour shuttle to Big White after a week in Sun Peaks. This resort is awesome if you have kids. It provides so many choices such as skating, tubing and mini skidoo riding. The night skiing is also good. Trouble for us was the visibility was about zero for 5 days out of 7. When we could finally see, the view was stunning.

A 2 hour shuttle to Silver Star for the day was a highlight and it was co-ticketed. This resort is not quite ski out and you can''t self cater in a standard room.

The runs and variety are both great.

Big White on Christmas Day

Whilst living in Canada we decided to spend Christmas Day skiing at Mount White.  We could not have had a more fabulous day.  The resort was open but there were not many people about.  I would recommend a sKiing holiday as a way to celebrate Christmas to anyone.  It is a magical experience.

Big Fun in Big White...

After nearly 30 hours of travelling, we arrived in Big White to the smiles of the young Australians working in Central Reservations. The process of checking into our apartment was hassle-free and fast.

Our apartment was comfortable and we hit the beds for some much needed sleep. Opening the curtains in the morning revealed a perfect sunny day and that we were right in the heart of the Village with the Plaza Chair just steps away!

We began our week with a free tour of the mountain provided by the Big White Snow Hosts - an invaluable experience I highly recommend. After this, we were off to discover it for ourselves.

We spent the rest of the week indulging in tree skiing through the powder, fast cruising on the impeccably groomed blue runs (don’t miss “Cruz The Blues”) and taking Lara’s Gondola down to Happy Valley for après ski, snow tubing, ice skating and chilling out.

The snow falls in abundance and we never encountered a crowd, even though we were there over Christmas/New Year.

It’s a perfect place for a ski holiday and oh so family friendly.

Easy to reach and well worth a visit. You won’t be disappointed!

The Wonders of Big White

Firstly a huge thank you to Travelplan for the recommendation of Big White ! We had the best time at "big white" great ski fields for all abilities, we will definately return next year and will recommend it to both friends and family. Next year it will be directly to skiing and ski for longer!!!!! Although Sun dance was slightly out of the village, it was worth it, the staff were great and we will stay there again!  

Sundance at BigWhite Jan 2010

Our 10 days at Big White were wonderful, even though Big White lived up to it''s name, "Big White Out," as we only saw the sun for a few days. 

The Sundance resort was well located and the room and facilities excellent.  Our daughter loved the pool with slide, excellent place for snow fights and meeting others. 

Besides the skiing, which was wondeful, there were so many other things to do like tubing, ice skating, dog sledding etc, and I think we did them all. 

The staff at Sundance and Big White in general were always extremely helpful. 

We can''t wait to return.  

Our experience at BIG WHITE

We are a family of five,mum dad and three kids 16,14,10.

After 3 yrs of Niseko (Japan) we gave Canada a go. Went to Big White.

Stonebridge Lodge excellent esp the hot tub. Our view was a ski run. Great! Snow and facilities excellent .

Our only gripe, apparently common, was very poor visibility on the slopes at least half the time and this is apparently common and the locals often say "big Whitout" this should be told to clients I think.

Big White Xmas in Big White

Hopefully the first of many white Christmas’s……..

Big White was a great destination to celebrate Christmas and toast in the New Year.  A combination of amazing snow, great terrain, quiet slopes, and never having to wait for longer than 5 minutes for a lift, made it an awesome destination for a ski holiday.

Chateau Big White was perfectly situated in the centre of the village, ski in and out, and walking distance from all the village restaurants and bars.

Champagne in the hot tub watching the sun go down over the mountains was a nice way to end a day skiing!

The massage at the day spa, not a bad way to relieve sore muscles either.

All in all a thoroughly enjoyable mountain to visit can’t wait to go back, highly recommend it!  

Fantastic Time At Big White

We were a party of four adults, (two couples), and 1 child staying at the Copper Kettle Big White Canada. It was our second visit to this resort and property. The property is of a truly excellent standard and very well maintained. The property has other extras too, like Ninendo Wii, iPod docking station, free wireless iternet, free local and long distance telephone calls, steam assisted shower in the master en suite, plus a fully equipped kitchen and laundry.

The mountain terrain offers great challenges for beginner and intrermediate and with no lift lines access is very easy.

There is a choice of around 18 restaurants & bars, so thewre is something for everyone.

Big White is very Aussie orientated and is very much family focussed. It represents excellent value and is very highly recommended.  

Big White is great for families

Just got back from nine days at Big White and can throughly recommend it for a family vacation. Our lodge was wonderfully appointed but a little too far away when we wanted to go out at night. Next time we''d look at something in the Village or with better access to the free bus shuttle or gondola.  

The ski school was great. Although we had different instructors each day they were all teaching the same techniques so the experience was consistent. It was refreshing that many of them were older (our first instructor was 77) or retrained from previous careers (Geoff was a truck driver for 20 years). With the smaller class sizes (<6 most classes) and the patience of the instructors my skiing improved greatly.  

The kids had a wonderful time. There were activities on every night and they tried them all - tubing, carnival night, skating, mini snowmobiles, etc.  

The only downside to the vacation was that we left it to the last night to go night skiing. We ended up in the middle of the crowds who were coming up for the $5 night skiing on Friday nights. All of a sudden the lift lines were long and the runs were crowded with inexperienced (and sometimes inebriated) boarders and skiers. Next time we''ll make sure to go night skiing on Tuesday to Thursday instead.