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Big White
Ski Resort |
1508m - 2319m |
Skigebiet - Beschreibung |
SK | Ski resort - Mountain Facts |
| Zeichenerklärung / Explication | ||
| ANREISE / ARRIVAL: | |
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Kelowna |
| SAISON: | SEASON: |
| Mitte November - Mitte April | Mid November - Mid April |
| 16 LIFTE / LIFTS:* | |||||||||
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| ENTSTEHUNG - NEUHEITEN / FOUNDATION - NEW FEATURES: |
| 00/01 neue/new
Happy Valley +
Happy Valley Adventure Centre 04/05 neue/new
The Cliff Chair06/07 neue/new
Snow Ghost Express06/07 neuer/new Beginner |
| IN PLANUNG / UNDER CONSTRUCTION: |
| -- |
| 118 km ABFAHRTEN / RUNS: |
| leicht/beginner |  |
18 % |
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| mittel/intermediate |  |
54 % | |
| schwer/advanced |  |
22 % | |
| extrem/extreme | 6 % | ||
| Skirouten-nicht präpariert/experts-not groomed |  |
460 acres of open bowls | |
| Längste Abfahrt/longest run: 7,2 km, 811 m Around the World | |||
| Pistentipp/slope hint: -- | |||
| PREISE / PRICES: | |
| Erwachsen/Adult 1 Tag/day 68,00 CDN$ | 1/2 Tag/day (12.30 h) 53,00 CDN$ |
| Jugendlich/Youth 1 Tag/day 56,00 CDN$ | 1/2 Tag/day (12.30 h) 42,00 CDN$ |
| Kinder/Children 1 Tag/day 33,00 CDN$ | 1/2 Tag/day (12.30 h) 27,00 CDN$ |
| PARKEN / PARKING: | |
| kostenlos | free |
| SKIBUS / SHUTTLE-BUS: | |
| Shuttle Bus von und zum internationalen Flughafen von Kelowna, Inter Mountain Shuttle Bus zwischen Big White und Silver Star Mountain | Shuttle Service to and from the Kelowna International Airport, Inter-mountain Shuttle Service between Big White Ski Resort and Silver Star Mountain Resort |
| INFOS FÜR SNOWBOARDER / INFOS FOR SNOWBOARDERS: |
| TELUS
Terrain Park Skiers and boarders alike are invited to take advantage of the TELUS terrain park featuring a super pipe, a half pipe, boarder/skier cross rails, and a progressive terrain park; all serviced by a double chairlift. The TELUS terrain park is fully equipped with a state of the art sound system and is part of our 1,600 feet vertical night skiing area - the largest in the West. Our huge variety of terrain for skiers and boarders of all levels includes immaculate cruisers, wide open alpine bowls, gentle learning terrain, and massive terrain parks. We’ve got it all! |
 INFOS
/ INFOS: |
| Nachtskifahren von
15:30 Uhr bis 20:00 Uhr von Dienstag bis Samstag (Mitte-Dezember - Mitte-April) Night skiing 3:30 pm to 8:00 pm Tuesday to Saturday (Mid-December - Mid-April) |
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| Happy Valley Adventure Centre | Tubing Centre/Mega Snow Coaster |
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| ADRESSEN / ADDRESSES: | |
| Big
White Ski Resort Ltd., 5315
Big White Road CDN- Kelowna, British Columbia, V1P 1P3 Tel.: +1/250/7653101, Fax: +1/250/4916122 |
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| Schneetelefon/Snow phone: +1/250/765SNOW | |
| E-Mail: bigwhite@bigwhite.com | Web: www.bigwhite.com |
| HOTELS IN BIG WHITE / HOTELS IN BIG WHITE: |
Inn
at Big White
, Tel.: +1/250/4910221 |
| www.bigwhite.com/index.php?fuseaction=home.showSection&ID=445 |
| TESTBERICHT / TEST REPORT 27.+28.02.2001 |
| Information an der Kasse und auf den Pisten | **** | Information at the cash-desk and on the slopes |
| Größe des Skigebietes | **** | Size of the ski resort |
| Variationen bei den Abfahrten | **** | Variation of the slopes |
| Übersichtskarten | **** | Trail maps |
| Pistenpräparierung, Schneekanonen... | **** | Grooming, snow-canyons... |
| Lifte | **** | Lifts |
| Bergrestaurants | *** | Mountain Restaurants |
| Sauberkeit | **** | Cleanliness |
| Aprés-Ski | *** | Aprés-Ski |
| Freundlichkeit des Personals | ***** | Friendliness of staff |
| maximum: 50 Punkte | 39:10 | maximum: 50 points |
| Testergebnis | **** | Testresult |
| viel freies Skiterrain, breite Abfahrten |  |
many gladed runs, wide runs |
keine Lifte mit Abdeckhauben |
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no lifts with bubbles |
| Mitten in den Canadischen Rockies, etwa 60 km von
Kelowna entfernt befindet sich das Skiparadies Big White. Moderne Vierersesselbahnen
bringen einen bis auf 2319m. Der erste Einstieg, noch bevor man Big Whie Village erreicht
ist die kuppelbare Vierersesselbahn Gem Lake Express. Nach weiteren 5-7 Minuten
Autofahrt erreicht man Big White Village. Von hier starten einige Lifte bergwärts. Die
Vierersesselbahn Plaza Chair verbindet die Ridge Daylodge mit dem Village Centre. Hier
befindet sich auch eine Halfpipe und leichte Abfahrten, die für Anfänger sehr gut
geeignet sind. Mit der kuppelbaren Vierersesselbahn Ridge Rocket Express, die auch an der
Ridge Daylodge startet gelangt man zu Pisten aller Schwierigkeitsgrade. Von der
Bergstation kann man man zum Schlepplift Alpine T-bar schwingen, der einen bis ganz auf
den Gipfel hinaufzieht. Von hier kann man zu jedem Punkt in dem Skigebiet abfahren. Auf
der Rückseite des Berges starten die sehr schweren Abfahrten Parachute Bowl, Pegasus und
The Cliff, die wirklich nichts für schwache Nerven sind! Über mittelschwere Abfahrten
gelangt man zur Dreiersesselbahn Powder Chair, der eine gute Verbindung zur
Doppelsesselbahn Falcon Chair und zum Gem Lake Express herstellt. Die Abfahren an diesem
Lift sind schwierig und führen durch relativ dichten Wald. Der Falcon Chair bedient
ebenfalls schwere Abfahrten, teilweise schon überhalb der Baumgrenze. Zur
Talstation des Gem Lake Expresses führen viele mittelschwere Waldabfahrten parallel
zueinander, die alle in den Skiweg Ogo Slow münden der dann zu diesem Lift führt. Wenn
man sich an der Bergstation rechts hält kann man durch die Sun Rype Bowl über herrliche
Abfahrten zu Tale wedeln. Um nach Big White Village zurückzukommen fährt man von der
Bergstation des Gem Lake Expresses über den Village Way zur Dreiersesselbahn Powder
Chair, mit diesem hinauf und kann dann über Sleepy Hollow und einige weitere Abfahrten
hinunter zur Ridge Daylodge. Mit dem Ridge Rocket Express kann man dann wieder hinauf und
zu den kuppelbaren Vierersesselbahnen Bullet Express und Blackforest Express wechseln.
Hier findet man zahlreiche leichte bis mittelschwere Abfahrten vor. Über den Gondola Way
gelangt man bis ins Happy Valley hinunter. Hier befinden sich noch 2 Seillifte für
Anfänger, sowie der Tubing Park. Die neue Achtergondelbahn Happy Valley bringt einen dann
wieder ins Village Centre zurück. Nachtskifahren kann man von Dienstags bis Samstags am
Plaza Chair und am Bullet Express, ein großes Nachtskigebiet mit langen Abfahrten. Auch
die Happy Valley Gondelbahn fährt täglich bis 22 Uhr und stellt eine ideale Verbindung
zum Tubing Park her. In ganz Big White ist es erlaubt durch die lichten Wälder zu fahren
und gerade das ist bei Neuschnee ein wirklicher Traum...
In the middle of the Canadian Rockies, about 60km from Kelowna there is the skier’s paradise. Modern high-speed quads lift you up to 2319m. The first contact before reaching Big White Village is the “Gem Lake Express” - a high-speed detachable quad. After 5-7 minutes of driving you reach Big White Village. From here a few lifts start uphill. The quad “Plaza Chair” binds the “Ridge Daylodge” with the Village Centre. Here is a halfpipe and some easy runs, very recommendable for beginners. With the detachable quad “Ridge Rocket Express”, which starts also at the “Ridge Rocket Daylodge” you have access to runs of every difficulty. From the top station you can swing to the “Alpine T-Bar” which pulls you up to the very top of the mountain.From here you can run downhill to every point of the ski resort. At the backside of the mountain start the very difficult runs “Parachute Bowl”, “Pegasus” and “The Cliff” - really nothing for weak nerves! Over medium runs you have access to the triple chair “Powder Chair” which gives you very good access to the double chair “Falcon Chair” and “Gem Lake Express”. Most of the runs at this lift are very difficult and lead through thick woods. Falcon Chair also serves difficult runs, some of them fairly above timber-line. To the base station of the “Gem Lake Express” there lead many medium runs parallel, all of them ending in the “Ogo Slow” - skiroad which leads to the lift. If you stay right at the top station you can swing through the “Sun Rype Bowl” over very nice runs downhill. To get back to Big White Village you have to take the “Village Way” from Gem Lake Express top station to triple chair “Powder Chair”. Take this upwards and glide through “Sleepy Hollow” or other runs to “Ridge Daylodge”. With the “Ridge Rocket Express” you can get back up to the detachable quads “Bullet Express” and “Balckforest Express”. Here you can find a great number of easy to medium runs. Over “Gondola Way” you come to “Happy Valley” where 2 rope-tows for beginners and the Tubing-Park are located. The new eight person gondola “Happy Valley” gets you back to the Village Centre. Night-skiing is possible from Tuesday to Saturday at “Plaza Chair” and “Bullet Express”,- a really big night-skiing area with long runs. The “Happy Valley Gondola" works every day till 10 p.m. and is the ideal connection to the Tubing Park. In Big White it is allowed to run through the sparse woods and in fresh powder this is a real dream… Big White Ski Resort, awarded North America’s #1 Family Resort, is Canada's largest, totally ski-in ski-out resort village. With over 2,765 acres (1,147 hectares) of skiable terrain on 118 runs serviced by 16 lifts, you’ll be entertained at any level. Big White is home to Canada’s longest six-passenger express chairlift, 4 high-speed express quads and an 8 passenger express gondola boasting a lift capacity of 28,000 skiers per hour - which means no lift line-ups. At an average temperature of -6’C (21’F), Big White receives over 750 cm (24 feet) annually of the Okanagan’s finest ‘champagne’ powder. With more than a hundred named trails, Big White lives up to the ‘big’ bit of its name. These cover roughly a third of the patrolled terrain, but much of the ‘off piste’ is also skiable. With a wide variety of terrain including, wide open slopes, bowls, cliffs and gladed areas; it is not uncommon to have a slope to yourself. At Big White there are many ski and snowboard programs that can be tailored to suit your ability. Whether you are new to the sport or an expert looking to refine your skills, the Big White Ski & Board School has something to offer you, and we guarantee you’ll have fun doing it! At our school, it’s all about you. Big White’s lift pass is good at neighboring Silver Star Mountain Resort, under the same ownership and located 130 km (81miles) from Big White. |
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 Blick zur Doppelsessbahn Falcon Chair View to the double chair Falcon Chair |
 Village Way zur Dreiersesselbahn Powder Village Way to the Powder triple chair |
 Der Ort von Big White Big White Village |
 Buckelpiste Dragon´s Tongue Mogul run Dragon´s Tongue |
