Big White
Ski resort · British Columbia, Canada
Big White is a ski resort in British Columbia (Canada) with 96 km of runs and 16 lifts. You can ski between 1,511 m and 2,272 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 761 m. Its longest run is Ogo Slow (3.5 km) and the steepest, Camel's Back, reaches 65% on its toughest stretch.
See Big White on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 96 km
- Lifts
- 16
- Elevation
- 1,511–2,272 m
- Vertical drop
- 761 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.1 km
- Blue29 km
- Red40 km
- Black27 km
The steepest runs at Big White
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Camel's Back Black65% · 33°
- Upper Gem Lift Line Black62% · 32°
- Grizzly Black62% · 32°
- Shakey Knees Black61% · 31°
- Lightning Glades Black56% · 29°
The longest runs
- Ogo Slow Blue3.5 km
- Moonlight Run Red3.3 km
- Serwa's Blue2.9 km
- Kalina's Rainbow Red2.9 km
- Village Way Blue2.3 km
Lifts
10 chairlifts · 3 magic carpets · 1 T-bar lift · 1 gondola · 1 rope tow.
When to go to Big White
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,617 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,892 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Big White
- Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area68 km · 27 km of runs
- Silver Star Mountain Resort71 km · 111 km of runs
- Phoenix Mountain74 km · 8.6 km of runs
- Apex Mountain Resort81 km · 48 km of runs
- Red Mountain Resort105 km · 69 km of runs
- Whitewater132 km · 53 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Big White?
- In British Columbia, Canada. The nearest resort is Mt. Baldy Family Ski Area, 68 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Big White have?
- 96 km: 0.1 km of green runs, 29 km of blue runs, 40 km of red runs, 27 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Big White?
- You can ski between 1,511 m and 2,272 m: a vertical drop of 761 m.
- How many lifts does Big White have?
- 16: 10 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 1 T-bar lift, 1 gondola, 1 rope tow.
- What is the steepest run at Big White?
- Camel's Back (black), at 65% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Big White?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Big White?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.