| British Columbia, Canada is a
top destination in North America for downhill skiing.
Almost every skier living in the province of BC in November, will
wait and watch the massive mountain ranges in the distance because
they know, during the winter, that sooner or later the mountains
will become entrenched in powder snow.
Some mountains are too high and too far, and can only be admired
from a distance... while other snow covered alpine destinations
have backcountry roads leading up to beautiful downhill
ski resorts and nordic trails. No wonder the BC mountains
are home to so many Canadian Olympic skiers. It
helps that half of B.C.'s land mass is above sea
level and three quarters is mountainous.
The British Columbia ski hills are mainly designed
for all levels of skiers to enjoy. Double Diamond
and Single Diamond Black ski runs with big drops and plenty of opportunity
for speed and air time are for expert skiers. Blue ski
runs are mainly designed for the intermediate skier
and Green runs are designed for beginners with gradual ski
slopes and room to wipe out with extra room for a safe recovery.
The Ski lifts vary on each hill. For more information go to the
Snow Mountain links. But be asured that most of the bigger resorts
have high speed quad and 6-pack chair lifts. While some of the higher
end ski destinations like Whistler and Big White in the Okanagan
Valley have gondolas.
Most of the BC downhill ski resorts have many amenities onsite
like restaurants, pubs, retail shops, grocery, ski rental shops,
coffee house and accommodations. Plan accordingly as accommodations
on the individual ski mountains do vary. Some ski
resorts are not far from a main community and the drive is not half
bad... at the foot of these ski hills there
are plenty of different style of accommodations to select
from. |