Big White Winter Blog

I just want to reach out and say thank you to all our staff this season. It doesn’t matter whether you were de-icing lifts or pouring coffees, you helped Big White get through its most complicated and toughest season ever. The effort that everyone has made to keep the resort safe and running has been monumental. You did it and we got there. Thank you.

Interior Health is advising anyone who attended a congregate event at Big White Ski Resort on March 29 that they have put themselves at risk of contracting COVID-19 and should monitor themselves closely for symptoms of COVID-19.

Big White Ski Resort Ltd has made the difficult decision to close for the season on Monday, April 5 at 4pm, six days earlier than the scheduled date of April 11, to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and the recent surge in P.1 variant cases in British Columbia.

After four weeks of no new cases, and a successful immunization clinic on the mountain last weekend, Interior Health's Dr. Silvina Mema has declared the COVID-19 Community cluster at Big White Mountain contained.

Firstly, I wanted to say that this policy may be subject to change due to recommendations and best practices within the industry and as mandated by local, provincial and federal government bodies.

Interior Health will be on the mountain Saturday March 20 and Sunday March 21 to vaccinate people who live in a congregate setting within a non-family household at Big White.

Mr. Peter Schumann (photo), on behalf of Big White Ski Resort Ltd, made a presentation today of $5,000 to the Big White Mountain Early Learning Centre to assist the non-profit organization in purchasing supplies, materials and to support the early child educator’s salary. 

It's been almost a month since Interior Health has reported a new case linked to the Big White COVID-19 Community Cluster.  For the past three weeks, Interior Health has reported zero new cases, and at this point in time, zero remain active and/or in isolation.

Over the next three weekends of the TELUS Snowcross Challenge, and up until April 1, Big White Ski Resort is asking you – our guests, residents and partners – to consider donating to the Central Okanagan Food Bank. For every dollar donated, we will match it up to $15,000. All of that money will go directly to the COFB's Nutritional Improvement Program, which provides seasonal produce, meat, dairy and eggs, as well as children's snack packs to local families in need.

Big White Ski Resort Ltd and Big White Central Reservations Ltd are pleased to announce that they meet or exceed the World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) global Safe Travels protocols. The Save Travels accreditation recognizes businesses that have implemented and maintained standardized global health and hygiene protocols as set out by the WTTC.