While most of British Columbia experiences a pretty mild winter (by Canadian standards), Big White and the Kootenay mountains get around 750cm of snow each season.
I took this photo on a hike up Big White to ski some of the slopes before the hill officially opened up. Winter hiking is definitely a challenge, with temperatures plummeting quickly as you increase elevation, but the view from the top and chance to ski your way back down make it worth the effort!
Judi Zienchuk has lived, worked and adventured everywhere from Southeast Asia to Northwest Canada. Currently working as a Museum Assistant, I’m taking some time to get to know another side of the Great White North (for the short few months where the “white” part has melted). You can find her at travvelsized.com and on facebook and twitter!
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Love the sky! In some way the picture reminds me a lot of Zakopane which is a winter snowboarding destination in Poland.
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Winter snowboarding scene in this photo looking very nice.
Beautiful shot. I am happy to say that I have had back to back summers, so no snow for me in 2013 :) (I am in summer now in the southern hemisphere.)
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I’m living in Waterloo, Ontario right now and this makes me miss the good piles of fluffy snow we get in the prairies!
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Brrr. So much snow already up there! But then it’s getting close to ski season. We were surprised at how much snow there was in Whistler when we visited a couple of weeks ago. Pretty mild here today in Vancouver, and no snow – the way we like it :-).
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