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- Destinations
- North America
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Ski Resorts
Ski Resorts
The skiing in British Columbia is world renowned, largely due to
the popularity of Whistler Blackcomb, which is regularly voted the
World's Best Ski Resort.Locals of British
Columbia, however, know that there are many other lesser-known
resorts, which also offer exceptional skiing.
Vancouver's North Shore is where most locals learn to ski. The
resorts at Grouse Mountain, Mount Seymour and Cypress Bowl may not
have the most challenging runs, but they command a loyal following
being less than an hour's drive from central Vancouver and easily
accessible by public transport. Vancouver Island also has its own
ski resort, Mount Washington. After Whistler, it is British
Columbia's most popular ski resort with the most reliable snow
conditions in the province.
Whistler is an extensive ski area sixty miles (100km) north of
Vancouver. Together with Vancouver, Whistler hosted the 2010 Winter
Olympics, providing the downhill skiing facilities. It is most
popular for downhill skiing but offers a full array of winter
activities including snowboarding, heli-skiing and dog sledding.
Whistler is within the Garibaldi Provincial Park, a popular area
for cross-country skiing. North of Whistler, the Pemberton Icefield
is a popular heli-skiing destination.
There are many lesser-known ski resorts in the interior of
British Columbia, including Apex Mountain, Big White, Sun Peaks and
Silver Star, which also offer world-class skiing in the Thompson
Okanagan region. Big White has a growing reputation, and due to the
dry air of the interior it offers some of the best powder skiing in
the world. The Kootenay Rockies have several resorts, including
Fairmont Hot Springs and Revelstoke Mountain, and in Northern
British Columbia the heavy amount of snowfall allows for great
skiing in many areas.
Information & Facts
Language
The official languages are English and French
(predominantly in Quebec).
Money
The currency used is the Canadian Dollar (CAD), which is divided
into 100 cents. One-dollar coins are also known as loonies (due to
the picture of a loon, a type of bird, on the coin), and two-dollar
coins as toonies. Banks and bureaux de change will change money and
travellers cheques, as will some hotels, but the rate will not be
as good. Major credit cards are widely accepted and ATMs are
plentiful. US Dollars are largely accepted, though due to fraud,
larger notes might not be and change is usually given in Canadian
dollars.
Time
Canada covers six time zones, from GMT 8 in the west to GMT
-3.5 in the east.