British Columbia invigorates winter vacationers with clean mountain air, abundant and untouched wilderness, and beautiful mountain ranges, photographs of which regularly adorn the glossy pages of ski and travel magazines around the world. BC's destination resorts offer every winter activity, from powder skiing to dogsledding, and are consistently rated amongst the best ski resorts in North America, with Whistler/Blackcomb rated #1 in North America.

The diverse geography and sheer size of British Columbia ensures that there is always great skiing and plenty of other winter activities available somewhere in this great winter wonderland. There are downhill ski and snowboard resorts in all six tourism regions of B.C offering world-class skiing in British Columbia.

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Start your winter vacation by selecting a BC Ski Resort or Ski Mountain below, or by viewing the Skiing and Winter Recreation information for each region (Map of the BC Regions).

Vancouver Island
The Islands of British Columbia boast the mildest climate in Canada, where visitors can ski in the morning and golf or sail in the afternoon. Yet snow conditions are amongst the best in BC - Mt. Washington on Vancouver Island, receives as much as 13 metres (43 feet) of snow each season.
	Mt. Cain Ski Resort	Woss, North Vancouver Island
	Mt. Washington Ski Resort	Courtenay, Central Vancouver Island
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Victoria and Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Vancouver, Whistler and Coast Mountains
Vancouver is the international gateway for winter thrill-seekers arriving in BC. Lights from Grouse Mountain, Cypress Bowl and Mount Seymour illuminate ski runs on Vancouver's North Shore. Two hours drive to the north is Whistler/Blackcomb, the top ranked destination resort in North America.
	Cypress Mountain - Ski Resort	West Vancouver, Greater Vancouver
	Grouse Mountain - Ski Resort	North Vancouver, Greater Vancouver
	Hemlock Resort - Ski Resort	Agassiz, Hemlock Valley
	Manning Park Ski Resort	Manning Provincial Park, Southwest BC
	Mount Seymour - Ski Resort	North Vancouver, Greater Vancouver
	Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort	Whistler, North of Vancouver BC
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Vancouver, British Columbia
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Whistler, British Columbia
	Skiing & Winter Activities: North Vancouver, Cypress, Grouse, Mt Seymour
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Fraser Valley, British Columbia
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
Thompson Okanagan
The sun-drenched and snow-covered Thompson Okanagan region in central BC boasts four world-class downhill ski and snowboard resorts, plus four other superb resorts, offering fabulous helicopter skiing, cross-country trails and seemingly endless snowmobile terrain waiting to be explored.
	Apex Mountain Ski Resort	Penticton, South Okanagan
	Big White Ski Resort	Kelowna, Okanagan Valley
	Crystal Mountain - Ski Resort	Westbank, Okanagan Valley
	Harper Mountain - Ski Resort	Kamloops, Thompson Okanagan
	Mount Baldy - Ski Resort	Oliver, Similkameen, South Okanagan
	Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort	Grand Forks, Boundary Country
	Silver Star Mountain Ski Resort	Vernon, North Okanagan Valley
	Sun Peaks Ski Resort	Kamloops, Thompson Okanagan
	Skiing & Winter Activities: North Thompson and Nicola Valley
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Okanagan Valley & Similkameen
Kootenay Rockies
The glacier-clad BC Rockies region offers six top winter resorts, plus most of Canada's snowcat, helicopter and backcountry skiing operations. Incorporating the Rockies, the Purcells, the Columbia and the Monashee Mountains, this region is blanketed season-long by deep, dry powder.
	Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Resort	Fairmont Hot Springs, BC Rockies
	Fernie Alpine Ski Resort	Fernie, BC Rockies
	Kicking Horse Mountain Ski Resort	Golden, BC Rockies
	Kimberley Alpine Ski Resort	Kimberley, BC Rockies
	Panorama Mountain Ski Resort	Panorama, Invermere, BC Rockies
	Revelstoke Mountain Resort	Revelstoke, BC Kootenays
	Red Resort, Red Mountain	Rossland, BC Kootenays
	Salmo Ski Hill	Salmo, BC Kootenays
	Summit Lake - Ski Resort	Nakusp, BC Kootenays
	Whitewater Ski Resort	Nelson, BC Kootenays
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Nelson, Rossland & Salmo, Kootenays
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Kimberley, Fernie & Panorama, BC Rockies
Cariboo, Chilcotin, Coast
The rolling landscape of British Columbia's interior offers two downhill ski resorts, complimented by superb guest ranches. The Cariboo offers heli-skiing, dogsledding, snowmobiling, ice-fishing, and the world-renowned track-set cross-country skiing trails near the community of 100 Mile House.
	Mt. Timothy Ski Area	Lac Le Hache, Cariboo
	Troll Mountain Ski Resort	Quesnel / Wells, Cariboo
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Cariboo, 100 Mile House & BC Interior
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Chilko, Tweedsmuir Park & Chilcotin
Northern British Columbia
The largest tourism region in BC offers limitless adventure for the winter vacationer, with some resorts receiving an annual snowfall of over 12 metres (40 feet). The standard fare of BC winter activities is offered in a timeless and remote landscape where moose and deer still far outnumber people.
	Big Bam Ski Hill	Taylor, North East BC
	Hudson Bay Mountain Resort	Smithers, North West BC
	Murray Ridge Ski Hill	Fort St. James, North West BC
	Powder King Mountain Resort	Mackenzie, North East BC
	Purden Ski Village	Prince George, North East BC
	Shames Mountain - Ski Resort	Terrace, North West BC
	Tabor Mountain Ski Resort	Prince George, North East BC
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Prince George & North East BC
	Skiing & Winter Activities: Terrace, Smithers & North West BC