Four big BC ski resorts open this weekend, kicking off 2024-25 BC ski season

Nov 19, 2024

With a fresh sweep of snow to prime the slopes, four of BC's biggest ski resorts are opening! BC skiers and snowboarders can head to Big White, Powder King, Sun Peaks and Whistler this weekend for the first turns of the season.

Leveraging their high elevation and snow belt locations, Big White and Powder King are the first in Western Canada opening on all natural snow.

And a contest to see who will be first in Sun Peaks' West Bowl should add some stoke to opening weekend!

Read on and get primed for a big kickoff to ski season in BC.

For details, head to the Whistler Blackcomb website.

Big White opening Nov 22

True to its name, Big White had some big snow this week—18cm in 24h, totalling 70cm base snow at the village and 100cm at the top—to help it open a week earlier than originally scheduled!

Opening day lift tickets will be half price, and will continue until further notice from the resort

Lifts & runs open
Gondola Chair, Plaza Chair - accessing Gondola runs, as well as Ridge Rocket Express, Highway 33 and Serwa's

Check out these tips from Big White ambassadors to help make the most of your ski day.

Powder King opening Nov 22

You know we love #skinorthbc adventures and PK has a reputation for a reason. Like 80cm in 24 hours, as of Nov 19!

Sun Peaks opening Nov 22

The big news at Sun Peaks is its new West Bowl Express, which opens this weekend on Saturday Nov 23, and you can enter to be one of eight riders to inaugurate the new chair and terrain.

Stoked to get your first BC laps? So are we!

Here are a few ways to get after it.

1. Watch @SnowSeekers socials for updates through the weekend and early next week on openings as BC ski season gets underway. Tag us to share your opening day stoke, at @snowseekers on Facebook or Instagram.

2. Get primed on more BC ski resorts on tap, check our opening dates report, with more resorts to open between Nov 29 - Dec 7!

3. And of course, sign up to SnowSeekers newsletter to stay up on stoke, fresh tracks and apres hacks across Western Canada all winter.