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Early ski season for resorts

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Nov, 2024 01:18 PM

Several ski resorts across B-C -- including Whistler-Blackcomb, Big White and Cypress Mountain -- are starting their season early thanks to fresh powder.

Big White says the resort outside Kelowna is set to open tomorrow, six days ahead of schedule, with an alpine base of 104-centimetres.

The day we've all been waiting for is almost here...

🏂Opening day on Blackcomb is November 21
❄️Opening day on Whistler is November 22
⛰️Lifts start spinning at 8:30am
⛷️2:00pm final upload from valley bases

We look forward to seeing you on the mountains!
— Whistler Blackcomb (@WhistlerBlckcmb) November 20, 2024

On Metro Vancouver's North Shore, Cypress Mountain is also set to open tomorrow, more than two weeks earlier than the hill's limited opening last December.

Whistler-Blackcomb opens today, one day earlier than initially planned, while Sun Peaks outside Kamloops is set to open on Saturday.

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