ot Ne © ‘wide -awoVl srod2 pro. OvCE Evanunsl ES oued . By RAY TALBOT. After a taste: of. the local sunny cold. slopes over the’ holidays many. Vancouver ' skiers are dreaming of a New | Year ski vacation just a bit different, and right here in BC. they: really have plenty —to choose fro a. There’s - Whistler Mountain’ with its. many splendid lengthy ski runs and choice of ac- commodatic stretched around the base- of the lifts. Then just about every In- ‘terior centre. has. a ski area. not very far away. 2 For anyone dreaming of a ski “resort high up ‘on a mountain with everything ~ self-contained right on the Slopes, Big White Ski Village could be the place. The resort lies at the 6,000 ft level of Big White, the highest mountain in the interior of B.C., 36 miles east of Kelowna. _ Clustered around the base” of the «ski modern ~ providing lifts are five condominiums every kind of accommodation from single room with bath to complete 2 and 3 bedroom apartment units with fireplace, kitchen, bath and sauna. A total of 1 400 skiers per night. . Campers are welcome here too, and there’s a grocery, showers electrical plug-ins available for them. EVERYTHING ' THERE The heart of the resort is at the Village Lodge, a big modern daylodge where you can buy your lift tickets, change your boots, fix up ski lessons or skis, and. wine and a “rela . ‘Fireplace Lounge, a ‘a ‘dancing, parties'and games, ~ skit nights and movies:—-- The information centre on the main floor will tell. you all you want to know about the skiing, accommodation, entertainment, baby sitting or whatever. The ski shop has everything from clothing -to downhill _ country equipment. Close by the Village Lodge is the Wee Lodge, (the original daylodge) with grocery, day care centre, first aid-room and ski patrol, plus more locker space. - Outside on the slopes they have three T-bars, a double chairlift and a triple chairlift to speed you on your way to a wide variety of runs of- fering a choice to all young or old, novice or expert. There are -.-.wide, well groomed broadways over gently rolling slopes, steep mogulled plunges down spine tingli runs, with endless into the deep powder lying “between the trees on the sides of the main runs. A total of 2,000 vertical {4 and up to 3 miles long. SPECTACULAR VIEW The big 5,500 ft. main T- bar leads from just outside the Village Lodge to the highest lift served point at 7,400 ft. Here one has a spectacular bird's eye view of the entire’ area with ski Pappas Furs January Clearance Sale Our entire selection of fur garments and accessories 15% OFF Starting Sat. Jan. 6 to Sat. 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The upper slopes are above treeline and more than 30 main runs lead back down to. the base of the lifts . in varying degrees of dif- ficulty with a vast expanse of alpine country that allows the better skiers to carve their own way down as they wish. ‘Close by the base of the Main T-bar is the start of the ‘Easter Triple Chair which was new last season. ‘This lift boosts the uphill capacity to. - 5,600 skiers per hour and opens up some delightful - skiing for all with four main. -runs -designed to suit beginners and advanced skiers depending on your choice. From the top of this chair you can join the Main T-bar runs or ski on over to the Ridge Double Chairlift. ‘ East of the Easter lift is the Bunny T-bar-. serving the completely separate beginner slopes, well LOOKING DOWN ‘on ite White Ski ‘Village from the western ridge of the mountain. Inset: Brian Hames, area manager of the Ski. Village. . , protected from the main runs. This is an excellent teaching hill, and is also used for night: skiing on Wed- nesdays, __.Fridays and Saturdays. ~ FOR POWDER LOVERS The big Ridge double chairlift is located just below the main village-on ¢ west side, close by the roach road, The Chalet T-bar is also found here, this lift serves another fine beginner area which is open on weekends and holidays. ¢ The Ridge . Chdir has a~™ fide. .choice* df runs with. ‘everything froin - easy to difficult on’ well ‘groomed _Tuns or powder, You can test your freestyle technique on the - swooping | loops Exhibition as it runs back under the lift line; try the soul pampering curves of Perfection right the way back to the base, head off on Powder Gulch to the steep powder slgpes of the west boundary” which all comes together high in a meadow before running out to the Bank of Montreal Rosemary C. Farrell The appointment of Rosemary C. 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The super route of the mountain is a steep breathcatching dive known as Dragon’s Tongue that runs off back to the base of -the Ridge Chair down moguls. that any daredevil would --respect. But-. CONTINUED ‘ON PAGE 24 o —Two per tamily new. the . novice skier need not take. . fright; ‘for all-the runs have been’ carefully designed to. “PORTRAIT: STUDIO Portraits ! Passports: / Frames of your - childs weight for a _ FIVE x SEVEN: COLOUR PORTRAIT (MAXIMUM CHARGE 99c) _ NOW WITH OUR COLOURFUL PORTRAIT BACKGROUNDS! Spring, fall or nursery, for that natural “On-location’ look. Our traditional background is also available. —One offer per person —Additional persons in portrait 1.00 each —No age limit—babies, children, adults. family groups welcome, too! **JET-FAST’’ One Hour PASSPORT SERVICE AND FRAMES ALSO AVAILABLE | Offer good until Sat. 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