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B.C. skiing offers a celeberation of choices

KERRY McPHEDRA

SURE, EUROPE has great
skiing. But British Columbia
can easily embrace all of Ita-
ly, France, Austria,
Switzerland and more within
her vast land, most of which
is mountains and alpine
valleys. This means primo

skiing, November to May.
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areas where you can slap on
the boards and do what you
do best. Downhill, snow-cat
skiing, cross-country or heli-
skiing.
DOWNHILL

You can point skis downhil
at over 45 ski areas, from
one-T-bar Azu in the north to
world-class Whistler, just
two hours from Vancouver
airport.

Over a dozen resorts at-

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tract destination skiers. Here
are the big four.

Whistler claims North
America’s longest vertical
drop (1,034 metres/4,280
feet), longest fall-line runs
(five kilometres/three miles),
and biggest ski pair: Whistler
and Blackcomb mountains
funneling into the same
multi-million-dollar Village.
There are 21 lifts, 86 marked
runs, and hectares (acres) of
thigh-burning bowls and
back country.

On-mountain goodies in-
clude: a $23, two-mountain
pass; ski classes; free guided
mountain tours; and a $115
heli-ski intro day package.

Village accommodation:

from lodge rooms ($45
double-occupancy) to two-
bedroom luxury condos

($230 for four). Must have
fireplaces, kitchens, saunas
and jacuzzis.

Over a dozen restaurants,
1S bars, nightspots, delis,
shops, hquor store, and a
bank. Special events: March
10, 11: Men’s World Cup
Downhill; May 19-21: annual
May Madness carnival.

Daily bus and train from
Vancouver; taxis and shuttle
buses connect with hotels,
restaurants.

In the interior, where the
show is drier, Apex Alpine,
Big White, and Silver Star
huddle so close together that
some ski packages incor-
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Big White have on-mountain
villages.

Big White, 54 kilometres
(34 miles) from Kelowna with
daily flights from Vancouver,
boasts the most dependable
snow conditions. The
memorable powder and 43
runs come with a ‘‘money-
back snow guarantee.’’

**Ski-to-your-Door’’ room
rates: $38 per person (room
and lift; $50 adds lesson) to
$190-$300 (three-bedroom
condo). Adult pass: $20.

Apex is the closest
Okanagan resort to an air-
port (35 kilometres/22 miles
to Penticton). Great skiing
over 40 runs. Separate begin-
ners’ mountain. Five-day
holidays start at $239, in-
cluding condo, lifts, and ski
school. Super Saver: $99.99
for four nights.

In the Kootenays, 90
minutes from Cranbrook air-
port, Panorama’s approach
iS Somewhat country western:
night ice-fishing, hay rides,
and moonlight cross-country
tours with bonfire and glu-
wein waiting.

This is a heli-ski base and
Panorama’s ski school hooks
in with an excellent $140 one-
day heli-intro program for in-
termediates with no powder
experience. Bring money. It’s
addictive.

Lift-serviced runs leads
down a 975-metre
(3,200-foot) vertical drop to
beer on tap, condominiums,
and communal hot tubs. A
short drive away, at Radium
Hot Springs, you can soak
under the stars at a steamier
46 degrees Celsius (115
degrees Fahrenheit).

Adult pass: $19. Nightly
rates: $50 (room) to $20
(three-bed-room). Five-day
package from $168 includes
lifts. Special ‘‘Women’s Ski,
Health and Fitness Week’’,
Jan. 29-Feb. 3, from $282.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Cross country skiing ts on
the upswing More people are
discovering this low-cost
sport, ranked the best, all
round exercise activity
Equipment costs run a third
to a quarter cheaper than
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SKIING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA offers a wide variety
of slopes and snow conditions, not to mention breath-
taking scenery, for sportsminded people who don’t mind

the brisk cold, fresh air.

Cross-country skiers’
choice of territory is as
diverse as the province itself
— from the Cariboo's gently
rolling plateau country to
Canada’s Matterhorn in the
Rockies, Mount Assiniboine,
where you can stay in a $4
dorm-style cabin or the cozy
lodge for $65

Summer hiking trails in
some 26 parks become cross
country trails Fifteen
downhill resorts offer cross-
country, including rentals
Another 26 advertise nordic
facihties Many of these are
guest ranches of summer
resorts, and not all have set
tracks

A top-ranking facility ts
Lac le Jeune Resort. near
Kamloops Hotel (from $99
per person for two days two
nights quad occupancy, tn-
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kilometres (100 miles) of
wilderness trails.

Another is the 108 Ranch
Resort (two-and-a-half-hours
from Kamloops airport). The
$158-per-couple rate for two
nights includes 45 kilometres
(28 miles) of set trails (might-
lift), breakfast, instruction,
gluwein, sleigh rides, and
sauna

Vancouver Island’s Mount
Washington offers excellent
cross-country with on
mountain accommodation

Whistler maintains over 22
kilometres (14 miles) of
tratls

Other areas which cross

country aficronados reccom
mend Radium Hot Springs
Resort, Manning Pack, three
hours from Vancouver, 147
kilometres (95 miles) of
trails, snowmobil and
downhill), and Hemlock, a
downhill resort: two hours
from Vancouver.

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