Jane & Brent Cassie
Contributing Writers
ON a recent visit to
this great mountain
getaway we truly
understood how this
resort acquired its
name. In addition to
its big snow, big verti-
cal and big terrain, the
resort of Big White.
also offered our family
of five some mighty
big family fun.

After a short: one-hour
drive from Kelowna, there ©
was no way of holding back
the excitement of our snow-
bound brood once they spot-
ted the powder-dusted, sun-
drenched, surrounding
slopes.

“They've got four high-
speed quads,” our son ex
ediy informed us ‘as he
checked out the Big White
map.

Nine lifts fan out over the
2.000 acres where 100. ski
runs promise. skiers and
boarders a memorable return

photo Greatest Getaway to their ski- in/ski-out lodg-

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