BC ski resorts compared
Every major lift-served ski area in British Columbia, side by side. Pick a skier type to filter, tap a column to sort, and open a resort for its live snow report and lodging. Figures are each resort’s published numbers, checked October 2026.
| Resort | Region | Best for | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Peaks | Okanagan & Thompson | 896 | 4,400 | 144 | 13 | 600 | 32% | $$ | Families, Beginners |
| Big White | Okanagan & Thompson | 777 | 2,800 | 119 | 17 | 750 | 28% | $$ | Families, Beginners |
| SilverStar | Okanagan & Thompson | 760 | 3,282 | 132 | 12 | 700 | 45% | $$ | Families, Nordic |
| Apex | Okanagan & Thompson | 603 | 1,112 | 80 | 4 | 600 | 54% | $ | Budget, Experts & steeps |
| Revelstoke | Kootenay Rockies | 1,713 | 3,121 | 75 | 5 | 1,050 | 45% | $$$ | Experts & steeps, Powder |
| Kicking Horse | Kootenay Rockies | 1,315 | 3,486 | 120 | 5 | 730 | 60% | $$$ | Experts & steeps, Powder |
| Panorama | Kootenay Rockies | 1,300 | 2,975 | 135 | 10 | 520 | 50% | $$ | Families, Experts & steeps |
| Fernie | Kootenay Rockies | 1,082 | 2,500 | 145 | 10 | 900 | 57% | $$$ | Experts & steeps, Powder |
| RED Mountain | Kootenay Rockies | 887 | 3,850 | 110 | 8 | 760 | 49% | $$ | Experts & steeps, Powder |
| Kimberley | Kootenay Rockies | 751 | 1,800 | 80 | 5 | 400 | 38% | $$ | Families, Beginners |
| Whitewater | Kootenay Rockies | 614 | 1,442 | 119 | 5 | 1,200 | 63% | $ | Powder, Experts & steeps |
| Whistler Blackcomb | Coast & Island | 1,609 | 8,171 | 200 | 36 | 1,072 | 45% | $$$$ | Big mountain, Après & village |
| Cypress | Coast & Island | 610 | 600 | 53 | 6 | 622 | 52% | $$ | Vancouver day trips, Night skiing |
| Mount Washington | Coast & Island | 507 | 1,700 | 81 | 10 | 900 | 30% | $$ | Families, Beginners |
| Mount Cain | Coast & Island | 457 | — | 21 | 3 | 1,158 | 30% | $ | Powder, Budget |
| Manning Park | Coast & Island | 432 | 140 | 35 | 5 | 622 | 46% | $ | Families, Budget |
| Sasquatch | Coast & Island | 396 | 300 | 43 | 5 | 526 | 48% | $ | Budget, Vancouver day trips |
| Grouse Mountain | Coast & Island | 365 | 212 | 33 | 4 | 305 | 29% | $$ | Vancouver day trips, Night skiing |
| Mt Seymour | Coast & Island | 330 | 200 | 41 | 5 | — | 20% | $ | Budget, Terrain parks |
| Powder King | Northern BC | 640 | 925 | 38 | 3 | 1,250 | 24% | $ | Powder, Backcountry |
| Hudson Bay Mountain | Northern BC | 533 | 315 | 41 | 4 | 290 | 27% | $ | Families, Beginners |
| Shames | Northern BC | 488 | 252 | 28 | 3 | 1,200 | — | $ | Powder, Backcountry |
Okanagan & Thompson ski resorts
Okanagan & Thompson · 777 m verticalBig WhiteCanada’s largest fully ski-in, ski-out village, an hour from Kelowna airport.Stats & snow report →
Okanagan & Thompson · 896 m verticalSun PeaksCanada’s second-largest ski area by acreage, spread over three mountains around a walkable village.Stats & snow report →
Okanagan & Thompson · 760 m verticalSilverStarA colourful, car-free Victorian-style village 22 km above Vernon, with a steep back side and one of North America’s biggest Nordic networks.Stats & snow report →
Okanagan & Thompson · 603 m verticalApexA small, uncrowded hill above Penticton where more than half the terrain is black or double black.Stats & snow report →Kootenay Rockies ski resorts
Kootenay Rockies · 1,713 m verticalRevelstokeThe most lift-served vertical in North America, with deep interior snow and a real railway town at the base.Stats & snow report →
Kootenay Rockies · 1,315 m verticalKicking HorseSixty percent advanced and expert terrain, with more than 85 inbound chutes off the ridges above Golden.Stats & snow report →
Kootenay Rockies · 1,082 m verticalFernieFive big alpine bowls, about 9 m of snow a year and a historic mining town with a lively après scene.Stats & snow report →
Kootenay Rockies · 1,300 m verticalPanoramaOne of Canada’s biggest verticals above a compact ski-in, ski-out village.Stats & snow report →
Kootenay Rockies · 751 m verticalKimberleyA relaxed, sunny family hill 25 minutes from Cranbrook airport, with fair prices and night skiing.Stats & snow report →
Kootenay Rockies · 887 m verticalRED MountainFive peaks of steep trees above the old gold-mining town of Rossland.Stats & snow report →
Kootenay Rockies · 614 m verticalWhitewaterAbout 12 m of snow a year, 20 minutes from the arts town of Nelson.Stats & snow report →Coast & Vancouver Island ski resorts
Coast & Vancouver Island · 1,609 m verticalWhistler BlackcombNorth America’s largest ski resort: two mountains joined by the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, 16 bowls, three glaciers and a full-size pedestrian village.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 610 m verticalCypressThe biggest of Vancouver’s North Shore mountains, about 30 minutes from downtown.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 365 m verticalGrouse MountainThe closest skiing to downtown Vancouver, reached by the Skyride aerial tram.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 330 m verticalMt SeymourVancouver’s budget-friendly, family-run local hill with six terrain parks, a tube park and lots of mellow blue runs.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 396 m verticalSasquatchA quiet Fraser Valley hill in Hemlock Valley — cheaper and less crowded than the North Shore, about 2 hours from Vancouver.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 432 m verticalManning ParkA small, family hill inside a provincial park about three hours from Vancouver, with a lodge, cabins and groomed Nordic and snowshoe trails.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 507 m verticalMount WashingtonVancouver Island’s main ski resort, with ocean views, heavy coastal snow and a large Nordic centre.Stats & snow report →
Coast & Vancouver Island · 457 m verticalMount CainA community-owned, non-profit hill on northern Vancouver Island with two T-bars, deep snow and a real ski-club feel.Stats & snow report →Northern BC ski resorts
Northern BC · 488 m verticalShamesA co-operatively owned mountain near Terrace with about 12 m of coastal snow a year and around 7,800 acres of accessible backcountry.Stats & snow report →
Northern BC · 533 m verticalHudson Bay MountainThe local mountain for the Bulkley Valley above Smithers — family-friendly, affordable and rarely crowded.Stats & snow report →
Northern BC · 640 m verticalPowder KingOne of the snowiest lift-served areas in Canada — about 12.5 m a year — on Pine Pass north of Prince George.Stats & snow report →