page_title: Big White Ski Resort
section_title: East Peak
hierarchical_section_title: Big White Ski Resort / Skiing terrain / East Peak
caption_attribution_description: English: Taken by me in February 2006. Mikey Paddags points out a line through the trees; the Falcon chair is to the right, and the Monashee Mountains are in the distance to the left. Must be viewed full-size to be appreciated!
context_page_description: Big White Ski Resort, or simply Big White, is a ski resort located 56 km southeast of Kelowna in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Located on Big White Mountain, the highest summit in the Okanagan Highland, an upland area between the Monashee Mountains and the Okanagan Valley, it is the third largest resort in British Columbia, after Whistler-Blackcomb and Sun Peaks.
  The mountain summit is at 2,319 m with a vertical drop of 777 m, serviced by 16 lifts. The mountain receives 750 cm of annual snowfall. It has 2,765 acres of overall skiable terrain. With 38 acres of night skiing, Big White has western Canada's largest resort night skiing area. It has a central village classified as a designated place by Statistics Canada, which comprises accommodation, eateries, bars and shops. The village is 1,755 m above sea level.
context_section_description: The ski resort is expected to unveil plans in the near future that call for the addition of 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) of skiable area on the East Peak. This new area will be mainly intermediate and advanced terrain and the expansion will be on land leased from the province.
  Also included in the plans are a second base area, a new residential area and a golf course.
caption: Panorama from near the top of the Falcon Chair
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