My quest to visit every ski resort in British Columbia

My quest to visit every ski resort in British Columbia

The ski season has officially begun here in the Pacific Northwest and we’re starting to get excited about our upcoming winter adventures. This year, La Niña is expected to dump a lot of snow on British Columbia‘s coastal mountains, so we’re hopeful this is going to be an epic season.

Every year I have a goal to snowboard 5 different mountains.

On the surface, this should be an easy goal to hit, given that Vancouver has 3 local mountains and Whistler-Blackcomb is only a 1.5 hour drive away. But it always seems to come down to the wire.

Vancouver temperatures are unpredictable and we never know how long the season will last. It’s also rare that we visit all 3 local mountains in one season.

Last year, we hit our annual goal by snowboarding at Mount Baker in Washington State, Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, Sun Peaks Resort in Kamloops, Cypress Mountain and Whistler-Blackcomb.

This year, we plan to add a few new mountains to the list. 

The purpose of me writing this post is because I’m a big believer in the power of sharing personal goals. The act of writing these goals on paper (or laptop) puts the goal out there for everyone to see. It makes it real. It holds me accountable.

So, here it is…

My goal is to visit every ski resort in British Columbia by 2025.

I chose the year 2025 because a goal without a end date is just a dream. I want to hit this goal, so I need to create the plan today. I have given myself 8 years to complete this goal.

According to my research, there are currently 37 ski resorts in British Columbia. We have already visited 8 of these, leaving 29 mountains to visit in 8 years.

That means we need to visit 3 to 4 NEW ski resorts each year.

Doable. But it will require serious commitment.

Why do I want to visit every ski resort in BC?

The reason I’ve chosen this particular goal (aside from the fact that we love playing in the mountains) is because it will take us to every corner of British Columbia.

There are still so many places we have yet to visit in our big beautiful backyard. This goal now gives us a reason to travel to cities like Prince George, Golden and Dawson Creek.

Another big reason is because we love the ski culture and want to share theses experiences with our boys. Achieving this goal will require us to plan multiple ski trips each year.

I want this to be something we look forward to each year, as a family. I want our boys involved in the planning process and I want to teach them to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors.

Hopefully it will inspire them to create big goals for themselves, too.

The list of ski resorts in British Columbia

1. Apex Mountain Resort, Penticton
2. Bear Mountain Ski Hill, Dawson Creek
3. Big Bam Ski Hill, Fort St. John
4. Big White Ski Resort, Kelowna
5. Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver
6. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Fairmont Hot Springs
7. Fernie Alpine Resort, Fernie
8. Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver
9. Harper Mountain, Kamloops
10. Hart Highlands Ski Hill, Prince George
11. Sasquatch Mountain Resort, Agassiz
12. Hudson Bay Mountain, Smithers
13. Kicking Horse Resort, Golden
14. Kimberley Alpine Resort, Kimberley
15. Little Mac Ski Hill, Mackenzie
16. Manning Park (Gibson Pass), Hope-Princeton (See video here)
17. Mount Baldy Ski Area, Rock Creek
18. Mount Cain Ski Area, Vancouver Island
19. Mount Seymour, North Vancouver
20. Mount Timothy Ski Area, Lac La Hache/100 Mile
21. Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Vancouver Island
22. Murray Ridge Ski Area, Fort St. James
23. Panorama Mountain Resort, Invermere
24. Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort, Phoenix-Greenwood
25. Powder King Mountain Resort, Mackenzie/Pine Pass
26. Purden Ski Village, Prince George
27. Red Mountain Resort, Rossland
28. Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Revelstoke
29. Salmo Ski Area, Salmo
30. Shames Mountain, Terrace
31. Silver Star Mountain Resort, Vernon
32. Summit Lake Ski Area, Nakusp
33. Sun Peaks Resort, Kamloops
34. Tabor Mountain Alpine Resort, Prince George
35. Troll Ski Resort, Quesnel-Wells
36. Whistler Blackcomb, Whistler
37. Whitewater Ski Resort, Nelson

I’m excited to visit all of these ski resorts. Hopefully this little ol’ travel blog will still be around in 10+ years. Only time will tell!

Here’s an interactive British Columbia Ski Resort Map

Read more posts from past snowboarding trips:

• POWDER DAYS at Manning Ski Resort
• 30 Photos from our Winter Ski Trip to Sun Peaks
• PHOTOS: Snowboarding at Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta
• 25 Winter Photos from Big White Ski Resort
• Photo Essay: Snowboarding in the French Alps

 

Have you visited these ski resorts in British Columbia?

Do you have any tips or recommendations for those that we have not visited?