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New tech allows parents to track their kids at Penticton area ski resort
Parents will now be able to track their kids on the ski hills thanks to…
Ski resorts in Thompson-Okanagan struggle to open thanks to lack of snow
Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna is opening tomorrow but it will be a very…
Renewed interest in garnet mining near Apex Mountain Resort
PENTICTON – Rekindled interest in garnet mining in the vicinity of Apex Mountain Resort in…
Incident on Apex mountain results in helicopter evacuation of 15-year-old girl
OKANAGAN – Yesterday, July 23, a severely injured 15-year-old girl was rescued from the Apex…
Quick work by Penticton Search and Rescue to pluck injured snowmobiler from Apex
PENTICTON – An injured snowmobiler near Apex last night can count himself twice lucky. First,…
Alpine ski season begins with opening of Big White, others not far behind
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Big White Ski Resort has officially opened for alpine skiing and several other local ski hills aren’t far behind. Big White opened today, Nov. 13, about two weeks ahead of schedule for alpine skiing, while Silver Star Mountain opened for nordic skiing yesterday and Sun Peaks Resort welcomed ski teams for alpine training...
Spring snow at Okanagan resorts leaves ski bums less bummed
OKANAGAN - It may have been a rainy week in the valley, but it was dumping snow at local ski hills. Silver Star Mountain in Vernon got close to 60 cm of new snow in the last week, blanketing alpine runs with a 209 centimetre base. As of Friday morning, all chair lifts except the...
Get your skis shined up
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two of the three big ski hills in the region are starting to see snow accumulate and that means one thing, ski season is just around the corner. The first runs are set to open Nov. 22 at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, though preseason race training will start as soon as there...