Test Your Knowledge about Big White — from Big White Living Magazine
Learn more about Big White mountain stats, history, and interest facts
or test your family and friend’s existing knowledge with these Big White Trivia Questions.
1. What is the summit elevation of Big White Mountain?
The Big White Mountain summit is 7,606 feet or 2,318m above sea level.
2. What lift was installed at Big White in 1977?
Alpine T-Bar is installed in 1977. It is a Doppelmayr lift that rises 333m in elevation from it’s base and opens up a wonderful world of higher elevation terrain.
3. Who was Big White’s first snowboard instructor?
Flynn Seddon and his friend Doug Lundgren started hiking and snowboarding at Big White during the 1984/1985 winter season. Flynn went on to become Big White’s first snowboard instructor.
4. How much treated water is held in Big White’s 2023-built, concrete water reservoir?
A 2,800,000 litres concrete water reservoir was built into the mountainside just a ways up the mountain from The Aspens. To learn more about this massive project and how it will ensure Big White has plenty of potable water for future development check out this article on BigWhite.com:
https://www.bigwhite.com/explore-big-white/blog/mountain-news/water-reservoir
5. Who were the founders of Big White Ski Resort?
On December 8th, 1963, Cliff Serwa and Doug Mervyn, to Kelowna locals with a big dream brought it to fruition with the opening of Big White Ski Resort to the public with one 5,589ft or 1,700 m T-bar lift. For the first year of operation, the road from the turnoff on Highway 33 to the ski area was only one lane; there was no uphill traffic was allowed after noon, and no downhill traffic from the resort was allowed before 1:00 p.m.
6. Since 1994, what was Big White’s earliest season opening?
Thirty years ago, Big White Ski Resort opened for the 1994/1995 ski season on November 11th, 1994. This is the earliest opening in the past 3 decades.
7. What is the highest elevation public school in Canada?
Big White Community School is a public school within School District 51 that offers school programs for Kindergarten through Grade 9. The school is located adjacent the Happy Valley Parking Lot at an elevation of 5,482ft or 1671m above sea level.
8. How many ski runs does Big White have and what % are Blue runs?
Big White has a total of 119 named ski runs and 54% of them are ‘Blue’ intermediate runs.
9. In what year did Big White local, Kelsey Serwa, win an olympic gold medal in Women’s Ski Cross?
Kelsey Serway, local and grandaughter of Big White co-founder Cliff Serwa, won a gold medal in Women’s Ski Cross at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
10. What new kid’s feature was unveiled for the 2014/2015 Winter Season?
The Ogopogo Adventure Trail — Ogopogo is a mythical sea creature that First Nations people believe inhabits nearby Lake Okanagan. Big White Ski Resort’s trail features a large entranceway allowing kids to ski through the mouth of Ogopogo and then travel down the trail through arches that mimic the shape of Ogopogo's body.