Okanagan Mountain Range Ski Vacations

Is it Okanogan or Okanagan? There are two distinct spellings of the same mountain region. The name is spelled Okanagan in Canada and Okanogan in the United States.

Okanagan is a mountain range that runs through valleys close to three mountain ranges. During the summer this is the perfect place to do some camping, but when winter hits you will have great skiing weather and conditions. There are small resorts that are scattered throughout the area. The climate here will make for great skiing down the slopes and through the trails.

These scattered resorts are very quiet and peaceful. Lifts are available, but they are limited to specific times and dates. These resorts have great skiing around them, even though they are small. This area of mountains offers the most consistent weather conditions, and the resort offers lodging for everyone that cares to stay - at a reasonable price.

The mountain ranges offer different trails and skill levels, but most of all they provide you with the skiing vacation of your dreams. During the winter, temperatures in the Okanagan range often drop to zero degrees. The items you bring will need to keep you warm at all times and safe no matter which trail you may choose to ski.

Here are just a few of the many ski resorts scattered throughout the mountain range:

Pentiction

Vertical Drop - 2,000ft

Terrain mix:

Novice - 16%
Intermediate - 48%
Advance/Expert - 36%

Number of trails:67;

Number of lifts - 5

Average Snowfall - 600cm (19ft)

Special Amenities include a terrain park, 1/2 pipe, World Cup aerial site, night skiing, lift accessed tube park, outdoor hockey/skating rink, 1 km adventure ice skating loop.

Kelowna

Vertical Drop - 777m (2,550ft)

Runs - 118 Marked Alpine Runs

18% - Beginner
56% - Intermediate
26% - Expert

Longest Run - 7.2 km (4.5 miles)

Average Snowfall - 750cm (294" or 24.5ft )

Lifting System - 15 Lifts:

1 High Speed Gondola
4 High Speed Quad Chairs
1 Beginner Quad Chair
1 Triple Chair
3 Double Chairs
1 T-bar
1 Children's Magic Carpet
1 Beginners' Handle Tow
2 Tubing Lifts
- Vertical Drop - 2,500 ft
- Skiable Acres - 2,725
- Runs: 110 marked alpine runs
  - 20% - Beginner
  - 50% - Intermediate
  - 20% - Advanced
  - 10% - Expert
- Longest Run: 8km
- Average Snowfall: Over 700 cm (23 ft) annually
- Lifts: 11 lifts including Chairlifts:
  - 1 Six Pack Express
  - 2 Detachable Quad
  - 1 Fixed Grip Quad
  - 1 Double Chair
  - 2 T-Bars
  - 2 Beginners Magic Carpets
  - 2 Tube Lifts

Skiing Articles:-

Skiing community mourns loss of coach (Reno Gazette-Journal)
The American Skiing community is mourning the death a Truckee father and coach of Olympic and professional skiers after the wreckage of his experimental aircraft was found Saturday.

Bitterroot Resort?s latest proposal rejected (Ravalli Republic)
LOLO - It?s back to the drawing board for the Bitterroot Resort after the Forest Service rejected its latest proposal to bring Skiing to National Forest lands above Tom Maclay?s ranch just outside of Lolo.

The Welwyn and Hatfield Times (The Welwyn & Hatfield Times)
A SKIING instructor who kept an online blog of his final months has died of a brain tumour. Ali Rainback, 37, from Kimpton, was diagnosed with a brain tumour last November.

Into the trees and lovin' it (Journal Inquirer)
The tree skiing in Vermont is the best it?s been in five years. No question about it. Take last Sunday at Okemo, for example. Everything was open and everything had more than an adequate cover. It was actually easy to forget it was mid-March.

Preventing injuries to your knees (Dallas Morning News)
After years of hard-core skiing, hiking, biking and tennis, Ann Dickerson knew the recent pain in her knees meant she needed treatment. But she didn't expect the advice: partial joint replacement on both knees.

Dignity crucial, blind man tells conference (Montreal Gazette)
He has worked as an analyst for the CIA, scrutinizing political events in Africa. He has competed in downhill Skiing, winning a number of medals.

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