CHAMPAGNE POWDER CAPITAL
GETTING HERE
Location
Our lodge is a 3.5-hour drive or 25-minute heli flight from Kelowna, BC. We are adjacent to the Granby Provincial Park in the Monashee Mountain range, in the champagne powder capital of BC. Our lodge is at 1800m (6000’) elevation.
The tenured area is over 15,000 acres, encompassing 12 peaks of beautiful sub-alpine and treeline skiing. Our mountain topography allows for some of the best fall line skiing in the industry with maximum vertical!
Powder Ridge boasts some of the finest and most naturally gladed tree skiing that the legendary Monashee Mountain range has to offer. The Monashees are known for some of the deepest and softest powder runs in the world. With an average snowfall of 15 meters per year, this amount of powder is sure to please.
ARRIVE IN STYLE
Getting Here
We recommend flying into Kelowna and taking part in our shuttle program that will take guests straight from the airport to our staging area, eliminating car rentals and driving in winter conditions. Based on our high elevation location, the roads beyond our staging area are totally inaccessible by vehicle in winter months. To avoid the slow transfer of a snowcat, Powder Ridge provides a luxury mountain limousine (the only one in the industry) that will take you up to our lodge in style!
The cost for this service is $250 round trip, and is NOT included in your package.
ARRIVAL
Arrive at Kelowna International Airport ready to be loaded into the shuttle van by 12:30pm. Our shuttle departs at 1pm sharp.
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- If needed, arrange parking in advance – there is long-term parking at the airport
- Have all your belongings organized and ready to be loaded onto the shuttle
Meeting and transfer at staging area – be there by 4pm at the latest.
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- Luggage and guests are transferred into the mountain limousine
- Mountain limousine departs staging by 5pm
Arrive at lodge by 6pm
DEPARTURE
The morning of your final ski day, please have bags packed and ready for staff to load before leaving to board the snowcat.
Snowcat will arrive back to the lodge on the final ski day between 2-3pm.
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- Load into mountain limousine (pre-loaded with luggage)
- Arrive at staging area by 4pm
- Transfer into shuttle van back to Kelowna Airport. Arrival time between 7-8pm.
Driving Directions
If you prefer to drive to our staging area, you should have a 4×4 vehicle equipped with winter tires. The roads can be hazardous, particularly if you are not familiar or comfortable driving in variable winter mountain driving conditions.
Driving directions from Kelowna and Big White:
Take Hwy 33 to Westbridge. Turn left on to the Christian Valley Road. Drive 51kms to the Grano Creek Forest Service Road. We will stage here and bring you up to our lodge in our luxury mountain limousine.
DON’T FORGET
What to Bring
Bring all your own outerwear including goggles, helmet and winter walking boots and ski clothes that are suitable for all conditions and temperatures. You may want to bring casual clothes and slippers/shoes for the lodge, coming in 2027.
Bring your ski/snowboard boots – we recommend that you take them on the airplane with you as carry-on luggage. Also bring your powder skis/boards if you own them, otherwise you can rent ours. We provide ski poles with fat baskets for guests who rent skis. Any medications you take or may need. Bring your passport if crossing the border.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
Local Information
Welcome to the Okanagan Valley, the wine capital of Canada. It’s located on the eastern shore of Okanagan Lake, surrounded by provincial parks, pine forest, vineyards, orchards and mountains. Big White Ski Resort is a 45-min drive from Kelowna. It’s visible from our tenure, and our tenure is visible from Big White! Airport Shuttle is also available from Kelowna Airport to and from Big White. Check kelowna.ca and boundarybc.com for local information, attractions and destinations.
Powder Ridge is pleased to provide preferred rates on accommodations to guests when staying at the Four Points By Sheraton or the Hampton Inn & Suites surrounding your ski holiday. Both hotels are conveniently located directly across the highway from the Kelowna International Airport.
