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Whitewater Ski Resort
Categories: Active Life Hotels & Travel Ski Resorts Active Life, Ski Resorts [Edit]
13 Victoria StNelson, BC V1L
(800) 666-9420
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Whitewater Ski Resort
2 reviews in English
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Review from Jenn G.
2/27/2012
Though I am a passionate skier, I did not come here to ski. I came here to eat.
We stopped here for lunch on our way back from spending a week in a backcountry lodge near Nelson. Our fellow lodge mates strongly encouraged us to have lunch here on our way back to 'Merica. They were right in that recommendation.
Whitewater has some of the best food of any ski resort I've ever eaten at (and I have skied in other countries). It's a huge menu for a resort of its size, and pretty much everything is homemade. Our group ordered burgers and sandwiches, but they weren't run of the mill. Think bison, think homemade mushroom soup as a side, think salad with Whitewater's signature Glory Bowl dressing. Think healthy, yet oh-so-tasty.
I'll admit that I had already stopped in Nelson to buy the Whitewater Cookbook, so I did have some stars in my eyes when we had lunch. But don't call me a fangirl.
Call me a gourmand. Which is what you'll be when you eat at Whitewater (preferably after a morning skiing, which will justify one of the decadent looking baked goods that I as a nonskier did not partake in). -
Review from chris d.
Nelson, BC
1/11/2010
There aren't many ski hills left like this one. Being attached to the funky, hip, artsy town of Nelson has clearly had some impact, as, whilst other BC ski resorts sell out to corporations, or do the condo land-grab thing, Whitewater remains immune to big development, and continues to wow hardened ski bums, laid-back powder freaks, and locals alike.
It's easy when you are blessed with, arguably, and ski folk will always argue, the best quality powder snow in Canada. Banff gets colder (a LOT colder), Whistler gets wetter (yep: a LOT wetter), Big White has poorer visibility, and everywhere else gets a lot more jammed up. It's a fair question to ask: why, if Whitewater is SO great, does it not get so busy....easy: it's not an easy place to get to. And it's small. And not well known. The lifts, lodge and everything else needs updating. And many people want to keep it like that.
There are only two lifts, though 33 runs. But that's not why people go there. There is easy access to the stupendous (and deadly) back-country...and you can ski 10km down to the highway and get picked up (scooped up) by any passing local to get right back to base. I'm writing this Jan 10, and the snow accumulator is already past 5m for the season.
Everyone at the place is ultra friendly (where else do you get that?), the food is not just good but verging on gourmet (gourmet? they sell the cookbooks). Don't know anything about the creche, but might try that next time for our 1 yr old.
I took my 4 yr old to try out for the first time today, and he took to it like a pro, partly because the instructor was so good, I suspect. But he will struggle once he gets the hang of it; this isn't a good place for beginners. Even intermediates will tire of the ski area after one or two days - the good stuff is out-of-bounds. I'll be taking him to Rossland's Red Resort once he has got the grip.
Summary - great atmosphere, world-class tree-ski powder, limited in bound range, wild back-country, best food anywhere...get there before it's bought and developed...
