Mount Baldy Ski Area
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Mount Baldy is a small ski resort
overlooking the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia
just north of the border Washington state
. Its road access is via McKinney Road from Oliver and from BC Highway 3 north of Bridesville and BC Highway 33
west of Rock Creek
, in the Boundary Country
. The summit is in the Okanagan Highland
.
In 1968, its first season, Baldy operated as a ski cat area with McKinney Tee bar. A year later, the resort acquired a T-bar. The T-bar base at 5650ft a.s.l. is the highest base of any ski resort in Canada. The lift was recently replaced with a double chair.
Another lift, Sugarlump (also known as Sugarloaf) was opened in the 2007-2008 ski season.
The hill is unique as in that the associated village of 150 ski cottages are ski-in ski-out. The resort is renowned for its big pow Thursday and glade skiing.
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
overlooking the Okanagan Valley in southern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
just north of the border Washington state
Washington State
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. Its road access is via McKinney Road from Oliver and from BC Highway 3 north of Bridesville and BC Highway 33
British Columbia provincial highway 33
Highway 33 is a minor two-lane highway in the Okanagan region of the province. Highway 33, which is 129 km long, connects Rock Creek, on the Crowsnest Highway, north to Kelowna, on the Okanagan Highway, partially following the West Kettle River. It is also the main access to the Big White...
west of Rock Creek
Rock Creek, British Columbia
Rock Creek is an unincorporated settlement in the Boundary Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located at the confluence of the Kettle River with the eponymous Rock Creek, site of the Rock Creek Gold Rush of 1860, the community also lies at the junction of British...
, in the Boundary Country
Boundary Country
The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. It is often included in...
. The summit is in the Okanagan Highland
Okanagan Highland
The Okanagan Highland is a plateau-like hilly area in British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. state of Washington . It lies between the Okanagan Valley on its west and the Kettle River on its east, and geologically is more or less an extension of the Thompson Plateau, which lies west of the Okanagan...
.
In 1968, its first season, Baldy operated as a ski cat area with McKinney Tee bar. A year later, the resort acquired a T-bar. The T-bar base at 5650ft a.s.l. is the highest base of any ski resort in Canada. The lift was recently replaced with a double chair.
Another lift, Sugarlump (also known as Sugarloaf) was opened in the 2007-2008 ski season.
The hill is unique as in that the associated village of 150 ski cottages are ski-in ski-out. The resort is renowned for its big pow Thursday and glade skiing.