Niggz
12-03-2004, 12:34 AM
Nigel: thanks for your e-mail to michael j ballingall re: the bw/ss press release sent out on monday. i work as the media relations coordinator and am responsible for the information in the press release. i'll tell you, i sweated when i sent that release out, because even though the information that i had received was accurate, i wondered "who knows if there's some little resort out there with more snow." well, i guess you showed us!
the source that i used (as quoted in the release) was www.onthesnow.com, an internationally-recognized gatherer of snow and weather information. it's the first place that i turned to in order to compare relative snowfalls across the geographic areas mentioned. (and it was confirmed by another report - www.snocountry.com). alas, Powder King is not on onthesnow.com list, nor does it seem to send in any reports. i have certainly heard of Powder King but was unaware that they were in operation yet this year.
right now, amongst the skiing public, there is a perception that the skiing is pretty terrible, and (aside from Utah, the "Powder King" of the United States), that is generally true. I was very surprised to see how well Big White stacked up against other destination resorts such as Whistler, Sun Valley, Mount Bachelor, Lake Louise, and Fernie - places that are essentially our 'competition' - indeed, our snow totals are better than all of those resorts.
most skiers entertaining an early-season vacation who live near urban centres (with major airports) are not likely going to visit Powder King, but they likely will come to Big White. it also seems (from their website) that Powder King is only operating on weekends right now, and only operates from Thursday to Sunday during the season.
i will admit that there is an error of omission with respect to not including Powder King, but i personally stand by the fact that Big White has the best early-season base of any destination resort in those geographic areas mentioned.
thanks for pointing out the Powder King statistic to us, and taking the time to write to Big White Ski Resort. hope to see you up on the slopes!!
Steven Threndyle
460 Sarsons Road
Kelowna, BC V1W-1C2
T/250.764.2143; F/250.764.2145; C/250.718.2143
the source that i used (as quoted in the release) was www.onthesnow.com, an internationally-recognized gatherer of snow and weather information. it's the first place that i turned to in order to compare relative snowfalls across the geographic areas mentioned. (and it was confirmed by another report - www.snocountry.com). alas, Powder King is not on onthesnow.com list, nor does it seem to send in any reports. i have certainly heard of Powder King but was unaware that they were in operation yet this year.
right now, amongst the skiing public, there is a perception that the skiing is pretty terrible, and (aside from Utah, the "Powder King" of the United States), that is generally true. I was very surprised to see how well Big White stacked up against other destination resorts such as Whistler, Sun Valley, Mount Bachelor, Lake Louise, and Fernie - places that are essentially our 'competition' - indeed, our snow totals are better than all of those resorts.
most skiers entertaining an early-season vacation who live near urban centres (with major airports) are not likely going to visit Powder King, but they likely will come to Big White. it also seems (from their website) that Powder King is only operating on weekends right now, and only operates from Thursday to Sunday during the season.
i will admit that there is an error of omission with respect to not including Powder King, but i personally stand by the fact that Big White has the best early-season base of any destination resort in those geographic areas mentioned.
thanks for pointing out the Powder King statistic to us, and taking the time to write to Big White Ski Resort. hope to see you up on the slopes!!
Steven Threndyle
460 Sarsons Road
Kelowna, BC V1W-1C2
T/250.764.2143; F/250.764.2145; C/250.718.2143