Sixty-two days on skis. Over six hundred times on the chair. Big White treated me right and I had a fantastic ski season—my best season in my life. I hope to have many more. We finished the season off in style. Although we never reached the top of the mountain Read more…
Bradley Garret stared, entranced as the bees swarmed toward him. He’d never seen anything like it. In all his years as a beekeeper, the bees were always calm and peaceful. This time they came at him like an organized entity. The bees were out for blood. He had no idea Read more…
Mother Nature decided it was a great day to play a joke on everyone. She gave Big White Ski Resort a final day of awesome powder skiing. It was no joke though. It was real, and it was really good. It may not have been a joke but laughs filled Read more…
Chapter 2 Greg Malkovich lowered his ropes into place for his next set of windows. A stiff breeze whipped around the edge of the building. His hair blew into his face as he stared at the dark clouds hanging ominously above. Three hundred fifty feet of line dangled below him. Read more…
Chapter 1: Out of Control Kamlei stared at the plastic test kit in her hand. Her hands shook as she waited. She felt torn inside. When she missed her time of the month, nervous butterflies swarmed inside her. It was the second test she took, she had to make sure Read more…
It was March 23, 2020 and I just finished a walk with some dear friends at Big White. I sat down and wrote my first journal entry. My wife said I should share it on Facebook. I thought, hey why not? The reaction was very positive. So the next day Read more…
Music flowed from the man’s fingers and into the soul. It was a day of celebration and camaraderie at the Globe at Big White Ski Resort. It was Saint Paddy’s Day. Jon Bos played his heart out and the bar vibrated with the joy of live music. It was the Read more…
There was nothing quite as joyful as the laughter of a child. His son had the ball in his hands and tossed it off the back wall of their home. His wife held Mahdi close, and they both watched their son bounce the red ball, the cat was chasing it Read more…
Three years ago the WHO declared Covid 19 a pandemic. It felt like it was another world away. But it only took a couple of days until it was declared a health emergency in Canada. Two weeks, they said. Two weeks of social distancing and washing hands and it would Read more…
Cookster wanted to get the perfect season. After his ski buddy died he wanted to ride on snow every single day that Big White was open. He realized that you never know when it can all be taken away. It was time to seize the moment and try for the Read more…