Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna, Canada, is home to world-class skiing and snowboarding as well as spectacular scenery. Living in the village, I’ve created a photo essay of Instagram shots capturing some of my favorite slopeside moments for you to recreate on your travels.
1) Living in a completely ski-in ski-out village
2) The only reminder that you’re not going snow-color blind being the bright ski chairs
3) Running with a sundog – a sunny sight caused by refracting ice crystals
4) Cruising through endless fields of Okanagan champagne powder snow
5) Changing pace with a horse drawn carriage ride
6) Ramping things up again, climbing up a tower of ice
7) Watching the sunrise in the morning over the endless mountain ranges
8) Making it to the top of the mountain and feeling like I’m in another world
Jessica Festa is the editor of the travel sites Jessie on a Journey (http://jessieonajourney.com) and Epicure & Culture (http://epicureandculture.com). Along with blogging at We Blog The World, her byline has appeared in publications like Huffington Post, Gadling, Fodor’s, Travel + Escape, Matador, Viator, The Culture-Ist and many others. After getting her BA/MA in Communication from the State University of New York at Albany, she realized she wasn’t really to stop backpacking and made travel her full time job. Some of her most memorable experiences include studying abroad in Sydney, teaching English in Thailand, doing orphanage work in Ghana, hiking her way through South America and traveling solo through Europe. She has a passion for backpacking, adventure, hiking, wine and getting off the beaten path.
