Kelowna's Juicy Tips

Ah, the difference that elevation can make! While we just got our first bit of permanent snow dusting Kelowna, Big White Ski Resort is blanketed in that classic “Champagne Powder” that seperates this Okanagan ski resort from other BC hills.

There are many great ways to get to know Kelowna’s downtown core with its pretty corridors and great nooks & crannies – none more unique than taking a 90 minute pedi-cab tour guided (and pedalled) by Ed Kruger of Monashee Adventure Tours!

This week, staff at Tourism Kelowna enjoyed a field-trip to one of the newest attractions to open in the Central Okanagan: ZipZone Adventure Park in Peachland. True to its name, ZipZone was a major adventure, and certainly didn’t dissapoint!

Visitors and locals with a curiosity for Kelowna’s agricultural heritage and a hankering for light activity will get a real kick out of a guided cycling tour through Kelowna, as I did recently.

This week – until end of day on Sunday – is Heritage Week in Kelowna. To mark the occasion, the folks at the Regional District of the Central Okanagan have put on a series of events that help us experience various aspects of the heritage of the area, from farming to natural environment. There are [...]

At Tourism Kelowna, we’re very excited about this new television show which promotes a winter vacation to Kelowna. “Next Stop: Kelowna” with host Jon Olson ran on February 12 in several US markets, and it will also be available until May on Alaska Airlines in-flight entertainment programming. Enjoy Next Stop!
 
Next Stop: Kelowna from Next Stop [...]

It was worth the wait, because the verdict is in, and skaters LOVE the rink at Stuart Park in Kelowna across from City Hall.

As we sit by our fireplaces heavy with turkey dinner’s Tryptophans, let’s not forget that winter gives us snow, and that snow is there for our enjoyment! Both Christmas and Boxing Day are a blast at Big White Ski Resort – Santa cruises the slopes on Christmas, and there is a ton to do for [...]