It's a fantastic destination all year round, but with abundant powder and exhilarating resorts in all provinces, Canada really is a winter wonderland. If skiing and snowboarding is on your holiday agenda, or you just want to experience sinking into metres of fresh snow, ice skating and other wintry Canuck delights, here's the top 10 ski destinations in Canada to make tracks to. With new direct flights to Vancouver from Brisbane and Sydney with Air Canada, it's time to grab your (snow) gear and go!
The twin mountains of Whistler and Blackcomb offer ideal terrain for all ages. (Image: Getty)
1.Whistler Blackcomb
British Columbia’s largest ski resort was also the site of the 2010 Olympic Winter games.
Sulphur Mountain gondola in Banff National Park. (Image: Getty)
2. Ski Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine
Experience powder paradise at SkiBig3 within this UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta.
Back-country skiing at its best in Jasper. (Image: Getty)
3. Jasper
Drive along the scenic Icefields Parkway to Marmot Basin for abundant, fluffy snow.
The picturesque village of Mont Tremblant. (Image: Getty)
4. Mont Tremblant
Just two hours’ drive from Montreal is Quebec’s largest ski resort, Mont Tremblant.
The ski jump at Calgary Olympic Park. (Image: Getty)
5. Calgary
Carve up the 1988 Olympic Winter Games site, just under an hour’s drive from Calgary.
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Whiskey Jack chairlift at Mount Washington. (Image: Getty)
6. Mount Washington
See the Pacific Ocean from the slopes of Mount Washington on Vancouver Island.
Silver Star resort at Okanagan Valley. (Image: Getty)
7. Okanagan Valley
Shred the powder at the four major resorts within British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
A warming beverage atop chilly Mount Seymour. (Image: Getty)
8. Mount Seymour
The snowboarder’s slope of choice is just 30 minutes’ drive from downtown Vancouver.
Le Massif in name... (Image: Getty)
9. Le Massif de Charlevoix
Do you dare take on the highest vertical drop east of the Rockies at Le Massif in Quebec?
Sunrise on Grouse Mountain. (Image: Getty)
10. Grouse Mountain
Grab your snow carpet to tackle Grouse Mountain’s new Sliding Zone, just 15 minutes from Vancouver.
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