First Chair & Free Refills at Big White Ski Resort

[@misterslats]

When I was in highschool in the 80's there was no such thing as too early. My best friend and I would get up at 5:30am in Calgary and continually try to break our speed record getting to Sunshine. Zero traffic, radar detector ON, proper musical accompaniment and we never got pinched despite setting landspeed records through the Bow Valley corridor weekly. We'd roll in to Sunshine's empty parking lot, spend ten minutes burning donuts just cuz we were 16, then we'd settle back and catch 45 to 60 minutes of sleep til the gondola opened. Once you get used being ultra early it's a hard habit to shake.

[@riseandalpine]

Anything for powder!

[@backpackbros8407]

Swear you’re the wave bro. That I-35 hot sauce joint is a repeater forever. Skiing first time next year and you’re the only channel I’m using to get my mind ready.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks brother. Glad I'm the go to for getting ya stoked!

[@will3057]

Yewwww big white looks absolutely sick dude. Shout out too the ski patrol for letting you up early. Probably some of the best trees in Canada.

[@riseandalpine]

Such good tree skiing. Big White patrol rocks!

[@flapjackson6077]

Dang, dude, that’s some of the sickest skiing this season! Your glades skiing was scary fast! I couldn’t keep up with your lines cause your were having to react so quickly! Looks like the 114s are the shizzle for you in the powder. It’s a pleasure watching you ski. You’re damn good, but still humble. You exemplify skiing for the love of the sport. Frankly, you’re a little off center. Anyone who rides a bike four hours to go skiing is, uh… “special”. 😂 You’re an animal! 🤙

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Flap... You put it best, I simply just love it.

[@gumby6894]

Love your content as an Australian who spent 1 winter working the goat at sunshine and flipping to kicking horse and fernie when I could the Joy you have is inspiring 💞 i meet so many cool people who loved the buzz no BS just go hard all day long that's the joy if you love it your in heaven no cash no worries sleep on a floor do good deeds real people pay you back and more shout out to all theepic ski patrollers I knew if they didn't love it they wouldn't do it 👍 there is no money in working on hills but there is nothing better in life if you love what you do f--- money 😊 go hard hard you live it😂

[@riseandalpine]

Couldn't agree more man! I do it all for the love of skiing and appreciate everyone else who works and lives at mountains for the same reason.

[@huckmart2017]

I work at biggie this winter. Pretty trippy seeing everything from your perspective. Love the intro of you driving up and you're just like "i cant see anything." Lol yep, thats life here

[@riseandalpine]

Pretty sweet spot to call your workplace!

[@ToyotaTruckBuilds]

Grew up skiing that hill. Everyone used to call it Big Whiteout because it was fogged in so often. 😂 Great video!

[@riseandalpine]

Even though it was a whiteout, it still was damn fun in the trees. Bluebird must be epic at Biggie

[@finntheodore]

gorgeous stuff 😍

[@chuzzwade288]

Yewww! Can’t wait for the next episode 😁🙏🏼

[@BigCobYeti]

LOVE big white, you nailed it on the glade skiing just rip through it. Visibility in the open is tough most days but still a great spot, no hour long waits either I noticed!

[@jean-francoiscloutier7361]

Big white, big white out. Another incredible video. Have to be really careful skiing fast through the trees is sketchy......Amazing.

[@riseandalpine]

Totally! Have to stay super focused in the trees

[@zanehalperin2831]

So cool to see you ripping around my home mountain. Making me homesick for sure.

[@riseandalpine]

Such an awesome hill to call home!

[@Migueiii65]

Been waiting for this video , thank you . yup that’s what I hear about big white and the fog

[@slydogy41]

Awesome 🎿 Those Trees just keep jumping out in front of you 🌲 🌲

[@tarfeef101]

Totally agree with the trees here, super flowy. Also came with bad vis and it was honestly great. Also yeah that part of the highway coming down into Kelowna was so crap, you could see like 2 metres, maybe.

[@riseandalpine]

It's still a great mountain with low vis. Other spots with more alpine skiing like Whistler can be a bust when the snow is bad and the vis is crummy. Big White has a great balance.

[@andrewbryan1444]

You just earned THE BELL with this video. Great stuff.

[@riseandalpine]

Ayyyeee thanks Andrew. Stoked to have you along for the ride

[@miketraslin5394]

Grew up Skiing at Whistler...Blackcomb...Skied around the World....The snow is good. East Peak and the backcountry is a surprise. You have to learn to ski in a Whiteout.....

[@booger5514]

Nice! THE new reference edit for tree skiing stoke Hope that’s a mountain-paid corporate gig for you as you’re blowing up- just like Remy’s Canadian bike park tours. You’re a great ambassador

[@riseandalpine]

The mountains hook me up with tickets which is awesome, but nothing is a paid gig. Just barely staying afloat as per usual, but loving each and every pow turn :)

[@fl4650]

Great video and powder ❄️🎿

[@Irashredsdirrt09]

Sick video! grew up riding here, Great ski hill but can get busy. Thanks for bringing back memories!

[@KZ-yu4jz]

Like Whistler busy? how does it compare to Red mountain?

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you liked the video. Super stoked to check it out again on a blue sky day!

[@riseandalpine]

I was there on a weekday and there was no lines at all, but can't speak for the weekends.

[@KCLU]

@@KZ-yu4jzno it rarely has any lines. Black Forest express is the only one that might

[@bryanpratico4173]

Like most resorts, weekends can be busy, especially when there's fresh on the ground. But most weekdays are pretty quiet. In the spring (March to early April) it seems like everyone has golfing, boating, and biking on their minds, cuz even on a big pow day, you could shoot a cannon off and not hit anyone. Dead as a doornail. That goes for all the Okanagan resorts.

[@andrewbryan1444]

LOVE me some big white. Gem chair on a powder day is bliss.

[@riseandalpine]

Wish Gem was open the day I was there. Too much wind. Great thing, I'll definitely be going back.

[@michaelkopp2520]

Grew up at Big White. Great to see you hitting the Okanagan! Even recognized a couple of place you were skiing here. And now some of my favorite stashes are plastered on YT for all to see...Thanks :( Nah, just kidding! Glad you had a blast! Keep up the excellent videos!

[@riseandalpine]

Such a fun hill to grow up skiing. Would love to chase you around to your fave stashes one day!

[@shayneknox6247]

Great skiing, I know when I was out there was year and we had 10cm of fresh, so light so fluffy, I felt like a professional skier from the West Coast skiing thick heavy snow we ski every chance we get! Awesome video

[@riseandalpine]

Such phenomenal snow in the Okanagan!

[@y4u762]

Loving that Okanagan Champagne Powder shout out. Ride looking tasty.

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - the most memorable ad on the radio!

[@Mr.rc_24]

Are going to be at whistler the 16 or 17th. I would love to meet you.

[@riseandalpine]

I'll still be on the road unfortuantely

[@mountain3838]

Try finding the powder bowl, its a bit tricky to find off of the cat track to gem from powder chair but if you find the trail it'll bring you to a bowl with usually 10+ cm whenever it snows. :) Hope you all can find it, dont go too far down in deep trees without a trail to follow or youll end up in gem's cliffs.

[@riseandalpine]

Sweet tip, I'll check it out the next time I visit!

[@paultrudel9791]

Nice bunch of trees to ski when vis is so sh$t but the snow looked and sounded great, not a shark to be found. Thanks James for showing another great resort to get to. Peace Out

[@riseandalpine]

The snow base was REAL at Big White. Reminded me of what skiing should feel like!

[@lawrencemckenna6428]

Keep up the great work and great skiing! Awesome vids!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Lawrence!

[@mackie_p]

Lets goooooo, love the random mountain adventures!!!

[@riseandalpine]

The journey continues!

[@itsgoretecks]

hell ya, glad you made it out here

[@riseandalpine]

Such a fun hill. Glades were incredible. Going to come back for a bluebird day so I can rip the cliff chair stuff!

[@itsgoretecks]

@@riseandalpine bluebird spring days are definitely something to look forward to!

[@jkaneb]

Loved your tour of the interior's ski hills. Shame you weren't able to hit Falcon and Gem on this trip. Best spots on the mountain on a powder day. Next time!

[@riseandalpine]

I'll make sure to come back on a day when they are open!

[@GumpterCrayon]

So sick! if your back this season id love to show you around the mountain and show some sick zones

[@riseandalpine]

Super kind of you. I'll let you know if I loop back!

[@Subalpinism]

Legend dude! Reece and I ripped Apex yesterday... definitely influenced by your video! PS: I am out of hot sauce bro... gonna be lots in our vids, the locals drank it up haha!

[@riseandalpine]

You and Reece will be the first to be shipped sauce on the house when it's back in stock. Can't keep my #1 sponsored athletes dehydrated out there.

[@redjetsen1002]

We used to call it "Big Whiteout" back in the day

[@riseandalpine]

That checks out! Shocked with how good the tree skiing was on the White Out days. Always lots of good skiing to be had

[@redjetsen1002]

right on, the trees are the place to be on those white out days@@riseandalpine

[@shawnfloyd6542]

Word !

[@jonahcox-ut1fd]

Ayyyy! You checked it out!

[@riseandalpine]

You bet I did!

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

big white on my bucket list - loveee

[@riseandalpine]

You gotta check out Big White!

[@hokkaidoshred]

Looks pretty sweet man!🤙

[@riseandalpine]

Such a sick spot!

[@johnklaus9111]

I have the same problem in trees. My brain auto-ccorrects to "slalom" and I start gate checking the trees with my poles. Such a bad habit. 😊

[@chengzeli-jr7gb]

Man you need some extra strong arm guard

[@riseandalpine]

Glad I'm not the only one. Once a day my poles are always getting caught hahaha.

[@johnklaus9111]

@@chengzeli-jr7gb I don't think you understand what gate checking is. You just tap your pole end on the gate as you pass. It's behind now when it happens. The gate slapping is different.

[@liamwentland7284]

that's the ski resort I go to every winter

[@riseandalpine]

Hell ya brother!

[@corykwan4131]

I was in Kelowna a few weeks ago and I couldn’t find that tims for a sec cuz I thought it was a theatre 😂

[@riseandalpine]

Hahahah I know right... Most extravagant Tim's entrance of al time LOL

[@gnarrrrrrrrrrrr]

big white has the best tree skiing in north america and I will not change my mind

[@riseandalpine]

It's pretty damn awesome for trees

[@michaelrebak]

I-35 with the top down! Wonder where he’ll go next?! ; )

[@riseandalpine]

Such sick tree skiing. Was super fun ripping with patrol!

[@edclark1345]

Thank you!!!, next time go on falcon

[@riseandalpine]

Totally! Want to go back when all the chairs are open.

[@KCLU]

I’ve noticed when the weather forecast there says 2 cm it actually snows 10 cm there. At least that’s what i experienced staying there for a week. They get a lot more snow then I expected

[@riseandalpine]

100%. All the interior mountains seem to under report the powder. It's an awesome surprise every morning! And the trees/snow falling off snow ghosts can make it even deeper.

[@tagerung90]

great riding and yet you missed the best part of the whole hill! Gem lake man.. peachy

[@riseandalpine]

Gem Lake was closed because of wind. I'll have to come back and try it.

[@fastjazz]

We're almost in skiable territory!

[@riseandalpine]

Big White had the best base by far that I've seen in BC so far this year

[@anonymous134y]

"i'm always late" "i have a habit of showing up before the employees" haha It would be cool if you put dates somewhere when you go. Would be awesome conditions check for a BCer!

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - so late he's early. This was January 26th I believe. Travel videos tend to be quite back dated!

[@anonymous134y]

@@riseandalpine haha thanks!

[@jonny8597]

Yess looks sick!! Is it mostly just tree skiing at Big White or did you just stick there because of the vis? Btw my guess for the next destination is Silverstar

[@riseandalpine]

There's actually lots of cool alpine terrain, but I stuck to the trees because of the vis!

[@chazbickel4518]

I love Big White.... ⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷💥💥🔥🔥🔥

[@riseandalpine]

Big White Rocks!

[@Denizz._]

I'd deffo go here.Wish Vancouvers snow is better

[@riseandalpine]

Totally! The snow is always better at Big White!

[@LucasBassFishing]

Sick! What ski poles do you rock? Also… can’t wait to buy some hot sauce!

[@riseandalpine]

Deorum Apollo Freeride Ski Poles (Use code RISENALPINE for 5% off your order) www.deorumski.com/discount/RISENALPINE

[@pubfixture]

Snake? That's the Ogopogo, bro.

[@riseandalpine]

He swims up the mountains in the winter eh!

[@goose9472]

Awesome vid! Do you follow any other sports??

[@riseandalpine]

I honestly don't watch a lot of sports. I used to play university baseball. Pretty consumed with making videos. Not a whole lot of time for anything else.

[@goose9472]

@@riseandalpine Totally get that! What position did you play?

[@ScottyInVancouver]

Beautiful! How long did you stay there and how much was the pass cost

[@riseandalpine]

I just skied for the day. Not sure what the pass cost is as they comped me one!

[@c_kennmusic5737]

I need some advice! Coming out to BC in 3 weeks. I got the BC 100s and/or the BC 120s. Which one(s) do I bring bro?? Going to be in Big White/Sun Peaks/Apex/Mt. Baldy neighborhood! Love the videos!

[@riseandalpine]

Both skis are so fun! I'd reach for the 100 personally. You can enjoy powder but if it happens to be hard packed you'll be more happy with the 100 underfoot. Always best to bring both though if it's possible :)

[@c_kennmusic5737]

@riseandalpine I may bring both, but I'm with you: the 100s will be more versatile. Plus I haven't even skied the 120s yet.😳 Thank you!!

[@AntonioMargharettii]

What’s the reason behind guzzling hot sauce all day?

[@riseandalpine]

Pure raw skiing stoke!

[@JMcKaySV]

Did a season at Big White in 2016/17... never again. If you're a male australian snowboarder, it's the place for you!

[@TUIfly_simpilot]

Steepsteep and rise & alpine collab when????

[@riseandalpine]

I would love to rip with Nick!

[@connorchicken1233]

How were you able to ski with ski patrol?

[@riseandalpine]

Because I got in touch with the media team and told them I was making a video!

[@__Nate__]

How early did you get up the lift?

[@riseandalpine]

A few runs before the public I think

[@syl2093]

what ski length do you use??

[@riseandalpine]

191cm Nordica Enforcer Unleashed 114mm width

[@samhaufe1270]

Hey man love the channel, one thing is can you please get a helmet mount, the chest cam footage is hard to watch for me

[@riseandalpine]

Hey Sam! Glad to hear you're loving the channel. I use a helmet mount most of the time. Used the chest one more in the video because it's easier to wipe off when it's foggy.

[@llljb.l]

hey, love the vids but i just feel like the frame rate has been off recently, that or my pc is dying of old age.

[@riseandalpine]

Interesting. Would be interested to hear if anyone is noticing something off. I'm uploading at a pretty high framerate and unchanged from most of the year so might be a wifi issue

[@gavinsibbald2766]

⛷️⛷️⛷️⛷️🔥🎥

[@Mossy5150]

Those tree runs didn't look fun at all, sorry about the bad time 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@riseandalpine]

Such a bad time LOL... If you've never skied BW, not worth it, move along 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mossy5150]

@@riseandalpine I'll check out tubing, I heard that's easier in challenging conditions