Silver Star,BC, Canada

You will fall in love with Silver Star's quaint Victorian resort. The brightly coloured stores and boarded sidewalks provide an ambience that radiate fun and excitement for the whole family.

Getting there is also easy. Fly into Kelowna and it is only 45 minutes to the famous Okanagan powder.

Silver Star is known for its reliable snow with an average of 700 plus cm per year. All of this great snow combined with relatively mild weather in January, makes Silver Star the perfect resort for lots of family fun in the sun and fresh Canadian powder.

The ski-in/ski-out properties are ideal for families and the well-renowned Star Kids Centre helps to make family holidays a breeze. Located in the village, Silver Star is known for its great tubing park "Tube Town" and their tube lift means you can make run after run without hiking back to the top.

Silver Star also offers snowmobiling, sleigh rides, ice skating and snow shoeing to keep the kids busy, and for the more adventurous skiers, Silver Star also has the unrivalled Telus Park which includes a terrain park and rail garden, regular half-pipe, aerial training site, dual moguls race course and race centre.

Whatever mood you are in after an activity packed day, Silver Star has plenty of evening entertainment to suit you and your family. From rustic, pub-style bars and lounges, to live entertainment at The Den Bistro & Bar. The only hard thing will be deciding what to choose.

12 Days of Christmas at Silver Star's Snowbird Lodge

Set in the charming snow covered village of Silver Star Mountain, there is no better place to start the holiday season.
Silver Star's 12 days of Christmas celebration at Snowbird Lodge starts 14 Dec 2010 and runs right up to Christmas Day. Each night takes in a different activity including carols, Christmas stories, and hot chocolate and cookies by the fireplace. Let this Christmas be a memory the whole family will remember forever.

Day 1 - Let your creativity flow in making your own Christmas decorations
Day 2 - Help in decorating the Snowbird club with Christmas crafts and lights
Day 3 - Singing all your favourite Christmas carols
Day 4 - Create and decorate your very own Christmas cards to send to loved ones
Day 5 - All day Christmas movie marathon
Day 6 - Carol sing along with hot chocolates, hot apple cider and cookies
Day 7 - Christmas craft making, snowmans, and angels
Day 8 - Evening skating on Brewers Pond
Day 9 - Join Vernon Community Singers Christmas caroling around the village
Day 10 - Christmas trivia night
Day 11 - All day Christmas movie marathon
Day 12 - Christmas Day! - Join Santa and the merry cheers throughout the village.

Big White, BC, Canada

Big White is Canada's largest ski in ski out ski resort. Located in the picturesque Okanagan Valley, and only 45 minutes from Kelowna airport - it's really easy to get to Big White...

If you're after fantastic snow, don't look any further than Big White! "It's the snow" is their motto and they certainly live up to their name with an average 750cm of famous Okanagan powder falling annually.

Renowned for its deep powder bowls, wide-open glades, and great fall-line cruising, Big White is also uniquely blessed with sunny weather, dry powder and a mild average temperature of -5C. There's a great selection of terrain for everyone, with marked runs fanning from the summit, 1,147 hectares of skiable terrain, and 16 lifts.

The entire family can enjoy Big White as it offers a great range of events and activities including night skiing, snow tubing, ice skating, mini z's, fireworks and carnivals just to name a few.

Big White also has the added bonus of complimentary ski tours. Master our Mountain is a dedicated daily tour of Big White designed for families to conquer their surroundings in one free session. This unique tour provides a truly unforgettable on-snow experience for the entire family.

Rusutsu, Hokkaido, Japan

Rusutsu caters to up-market skiers with deluxe hotel accommodation and a sophisticated lifts system that includes 7 express quads and 4 gondolas. The main resort hotel has its own gondola station for easy access to the slopes.

Rusutsu has one of the largest ski areas in Hokkaido spread over three amazing peaks. There are 37 diverse trailers that offer something for everyone from beginners to experts. A trip to Rusutsu makes a great stand alone holiday, or combine with nearby resorts like Niseko!

Fantastic for Families
Families can relax and have fun in a safe environment at Rusutsu Resort, with children's facilities such as the Kids' Park and the day-care centre.
An Indoor Wave Pool features a 100m waterslide, and is free to use for hotel guests. An Old World Carnival shopping arcade features a 2-storey carousel. Fun is also to be had viewing the Musical Fountains, and older kids can enjoy the 4D Theatre with shooting gallery.
When feeling hungry, all tastes are catered for, from traditional Japanese restaurants to Modern, Pub-style, Chinese, Italian, Buffet, Western and more!