21 Jan Skiing & Snowboarding Near Your Kamloops Apartment
If you’re considering moving to Kamloops, or already rent a Kamloops apartment, and you’re a winter sports person, the location couldn’t be better for you. Kamloops is a winter sports hub, offering easy access to some of BC’s best skiing, snowboarding, cross country and back country skiing. Within 30 minutes to a couple of hours, you’ll be carving lines in champagne powder.
McGill Ridge Apartments Gives You Easy Access
McGill Ridge Apartments in Kamloops gives you easy access to the highways that’ll get you to your destination. We’re located a short drive from Trans Canada Highway and BC-5, both of which will take you to skiing, snowboarding and Nordic skiing hot spots (or cold spots as it were).
Alpine Skiing & Snowboarding
Harper Mountain
If you become a resident at our Kamloops apartments, Harper Mountain is just a short drive away and offers great local skiing and snowboarding, as well as cross country and skate skiing. There’s also a tube park, night skiing and night tubing.
Driving time: 30 minutes.
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Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks Resort is a great destination for winter fun that’s an easy drive from Kamloops. It’s a popular destination for family skiing and snowboarding, with a variety of terrain for all skill levels Not a skier or snowboarder? Try winter fat biking and snowshoeing.
Driving time: 50 minutes.
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Silver Star
Silver Star is the perfect destination for Okanagan winter fun. The resort is about a 2 hour drive from Kamloops and 20 minutes outside of Vernon. Enjoy skiing, snowboarding, cross country, skating, tubing, night skiing and more.
Driving time: 1 h 45 mins.
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Big White
Big White is another excellent option, offering alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, night skiing, and fat biking. Enjoy unique attractions like kid’s snowmobiling and an ice climbing tower for all ages.
Driving time: 3 hours.
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Cross Country/Nordic Skiing Close to Our Kamloops Apartments
Cross country and Nordic skiing are available at the resorts listed above, and very near Kamloops at the following locations:
Overlander Ski Club (Stake Lake)
Driving time: 30 minutes.
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Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park
Driving time: 30 minutes.
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Kane Valley Trails
Driving time: 1 hour.
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Snowshoeing Just Minutes from McGill Ridge Apartments
The following snowshoeing spots are located minutes from our Kamloops apartments.
McConnel Lake Loop
Located at McConnel Lake Provincial Park.
Driving time: 25 minutes.
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Bush Lake Loop
Near Lac Le Jeune Road.
Driving time: 25 minutes.
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Benchlands Ranger-Bob Loop
Located at Dallas-Barnhartvale Nature Park.
Driving time: 20 minutes.
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Panorama Loop
Located at Kenna Cartwright Park.
Driving time: 7 minutes.
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There are so many snowshoeing spots near Kamloops we can’t list them all here. Visit the Hike Kamloops website for a huge list with detailed descriptions and directions.
Rent a Kamloops Apartment and Enjoy the Winter (and Summer) Fun!
McGill Ridge Apartments is a growing apartment community just steps from TRU (you could hit it with a snowball from our parking lot). If you’re an outdoor sports enthusiast or student, there’s no better place to live or call base camp for your treks into the great outdoors around Kamloops. Complete our Request Apartment Availability form and let us know what you’re looking for. We’ll contact you with next steps to rent one of our brand new apartments.