About the Okanagan Valley
Ski Resorts in the Okanagan.
Renowned for its world-class skiing, the Okanagan is home to a variety of affordable, family friendly ski resorts, beautiful weather and an abundance of light, powdery snow.With six award-winning ski resorts located near Kelowna, visitors and locals alike flock to the slopes to enjoy groomed downhill trails, thrilling snowboard terrain parks, peaceful Nordic trails, and stunning mountain scenery. www.hellobc.com
Hotel in Okanagan Valley.
Situated in West Kelowna in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, the Best Western Wine Country Hotel & Suites is a brand new hotel offering luxurious modern hotel accommodations with a full menu of upscale hotel amenities near top attractions like wineries, golf courses and Lake Okanagan in the Okanagan Valley.
Okanagan Lake
Stretching more than 83 miles through the stunning Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Lake is home to several species of birds and wildlife inhabiting the lake's shores and its two islands. This popular lake offers plenty of recreational activities, from swimming and fishing to boating and picnicking. Visitors can rent a boat and enjoy a day fishing for rainbow trout and kokanee in the lake or searching for Ogopogo, the famous local sea monster. www.lakeokanagan.com
Okanagan Valley Wineries
The Okanagan Valley is an ideal grape-growing region that features a mild climate and unique topographical characteristics that come together to help produce some of the best grapes in the world. The Okanagan is home to over 60 world-class wineries and vineyards producing premium quality wines, including more than twelve wineries in Kelowna offering wine tasting, wine tours, winemaking classes, and food events. Visitors can enjoy estate, farm and major winery varietals at tasting rooms surrounded by lush vineyards, spectacular mountains and the clean, fresh air of the Okanagan Valley. www.okanaganwines.ca
Okanagan Golf Courses
The Okanagan Valley features some of the best scenery in the world, with picturesque rolling hills, stunning mountain views, desert vistas, rolling rivers, sparkling lakes and a mild climate making the area an ideal setting for a round of golf. Golfing enthusiasts can enjoy playing on more than 50 different golf courses in the valley, each offering a challenging game to golfers of every skill level and ability. Kelowna itself was touted as the "best Canadian golf city" by the Canadian golf magazine SCOREGolf, and boasts more than 17 distinctive golf courses offering a fabulous golf experience all year long. www.tourismkelowna.com/visitors/thingstodo/golf.php
