From Seattle and so the drive to Banff is a little...

From Seattle and so the drive to Banff is a little too far. Whistler is super expensive. Big White is none of those. about 7 hours door to door with bad weather and a pretty cheap ski n stay package. Stayed at the white crystal inn. literally could walk out the door and ski right down to the lift with no walking. Staff was very friendly and informative. There are a decent amount of restaurants as well. If you're looking for chutes and cliffs, go to whistler or revelstoke. But there are plenty of advanced lines and all of the greens and blues up by the tree line are a lot of fun too. Getting all the way to the far quad takes a while since the mountain is so wide but other than that the terrain is great. Plenty of options for those in the family who don't ski as well. Also for foreigners with no Canadian data there is a lot of free WiFi at the lodges which is a nice touch.