Snow blankets Canada's ski resorts

The ski resorts of Canada are relishing awesome new snowfalls, as skiers and boarders start to take to the slopes to enjoy great early season conditions.

British Columbia is enjoying the best of the recent snow, with Whistler having received over 30cm (12') of the white stuff in the last 24 hours and Fernie, which opens this weekend, seeing more than 1/2m (20') in the past week.

A seven night stay at the 4-star Aava Whistler Hotel, including scheduled flights and resort transfers costs £1,307 p.p. this January (8th - 15th), based on two sharing.

A week at the Timberline Lodge in Fernie is £1,100 p.p. this January, inclusive of flights and resort transfers, based on two sharing (8th - 15th January).

To find out more about skiing in Canada, visit: frontier-ski.co.uk