Panorama is a purpose-built ski-in/ski-out village tucked into the quiet Purcell Mountains above Invermere, in British Columbia's Columbia Valley. With one of the biggest top-to-bottom vertical drops in North America and a cluster of slopeside hot pools at the base, it pairs serious mountain stats with an easy, self-contained resort feel.
Panorama is a ski-in/ski-out resort (most of the village is genuinely on the snow) in Canada, in the BC Interior. The village sits at 1150 m and the lifts top out at 2450 m, with 135 km of pistes and 10 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 82/100, and the season usually runs Dec 5 → Apr 12.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Very good · 2.0k reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.5/5 from 1,951 reviews). A mid-range option for Panorama, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Very good · 242 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 108 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 119 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 70 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 54 reviews
Strong value for Panorama, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 21 reviews
Strong value for Panorama, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Great · 26 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 14 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Panorama, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Panorama is genuinely ski-in/ski-out: most of the lodging sits in a compact slopeside village right at the base of the lifts. You can click in at your door in the morning and ski back to it at the end of the day.
Panorama suits families and intermediates particularly well, with long fall-line cruisers and gentle learning zones, while stronger skiers head up to the steeper Taynton Bowl for proper black and double-black terrain. The lodging, lifts, restaurants and pools are gathered in one walkable village, so days run smoothly without a car. Most visitors fly into Calgary and drive in, about 3 to 3.5 hours away.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Panorama offers 135 km of pistes across 10 lifts, from 1150 m to 2450 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 5 to Apr 12, with a snow score of 82/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Panorama is genuinely ski-in/ski-out: most of the lodging sits in a compact slopeside village right at the base of the lifts. You can click in at your door in the morning and ski back to it at the end of the day.
Panorama has 135 km of marked pistes served by 10 lifts, between 1150 m and 2450 m of altitude.
Panorama counts about 129 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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