Win a Mountain in BC's Great Mountain Giveaway

Here's a chance to win your very own mountain - and make yourself popular with 19 of your closest friends

Enter Tourism British Columbia's Great Mountain Giveaway contest and your group of 20 family and friends could be heading out for the ultimate five day, four night VIP skiing experience at one of BC's top mountain resorts. Not only do you win the accommodation, lift tickets, rentals and return airfare for the whole group, in most cases, you get exclusive access to some of the best runs on the slopes.

To enter, just log on to www.greatmountaingiveaway.com and choose from 13 of the top resorts in BC. What'll it be? The big mountain skiing at Kicking Horse, the jet set après at Whistler Blackcomb, or the family-friendly vibe at Big White or Sun Peaks? Feeling adventurous? Revelstoke Mountain Resort has North America's highest lift serviced vertical and endless cat-and heli-ski options. Check out some of the hidden gems too, including fun and funky Red Mountain Resort, Vancouver Island's ocean-view Mount Washington, and Fernie Alpine Resort, a powder paradise complete with small town cool.

If you don't win, there are still plenty of good reasons to ski BC this year. One is to help celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games; another is to take advantage of some great offers.

Says Grant Mackay, Tourism BC's Vice President, Consumer Marketing: "If you want to come and ski at some of the best resorts anywhere, this is the year to check out BC. There are lots of great packages and exceptional offers to be found this season."

2009 World Champion Ski Cross Racer and contest spokesperson Ashleigh McIvor knows a thing or two about skiing in BC: her childhood was spent earning her turns at Whistler, Host Mountain Resort for the Games. Says McIvor: "This is an amazing prize that showcases the huge diversity of terrain in my own backyard. It's exciting for me to be able to invite people to come ski BC."

Winners will be announced in March, 2010 and the prizes can be used on specific dates in March or April, 2010. The contest is open to Canadian and US residents only. Contest details and an entry form can be found at www.greatmountaingiveaway.com.

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