Big White Opens Early
Big White opened on November 14th, earlier than the projected opening day to everyone’s delight. Big White has a 66cm base at the time of this post with flurries in the forecast. Take a look at the opening day video:
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Golfing in Kelowna from Crescendo
Kelowna, British Columbia, has a moderate climate with terrain that is varied. The golf season is long and dry beginning as early as March and ending in early to mid-November. There are more than a dozen 18-hole courses located within a 30 km/19 mi radius of downtown Kelowna. The wonderful, rolling orchids, arid grasslands, and forested mountain sides create a range of challenges for golfers of all abilities.
Championship Golf Courses
The Harvest Golf Club – http://www.harvestgolf.com
Contact Information:
250-862-3103 Phone
Okanagan Golf Club – http://www.golfbc.com
Contact Information:
250-765-5955 Phone
Par 71/72 Courses
Shadow Ridge Golf Club: http://www.shadowridgekelowa.com
Contact Information:
250-765-7777 Phone
Kelowna Springs Golf Club: – http://www.kelownasprings.com
Contact Information:
250-765-4653 Phone
Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club – http://www.sunsetranchbc.com
Contact Information:
250-765-7700 Phone
Shannon Lake Golf Club - http://www.shannonlakegolf.com
Contact Information:
250-768-4653 Phone
The Club at Tower Ranch - http://www.golftowerranch.com
Contact Information:
250-491-8211 Phone
Crescendo is the place to stay, with its stunning views, location, and amenities, when planning your golf vacation in Kelowna.
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Guest suggestions implemented!
We’ve LOVED the suggestions you’ve given to us after your stay, and have implemented so many of those.
In the luxury department, …
- Of course we have catering available on request, and some of you have enjoyed that during your stay.
- Also implemented cleaning services, every three days, for those booking 7 days or more.
- A ceiling fan in the master bedroom (already one in the guest bedrooms).
- You asked for it – Robes! Our robes are logo’d and are especially nice when going to and from the pool/jacuzzi (or just lying around, luxuriating).
In the electronics department,
- We implemented fully redundant systems. That includes everything the touchpanels can do; the remotes and the BriteStyle wall switches, extra whole-house amplifier, and a duplicate master controller.
- We activated our motion detectors, which are fun. Garage and entry lights turn on automatically with motion. At night the stairs light up. Different lights around the house turn off when there is no motion. Some guests think the motion activated lighting has been kind of fun while others have found them to be kind of spooky.
- We’ve added additional wireless access points for internet and we upgraded to the latest/fastest connection.
- Also upgraded from wireless G to Wirelsss N, and added more repeaters throughout the home.
A couple guest had so much fun in the hot tub, that when they brought the party indoors they forgot to turn off the speakers outdoors. As Crescendo is like a fortress, it is difficult to hear the outside speakers from the inside of the house. Unfortunately, the rest of the mountain can hear them. So, we’ve reprogrammed the outdoor speakers, so you won’t have to worry about that. The outdoor speakers will now turn themselves off automatically at 10:00 pm.
DVDs continue with new titles – always. More workout videos/routines also for our Physical Therapy Power Tower.
A promised (to me by the custom designer) Ski boot rack/dryer, to hold about 14 pairs of ski/board boots.
Did you know? Kelowna has a great golf season. The boating and flyfishing seasons are busy as well. There is also wine tasting all year with 4 Wine Festivals. Kelowna is the NAPA Valley of British Columbia!
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Hello world!
Wow! With the close of the 2008/2009 Ski Season, we’ve just completed our first full rental year.
In addition to our ski season guests, we’ve had
- 3 Weddings (2 during ski-season, 1 during golf-season)
- 4 Groups of golfing buddies
- 2 Corporate Retreats (all during our golf season)
- 2 Bachelorette parties (all during our golf season)
One unanticipated benefit that I’ve especially enjoyed this past year is the personal relationship that’s been developing between so many of us. In fact, if you happen to be enjoying Big White while we are at Crescendo, we’d love to meet you. Perhaps you’d like to see some of Crescendo’s hidden systems (such as the extensive networking, electronics, automation brain, geothermal equipment). If you’re not staying at Crescendo, just email us the dates you’ll be at Big White, so that if our dates overlap we can meet. Some have already done that, and it’s been great.
You can visit us on the web at www.skicrescendo.com