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Five Southern Interior ski resorts are teaming up to draw more vacationers here for spring break.

Big White, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Revelstoke Mountain and Apex have joined forces with vacation provider NewLeaf Corp. and Flair Airlines.

The program will initially focus on a seven-night, six-day spring break trip from Hamilton, Ont., March 14-21, with other cities to follow.  All flights will land at Kelowna International Airport, with shuttle options to the various resorts.

Michael J. Ballingall, chairman of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association and senior vice-president at Big White, says, “… the five ski resorts are including the most aggressive airfares we’ve seen in a long time during the typically high-priced spring break season.  

“The packages are extremely high-value because they include accommodations, lift tickets, ground transportation and the new, low-priced airfares.”

Ballingall says 2015 has been a banner year for snowfall in the region, and he’s hoping that pays off in the form of increased ski tourism.

NewLeaf is a new Canadian travel and leisure company that provides domestic and North American travel experiences in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Flair is a Canadian airline with operations in Kelowna, Calgary and Hamilton that provides private charter service on five Boeing 737-400s. 

For more on the participating ski resorts, visit:

• www.bigwhite.com 
• www.skisilverstar.com
• www.sunpeaksresort.com
• www.revelstokemountainresort.com
• www.apexresort.com