British Columbia provincial highway 33
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Highway 33 is a minor two-lane highway in the Okanagan region of the province. Highway 33, which is 129 km (80 mi) long, connects Rock Creek
, on the Crowsnest Highway
, north to Kelowna
, on the Okanagan Highway, partially following the West Kettle River
. It is also the main access to the Big White Ski Resort
. The only other visible community on Highway 33 is Beaverdell
, 48 km (30 mi) north of Rock Creek. Highway 33 opened in 1970.
Rock Creek, British Columbia
Rock Creek is an unincorporated settlement in the Boundary Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located at the confluence of the Kettle River with the eponymous Rock Creek, site of the Rock Creek Gold Rush of 1860, the community also lies at the junction of British...
, on the Crowsnest Highway
Crowsnest Highway
The Crowsnest Highway, also known as the Interprovincial or, in British Columbia, the Southern Trans-Provincial, is an east-west highway, in length, through the southern parts of British Columbia and Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between British Columbia's Lower Mainland and...
, north to Kelowna
Kelowna, British Columbia
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
, on the Okanagan Highway, partially following the West Kettle River
West Kettle River
The West Kettle River is a tributary of the Kettle River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River.-Course:...
. It is also the main access to the Big White Ski Resort
Big White Ski Resort
Big White Ski Resort, or simply Big White, is a ski resort located southeast of Kelowna in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Located on Big White Mountain, the highest summit in the Okanagan Highland, an upland area between the Monashee Mountains and the Okanagan Valley, it is the second...
. The only other visible community on Highway 33 is Beaverdell
Beaverdell, British Columbia
Beaverdell is an unincorporated settlement in the Monashee Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, which lies to the east of the Okanagan Valley and north of the Boundary Country region...
, 48 km (30 mi) north of Rock Creek. Highway 33 opened in 1970.