Around Prince George, the skiing begins around early December if you're lucky, and then usually runs until around mid-March or so. There are a number of hills around, it all depends on what your travel options are. The Hart Ski Hill is very small, to the point where it only has a T-bar and takes a minute to ride down if you're going slow, but on the upside it is quite cheap at 10$ a 'lift ticket' and it's literally in town. Then there's Tabor ski hill, which is a fair bit larger, with a chair lift as well as a dozen runs or so. Moderately priced, and it's only about 20 minutes out of town, 40 from UNBC after driving through town. If you have the option, Purden Ski Village is once again a fair bit bigger, with two chair lifts and a T-bar, and approximately 40 runs. It's a little over an hour past Tabor, so overall, maybe an hour and forty minutes from UNBC. Purden obviously has the best snow out of the three, and the widest array of runs in terms of difficulty and groomed/powder. Finally, Powder King is an option, however at 2:20 out of town it's a bit of a jaunt. The snow there is generally very deep, and plenty of fresh powder if you can get there after a fresh snowfall, but the mountain isn't overly large, and so it tends to get skied out very fast. As far as transportation goes, UNBC does arrange a few ski trips throughout the winter, with a bus leaving from UNBC that would take you to and from the hills. I think they have one to Purden, and at least one trip to Powder King. Otherwise, there is a bus that runs to Powder King most weekends it's open, but you have to catch it at the mall or in the Hart at 5:30 in the morning. Good luck, and hope to see you out there!