Sun Peaks Resort
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| Sun Peaks Resort | |
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| Location: | |
| Nearest city: | Kamloops, 50 km (31 miles) |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Vertical: | 881 m (2,891 ft) |
| Top elevation: | 2,152 m (7,060 ft) |
| Base elevation: | 1255 m (4,117 ft) |
| Skiable area: | 3,678 acres (1488 ha) |
| Runs: | 121 total 10% beginner 58% intermediate 32% expert |
| Longest run: | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Lift system: | 12 total 3 detachable quads 2 quads 1 triple 6 surface lifts |
| Snowfall: | 559 cm (220 in, 18 feet) |
| Web site: | Sun Peaks Resort |
Sun Peaks Resort is an alpine ski resort located 50 km (driving distance) northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of 2,080 m (6,824 ft), with an 881 m (2,891 ft) vertical rise from the base of the peak. Sun Peaks Resort has 15 square kilometres (3,678 acres) of skiable terrain, and receives an average of 5.6 m (220 in) of snow per year. The resort has 12 lifts with a total capacity of 11,000 riders per hour. There are 121 runs, including 12 gladed areas and 40km of cross country trails. Sun Peaks area averages over 2000 hours of sun a year. The ski area is comprised of three mountains: Tod Mountain, Sundance Mountain, and Mt. Morrisey.
Prior to July 1993, Sun Peaks was known simply as Tod Mountain, named after the highest ski mountain at the resort. The first chair lift, the Burfield chair, as well as the Burfield lodge, opened in 1961. In 1968, the lift was damaged by fire as was forced to close for repairs until December 1970. In 1992, Tod Mountain was purchased by Nippon Cable Company Ltd. of Tokyo.
A new quad lift, "the Elevation" has been added to Tod Mountain in 2006 , along with new runs on an area known as Orient Ridge. The Austrian National Ski team trains yearly at Sun peaks on the Nancy Greene Race Center.
[edit] External links
- Sun Peaks Accommodations Corp. - official website
- Sun Peaks Resort website
- Sun Peaks Newspaper
- Nippon Cable Corp. Sun Peaks Resort - parent company
- Ecosign - Master Planners of Sun Peaks Resort
- Sun Peaks Governance Committee
- Sun Peaks Resort - German / First Nations web site
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