Sun Peaks Resort

Sun Peaks Resort
Location British Columbia, Canada
Nearest city Kamloops, 56 km (35 mi)
Coordinates 50°53′38″N 119°53′35″W / 50.89389°N 119.89306°W / 50.89389; -119.89306
Vertical 882 m (2,893 ft)
Top elevation 2,152 m (7,060 ft)
Base elevation 1255 m (4,117 ft)
Skiable area 4,270 acres (1,730 ha)
Runs 135 including 16 gladed areas
10% beginner
58% intermediate
32% expert
Longest run 8 km (5.0 mi)
Lift system 12 total
3 detachable quads
2 quads
1 triple
6 surface lifts
Lift capacity 12,000 riders per hour
Snowfall 559 cm (220 in, 18 feet)
Website Sun Peaks Resort

Sun Peaks Resort is an alpine ski resort located in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada, 56 km 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 16 square kilometres (4,270 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 12,000 riders per hour with the Burfield chair being the longest at 23 minutes total ride. There are 135 runs, including 16 gladed areas and 40 km of cross country trails. Sun Peaks area averages over 2000 hours of sun a year. The ski area comprises 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 and was forced to close for repairs until December 1970. In 1992, Tod Mountain was purchased by Nippon Cable of Tokyo. Also since 1992, Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners Ltd. has acted as prime consultant and project planners for the transformation of the Tod Mountain Ski Area into Sun Peaks Resort.

Downhill Ski Trails

Green Blue Black Double Black
5 Mile Alley 5th Avenue Challenger
Anticipation Ausfahrt Agitator Challenger Glades
Burfield Outrun Back In Time Back Door Chute
Cahilty Blazer Bluff Expo
Connector Blazer Glades Bluff Glades Green Door
Cowabunga Blue Line Broadway In Tatters
Crystal Lane Cahilty Glades Bug Out Glades Kookamungas
Downtown C.C. Riders Cariboo Offset
East Village Ski Way Ça M'a Fait Plaisir Cariboo Glades Static Cling
Fairways Ski Back Carpe Diem Chief Terrain Park- Black Zone
Gentle Giant Chikamichi Chief Shoulder
Home Instead Cruiser Coquihalla
Home Run Cruiser Glades Coquihalla Glades
Homesteader Crystal Run Cover Shot
Mt. Morrisey Connector Cześć Crystal Bowl
Rambler Distributor East Bushwacker
Sunbeam Exhibition Father Tom's
Sundance Return Exhibition Glades Hat Trick
Terrain Park (Green Zone) Fair Dinkum Headwalls
The Sticks Fall Line (West Bowl) Highway 22
Grand Return Highway 22a
Grand Return Glades Highway 22b
Grannie Greene's Inner Gil's Glades
Grannie Greene's Glades Intimidator
Harry's Run (West Bowl) Juniper Ridge
Hot Shot Lint Trap
Hully Gully Main Face Glades
Lone Fir Centre Nose of the Chief
Lone Fir West Peak-A-Boo
Lonesome Fir Glades Pink Flamingos
Long Draw (West Bowl) Rice Bowl
Lunch Time Roller Coaster
Mid Mountain Sacred Line
Mid-Life Crisis Spillway
Munro Ridge Spin Cycle
OSV (Race Training) Sting
Out Of The Woods Sunny Side
Round A Bout Tighten Yer Boots
Runaway Lane Toilet Bowl
Runaway Lane Glades Tumble Dry
Second Growth White Rabbit
Shiner Wringer
Short Draw (West Bowl)
Shortcut
Showboat
Still Smokin'
Sun Catcher
Sun Downer
Sundance
Sunrise
Telly Gram
Terrain Park- Blue Zone
The Other Way
The Spine
Three Bears
Three Bears Glades
Trans Canada
West Bushwacker
Westsyde

Other facilities

Sun Peaks golf course at sunset

Sun Peaks Mountain Bike Park

As well as skiing, Sun Peaks also operates a downhill mountain bike park with over 2000 vertical feet of terrain. The Sunburst Express quad chair takes riders to a trail park up top.

Golf Course

Sun peaks has a 6,400 yard, 18-hole golf course. It is also the highest elevation course in British Columbia at over 1,200 meters above sea level. http://www.sunpeaksresort.com/summer/golf/

Tubing

In 2003 Sun Peaks opened "Tube Time" to allow for recreational tubing at the resort.

Banked Slalom

In 2016, a new permanent Banked Slalom course will open alongside the Sundowner & Suncatcher runs.

Panorama of Sun Peaks resort as seen from the Tod Mountain early morning in autumn.

Ski Lifts

Sun Peaks Resort offers twelve ski lifts on all three mountains, Tod, Sundance and Morrisey.

Removed Ski Lifts

References

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