Sun Peaks canada
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sun Peaks Canada.
Sun Peaks Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1961 the Canadian ski resort Sun Peaks lies at 2080 metres altitude in the British Columbia region of the Canadian Columbia. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Sun Peaks ski area is not snow sure. Over 21 snow cannons ensure artificial Sun Peaks snow making covers 3km of ski trails, which equates to around 5 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sun Peaks (Canada) is Kamloops at a distance of 60km or approximately 45 minutes driving time. Sun Peaks ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
One of the largest ski areas in Canada with light, dry powder spread across 3 unique mountains. Experience high quality ski in / ski out accomodation.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sun Peaks Canada
Beginner Trails
 13 runs ?km |
10% |
Intermediate Trails
 18 runs ?km |
14% |
Advanced Trails
 65 runs ?km |
53% |
Expert Trails
 39 runs 39km |
32% |
Sun Peaks Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | C$408 - C$408 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Sun Peaks Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 61km |
| total length of Sun Peaks trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S E W N |
| direction Sun Peaks ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2080m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1198m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1198m |
| centre of Sun Peaks ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 885m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 885m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Sun Peaks
Skiing Sun Peaks you'll enjoy 121 pistes and trails and that means approximately 61km of ski runs. Sun Peaks lifts number 12 with the capacity to uplift 12000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Canadian ski resort of Sun Peaks is over 8km long.
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks ski area has 10% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 14% intermediate, 53% advanced ski slopes and 32% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sun Peaks piste is the 2km Challenger run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Sun Peaks after dark.
Sun Peaks for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Sun Peaks Apres Ski
The apres ski Sun Peaks scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
5 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Ice Hotel, Cat Skiing.
SNO-man says
The list of things to do keeps getting longer at Sun Peaks. On the snow there's tubing,. Dog sledding, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, snowmobiling and the opportunity to ride out on a trail grooming trip with a professional cat driver.
The Delta has a full-service Health Club with a swim-in, swim-out heated outdoor pool, exercise room, hot tubs, sauna, steam room and two private massage rooms. There's also an ice rink.
Sun Peaks for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Sun Peaks Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Sun Peaks resort - ski Sun Peaks by any other name
The Canadian ski resort of Sun Peaks ski resort is also known as Sun Peaks Tod Mountain, Sundance Mountain, Mt Morrisey and has the following common misspellings:
Sun Peaks ski area has ski slopes which face S E W N
The direction which the various Sun Peaks ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Sun Peaks ski resort has ski slopes facing S E W N.
Sun Peaks for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall