Sun Peaks Ski Holidays

Skiing in Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks is the second largest ski resort in British Columbia, and recent investment and major development has put the resort firmly on the map. The motto of Sun Peaks is “Three Mountains, One Village”, and the combination of Tod, Sundance and Mount Morrisey now offer a huge selection of skiing possibilities, all in a resort with a fantastic reputation for grooming, state of the art facilities and brand new slopeside accommodation.

Skiing in Sun Peaks – The Slopes
Sun Peaks village is located at 1,198m, and the 11 lifts, including one of only 5 high speed detachable quads with a bubble in North America, the Sunburst, take skiers up to 2,080m. Beginners have their own separate learning area at the base, and at the top of each of the lifts there is an easy green route, with a childrens’ terrain park offering fun, friendly instruction on the immaculately groomed Sundance Mountain. The newly open Mount Morrisey has plenty of intermediate terrain on its’ north facing slopes, with dry powder and lots of tree skiing. Tod, the original mountain in the resort, and the highest, has terrain both above and below the treeline, and here the runs cater mainly for experts, with huge open bowls at the top leading down to dense glades and challenging moguls. Sun Peaks is an excellent resort for boarders, with a 2,500 foot long terrain park, mini-terrain park, half-pipe and boardercross. One of the worlds’ few speed skiing centres is located here in Sun Peaks, with the finish positioned next to one of the mountain restaurants, an ideal spot for spectators. Sun Peaks is set to receive more investment and development in the coming years, with plans to turn it into a major international ski resort involving more acreage, facilities and luxury accommodation, including an ice-sculpted hotel.

Skiing in Sun Peaks – The Après-ski
Entertainment focuses around the hotels here in Sun Peak village, with a good selection of bars and restaurants, mainly fairly casual. Some favourites are Bottoms Bar and Grill and the resorts nightclub, Mackdaddys, which everybody seems to frequent. There are plenty of weekly theme nights, including casino nights and torchlit descents, and Sun Peaks offers both family-friendly casual dining and more formal restaurants, serving Pacific-Northwest and European fare. Snowmobiling tours, dog-sledding, ice-skating, tobogganing, tubing, night-skiing are all available at Sun Peaks. The area hosts the annual Icewine Festival in January, attracting visitors from all over the country to this fun wine-tasting event.

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