As the second-largest ski area in Canada, Sun Peaks has 135 trails and 16 gladded areas. The skiable vertical is 2,894 feet (882 meters) with a top elevation of 7,060 feet (2,152 meters). The village elevation is a gentle 4,116 feet (1,255 meters). It has two alpine bowls and a longest run of 5 miles (8 kilometers). The mix of the terrain is 10 % beginner, 58% intermediate, and 32% advanced.
It’s an intermediates paradise with open groomers as it isn’t a steep resort but offers some honest steeper runs that you still need to concentrate on. Opening mid-November and closing mid-April, Sun Peaks receives up to 237 inches (6 meters) of quality, British Columbia interior snow on average each season.
The resort is well serviced by 12 lifts keeping an uncrowded feel that you expect from the interior resorts.
Sun Peaks Mountain Terrain
Skiable Terrain | 4,270 acres (1,730 hectares) |
Vertical | 882 m (2,893 ft) |
Top Elevation | 2,152 m (7,060 ft) |
Base Elevation | 1255 m (4,117 ft) |
Average Snowfall | 559 cm (220 in/18 ft) |
Beginner Terrain | 10% |
Intermediate Terrain | 58% |
Advanced Terrain | 32% |
Trails | 135 |
Parks | 1 |
Winter lifts Total | 12 |
Chair Lifts | 6 |
Surface Lifts | 6 |
Lift Capacity | 12,000 |
Longest Run | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Nordic Cross Country | 37.8 km |
Mountain Restaurants | 20 |
Snowmaking | 250 ac (101 hectares) |
Village Bed Base | 7,000 |
Season Opens | November 20, 2021 |
Season Closes | April 10, 2022 |