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Sun Peaks / Ski area
The mountains are diverse: Tod, the original ski area, is the most challenging and the gateway to the area’s cat skiing terrain; Mount Morrisey faces north and catches the snow; and Sundance Mountain is sunnier and home to most of the resort’s easiest ski runs. Each mountain is fed by a high speed chairlift from the village base and the top of every lift offers green and blue runs allowing skiers of differing levels to board the same lift, ski a piste that suits their ability and meet up at the bottom. The longest run measures 8kms (5 miles) – short by European standards but long for North America.
For Nordic skiing enthusiasts the resort boasts 28kms of cross-country tracks, some along the valley floor and the rest accessed from the top of Mount Morrisey.
The resort plans to open up ski pistes on two additional mountains to further extend the ski terrain and lift system. The skiing in Sun Peaks typically opens in mid/late November in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Snow junkies will be dismayed to learn that the ski area closes on the second Monday of April every year even if there’s still good snow cover to give them time to dig out the greens of the underlying golf course.
Sun Peaks
| Base | 4,116 ft (1,255 m) |
| Summit | 7,060 ft (2,152 m) |
| Elevation | 2,891 ft (881 m) |
| Snowmaking | |
| Ski area | 3,678 a (1,488 ha) |
| Beginner | 10 % |
| Intermediate | 58 % |
| Advanced | 32 % |
| Number of trails | 121 |
| Longest trail | 5 mi (8 km) |
| Snowfall | 208 inch (528 cm) |
| Season start | early Jan |
| Season end | early Jan |
Tree-hugging
Huge tracts of forest cover all three mountains offering endless opportunities for tree (or glade) skiing, the North American phenomenon and one that tests your ability to put in a turn when it matters most. All but three of the map-marked glade runs can be reached from the Sunburst Express chairlift on Tod Mountain. Trees aren’t just used for ski target practice. Each year families decorate the firs along the lower pistes with Christmas lights and baubles.
The human touch
One of the best ways to see the ski area is to join the twice-daily mountain tour with Nancy Greene, an ex-Olympic champion and Sun Peaks’ celebrity ambassador. If anybody is “Sun Peaks” Nancy is. Look out for “Nancy is skiing today” sign and the trademark red one-piece and be prepared for a critique of your ski technique. Complimentary ski hosts, in addition to Nancy, guide resort guests around the mountain, dividing groups by ability.
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