Sun Peaks

Known as the second largest ski resort in British Columbia, Sun Peaks Resort offers guests 4,270 skiable acres across three mountains. The village at the base of the resort is pretty much entirely ski-in ski-out access and provides a European flair to the interior BC experience.

Split between three mountains, Sun Peaks boasts 144 ski trails across Mt. Tod, which holds the new West Bowl terrain, Sundance, where you’ll find the top-to-bottom terrain park and Mt. Morrissey, affectionately known as the local’s mountain. While some ski resorts keep beginners to one general area, Sun Peaks does a great job intermixing greens, blues and black diamonds for a better group skiing experience. While some of your friends may never want to venture off the beaten path, you can all take the same chair, choose your own adventure on the way down and meet back at the bottom for another lap.

This year, the West Bowl expansion is new to the Sun Peaks terrain this year, serviced by the new West Bowl Express chairlift, which tops out at 6,867 feet above sea level. What used to be a T-bar and accessed roughly 50 skiable acres is now its zone that caters to intermediate and advanced skiers. If you’re looking for a leg burner, the hike-to terrain in Gil’s offers the steepest and generally the deepest glades tree skiing on the mountain. It’s not uncommon to find natural and man-made features to jump off of and this is where you’ll continue to find soft snow days after a storm.

Just 35 miles northeast of Kamloops, getting to Sun Peaks Resort is a quick jaunt from the airport and once you’re here, you’ll be hard pressed to find a reason to leave. A fully functional town within a ski resort, Sun Peaks has everything you need all within walking distance.