The Low Down on the Fun Up at Sun Peaks
Deep in the Okanagan, where you’ll find Canada’s driest snow, Sun Peaks is a fantastic all-round ski holiday destination. Designed like Whistler with convenience in mind, the terrain is diverse, making it an excellent choice whatever your ability and whoever you’re skiing with.
Many of us have visited and, regardless of where else we’ve been and what we’ve skied, Sun Peaks is top of our list for all-round fun on the slopes. Why? We asked everyone to share their absolute favourite run...
Andy K - Gil's
"The 10-minute hike to Gil's where you will see absolutely no one - if you think the lifts have no queues then imagine what the off-piste is like. It's not renowned for steep and deep, and to be honest, it's not steep, but it certainly is deep and well worth the effort of a 10-minute hike up a cat track."
Matt - 5 Mile
"Skiing ‘5 Mile’ on Mt Tod with the kids a couple of years ago on our tour of the Okanagan resorts - great for fast carving turns, with Katherine and Daniel cutting in and out of the trees and bumps to the side."
Claire - Mid-Life Crisis and Still Smokin'
"Early this April we arrived to new snow and I enjoyed venturing over to the Morrisey area where we spent the morning lapping the blues around the Morrisey Express. Mid-Life Crisis and Still Smokin' were addictive and it felt like we were the only people on the mountain - in the whole morning we saw just four other skiers!"
James & Kirstin - Through the Village
"Sun Peaks is one of the few places where you can actually ski into the village, grab a bite to eat and a beer and ski back out again. For that reason, I can't not mention the run (with no name) through the village centre, a definite favourite!" - James
"I injured myself on the first chair up, but I can tell you all about the bars and cafes on the very easy village centre run!" - Kirstin
Luke & Andrea - Morrisey
"The runs over on Morrisey are easily the most fun in the whole resort if you like big, gnarly blacks in the trees - Tumble Dry, In Tatters and Static Cling to name a few..." - Luke
"Same as Luke, the gladed tree runs from the top of the Morrisey Express chair." - Andrea
Rupert - Crystal Bowl
"Hand's down, the Crystal Bowl! Doing laps on the Crystal chair and then dropping into the bowl gives you access to some amazing terrain - hit it on a powder day and it is heaven!
Vicky - Too Many to Choose!
For myself, I couldn't choose just one. On a trip in March 2016 I had possibly one of my best ever runs floating down from Gil's Traverse:
To the left of Father Tom’s off the Burfield chair, there is a short boot hike to get to a really fun meadow which leads back out to the blue Roundabout run. Totally empty and definitely worth heading to after a snowfall...
And then there was tackling the black diamond Lint Trap with my friend's daughter the next day over on Morissey - five-year-old Ily was way better than me on skis. But if you'd rather get down on something more mellow then Grand Return is super-long and very fun all the way back to base on a blue. Friends from Canmore had joined us for their first family ski holiday outside of Banff National Park and Ily considered this the most fun she’s ever had on skis, a testament to the diversity of the terrain that Sun Peaks can offer!
