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| The most vertical and largest ski area
in B.C.'s interior - Sun Peaks is the second-largest ski area in B.C.,
and third-largest in Canada! |
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| Average annual snowfall |
220 inches / 18+ feet / 559 centimetres / 5.5+ metres |
| Village elevation |
4117 feet / 1255 metres |
| Top lift elevation |
6824 feet / 2080 metres |
| Total vertical drop |
2891 feet / 881 metres |
| Acres of terrain |
3678 acres |
| Grooming |
1200 acres |
| Number of runs |
117 (90 kilometres)
105 trails, 12 gladed areas
Snowboard terrain park that includes boarder-cross and
halfpipe with pipe grinder
10% beginner 58% intermediate 32% expert |
| Number of lifts |
Eleven:
3 high-speed quads, 1 regular quad, 1 triple,
2 platters, 1 t-bar, 3 carpet lifts (1 for tubing) |
| Trail capacity |
approx. 10,000 sliders / day |
| Day lodges |
Bento's - boot change, restaurant
Sunburst - mid-mountain, restaurant
Village - guest services, retail, rentals, restaurant, bar,
cafe
Burfield - boot change |
| Children |
Terrain garden, 2 carpet lifts, child-minding centre, snow
sports school,
adventure park with mini snowmobiles, toboganning hill, tube
park |
| Cross country |
50+ kilometres: 28 kilometres trackset, 22+ kilometres backcountry |
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SUN PEAKS SNOW
Snow measured at mid-mountain
(at Alpine Cat Shop)
in centimetres (approx 2.5cm/inch)
Month |
Nov |
Dec
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Jan
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Year |
New |
Base |
New |
Base |
New |
Base |
New |
Base |
New |
Base |
New |
Base |
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15 |
53 |
63 |
87 |
43 |
110 |
56 |
110 |
101 |
160 |
37 |
160 |
01/02 |
71 |
85 |
168 |
120 |
73 |
143 |
89 |
167 |
56 |
174 |
29 |
176 |
02/03 |
n/a |
31 |
124 |
103 |
83 |
120 |
50 |
124 |
124 |
145 |
50 |
152 |
03/04 |
115 |
70 |
89 |
100 |
108 |
125 |
63 |
130 |
65 |
131 |
10 |
112 |
04/05 |
63 |
73 |
138 |
120 |
56 |
115 |
60 |
122 |
56 |
153 |
11 |
144 |
05/06 |
197 |
64 |
101 |
85 |
178 |
153 |
142 |
157 |
184 |
163 |
42 |
156 |
06/07 |
84 |
86 |
93 |
111 |
101 |
129 |
86 |
151 |
91 |
171 |
32 |
171 |
07/08 |
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08/09 |
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Ave |
90 |
66 |
110 |
103 |
91 |
127 |
78 |
137 |
96 |
156 |
30 |
153 |
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SUN
PEAKS WEATHER |
Average Sun Peaks valley temperatures
in Celsius
(night-time low / daytime high) |
Temperature Conversion Chart:
Celsius / Fahrenheit |
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Low |
High |
| January |
-11 |
-4 |
| February |
-9 |
0 |
| March |
-7 |
3 |
| April |
-4 |
6 |
| May |
1 |
13 |
| June |
3 |
18 |
| July |
6 |
22 |
| August |
15 |
29 |
| September |
4 |
20 |
| October |
-2 |
7 |
| November |
-9 |
-2 |
| December |
-10 |
-3 |
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| 40 |
104 |
| 37 |
99 |
| 30 |
95 |
| 25 |
86 |
| 20 |
77 |
| 15 |
68 |
| 10 |
59 |
| 0 |
32 |
| -5 |
23 |
| -10 |
14 |
| -15 |
5 |
| -20 |
-4 |
| -30 |
-22 |
| -40 |
-40 |
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Head office: Whistler, Canada; Reservations: Hervey Bay, Australia
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