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SUN PEAKS STATISTICS
| Winter 08/09 Season | November 22nd-April 13th |
| Hours of Operation | 8.30am-3.30pm daily (Sundance and Morrisey open at 8.30am, all other lifts open at 9am. Feb 1 until end of season, Sundance remains open until 4pm) |
| Skiable Area | 3678 acres, the second-largest ski area in B.C., the third largest in Canada! |
| Summit Elevation | 2152m (7060') |
| Village Base Elevation | 1255m (4116') |
| Skiable Vertical | 881m (2891') |
| Bowls | 2 alpine bowls perfect for big lines! |
| Longest Run | 8km (5mi) |
| Trails | 122 runs, including 12 gladed areas |
| Terrain Type | 10% novice, 58% intermediate, 33% expert |
| Types of Lifts | 12 lifts consisting of 3 high speed quad chairlifts, 2 quad chairlifts, 1 triple chair, and 6 surface lifts |
| Lift Capacity | 12,000 riders per hour |
| Annual Snowfall | Close to 6m (220") |
| Cross Country | 50km+ of cross country and snowshoe trails. 12km+ backcountry, 28km groomed for cross country. |
| Sun | Over 2000 hours a year! |
SUN PEAKS SNOWFALL RECORDS
Snowfall is measured in centimeters (2.5cm/inch) at an elevation of 1855m (6086'), at the weather plot at the Alpine Cat Shop. New snowfall is the sum of all snow that fell during the month. Base snow depth is recorded as an average of the daily measurements of that month.
| November | December | January | February | March | April | |||||||
| New | Base | New | Base | New | Base | New | Base | New | Base | New | Base | |
| 2000/01 | 15.0 | 53.0 | 63.0 | 87.0 | 43.0 | 110.0 | 56.0 | 110.0 | 101.5 | 160.0 | 37.0 | 160.0 |
| 2001/02 | 71.0 | 85.0 | 168.5 | 120.0 | 73.0 | 143.0 | 89.0 | 167.0 | 56.0 | 174.0 | 29.0 | 176.0 |
| 2002/03 | 0.0 | 31.0 | 124.0 | 103.0 | 83.0 | 120.0 | 50.0 | 124.0 | 124.6 | 145.0 | 50.6 | 152.0 |
| 2003/04 | 115.5 | 70.0 | 89.7 | 100.0 | 108.6 | 125.0 | 63.0 | 130.0 | 65.8 | 131.0 | 10.0 | 112.0 |
| 2004/05 | 63.3 | 73.0 | 138.4 | 120.0 | 56.7 | 115.0 | 60.6 | 122.0 | 56.7 | 153.0 | 11.0 | 144.0 |
| 2005/06 | 197.4 | 64.0 | 101.5 | 85.0 | 206.9 | 153.0 | 142.8 | 157.0 | 184.4 | 163.0 | 42.9 | 156.0 |
| 2006/07 | 111.6 | 95.0 | 247.2 | 127.0 | 175.7 | 153.0 | 174.0 | 154.1 | 90.5 | 182.0 | 14.0 | 180.0 |
| 2007/08 | 30.7 | 59.0 | 116.3 | 126.0 | 125.8 | 141.0 | 73.5 | 147.0 | 86.0 | 170.0 | 22.2 | 160.0 |
| Average | 75.6 | 66.3 | 131.1 | 108.5 | 109.2 | 132.5 | 88.6 | 138.9 | 95.7 | 159.8 | 27.1 | 155.0 |
SUN PEAKS WEATHER
Here are the average nighttime low and daytime high temperatures in the village, in both Celsius and Fahrenheit:
| Celsius | Fahrenheit | |||
| Low | High | Low | High | |
| January | -11 | -4 | 12.2 | 24.8 |
| February | -9 | 0 | 15.8 | 32 |
| March | -7 | 3 | 19.4 | 37.4 |
| April | -4 | 6 | 24.8 | 42.8 |
| May | 1 | 13 | 33.8 | 55.4 |
| June | 3 | 18 | 37.4 | 64.4 |
| July | 6 | 22 | 42.8 | 71.6 |
| August | 15 | 29 | 59 | 84.2 |
| September | 4 | 20 | 39.2 | 68 |
| October | -2 | 7 | 28.4 | 44.6 |
| November | -9 | -2 | 15.8 | 28.4 |
| December | -10 | -3 | 14 | 26.6 |
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