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Sun Peaks Ski Area

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Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Ski Area
Sun Peaks Resort is an alpine ski resort located in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada, 56 km northeast of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of 2,080 m , with an 881 m vertical rise from the base of the peak. Sun Peaks Resort has 16 square kilometres of skiable terrain , and receives an average of 5.6 m of snow per year. The resort has 12 lifts with a total capacity of 12,000 riders per hour with the Burfield chair being the longest at 23 minutes total ride. There are 135 runs, including 16 gladed areas and 40 km of cross country trails. Sun Peaks area averages over 2000 hours of sun a year. The ski area comprises three mountains: Tod Mountain, Sundance Mountain, and Mt. Morrisey. Prior to July 1993, Sun Peaks was known simply as Tod Mountain, named after the highest ski mountain at the resort. The first chair lift, the Burfield chair, as well as the Burfield lodge, opened in 1961. In 1968, the lift was damaged by fire and was forced to close for repairs until December 1970. In 1992, Tod Mountain was purchased by Nippon Cable of Tokyo. Also since 1992, Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners Ltd. has acted as prime consultant and project planners for the transformation of the Tod Mountain Ski Area into Sun Peaks Resort. The Burfield chair is the longest fixed grip chairlift in North America, and is the 9th longest in travel length .In 2014, the previously out-of-bounds area, known as Gil's, was added to the in-bounds area of the resort.
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