Sun Peaks is the second-largest ski area in Canada after Whistler, spread across three mountains and crowned by a pedestrian village built in Tyrolean-meets-Bavarian style. Seventy-five kilometres north of Kamloops, it runs on what locals call Sun Peaks Time: unhurried, sunny and completely lift-queue-free.
Sun Peaks is a ski-in/ski-out resort (most of the village is genuinely on the snow) in Canada, in the BC Interior. The village sits at 1255 m and the lifts top out at 2152 m, with 215 km of pistes and 12 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 89/100, and the season usually runs Nov 22 → Apr 12.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Very good · 2.0k reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Guests rate this hotel as very good (4.4/5 from 2,037 reviews). It sits about 50 m from the slopes. A mid-range option for Sun Peaks, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 187 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Sun Peaks, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Great · 295 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Great · 226 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Great · 271 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 88 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Great · 98 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 37 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Sun Peaks.
Great · 34 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Sun Peaks, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Most lodgings inside the pedestrian village are properly ski-in/ski-out, with the Sundance and Sunburst chairs leaving directly from the resort's main street. The further you walk from the central square, the more likely you are to need a five-minute ride on a free shuttle or skis on shoulder.
Sun Peaks links three distinct mountains, Sundance, Tod and Morrisey, into a single 1,728-hectare domain covered by 134 trails. Sundance offers wide, sunny intermediate cruising perfect for confidence-building, Tod climbs to the resort's 2,152-metre high point and serves up the steeps and tree zones expert skiers come for, while Morrisey is the quiet local favourite with mellow glades and uncrowded blues. The terrain breakdown is balanced enough that families with mixed levels can ski together all morning and still find a black diamond before lunch. The pedestrian village sits at 1,255 metres, its main street flanked by timber chalets, lantern-lit balconies and steaming patio fire pits. The atmosphere is unmistakably Tyrolean ranch, an architectural style invented for the resort that blends Bavarian carved-wood detailing with the bigger, lower profiles of a British Columbia working ranch. Seventy-five kilometres north of Kamloops, well off the Whistler tourist circuit, Sun Peaks runs at its own pace, which is exactly why Canadian families and savvy Europeans book it instead. Excellent intermediates, families who want a walkable village and skiers tired of queues will all feel at home.
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Sun Peaks offers 215 km of pistes across 12 lifts, from 1255 m to 2152 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Nov 22 to Apr 12, with a snow score of 89/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Most lodgings inside the pedestrian village are properly ski-in/ski-out, with the Sundance and Sunburst chairs leaving directly from the resort's main street. The further you walk from the central square, the more likely you are to need a five-minute ride on a free shuttle or skis on shoulder.
Sun Peaks has 215 km of marked pistes served by 12 lifts, between 1255 m and 2152 m of altitude.
Sun Peaks counts about 135 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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