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Sun Peaks Resort is an ski resort located in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada, 56.6 km (35.2 mi) northeast of Kamloops [1].. The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of 2,080 m (6,820 ft), with an 882 m (2,894 ft) vertical rise from the base of the peak.
Sun Peaks is a village in British Columbia, Canada. It was incorporated on June 28, 2010. [2] It is built around Sun Peaks Resort. It is located 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Kamloops and 410 km (250 mi) from Vancouver. The village has a resident population of 1,404 [3] people, with more than 900 additional non-resident property owners. [4]
Comparison table of North American ski resorts Resort name and website Nearest city State/province Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop (ft)
The only other city is Merritt; other municipally-incorporated communities include the District Municipalities of Logan Lake, Barriere and Clearwater and the Villages of Chase, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton and Lytton, and also the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks.
Big White is the fourth largest resort in British Columbia, after Whistler-Blackcomb, Sun Peaks, and Silver Star. In 2019, Big White was nominated as the third-best ski resort in Canada by Snowpak. The mountain summit is 2,319 m (7,608 ft) tall with a vertical drop of 777 m (2,549 ft), serviced by 16 lifts.
However, there was an undercurrent of anxiety around the mountain resort. It was hard to escape the sense that both the festival, and the industry it spotlights, are in a period of transition.
Tod Mountain Road (Highway 921:1776 east) – Sun Peaks: Barriere: 267.64: 166.30: Barriere Town Road, Lilley Road: 270.06: 167.81: Barriere North Thompson Bridge across North Thompson River: Little Fort: 297.88: 185.09: Highway 24 west – Bridge Lake 319.86: 198.75: Old North Thompson Highway (Highway 921:1765 north) Clearwater: 327.04: 203.21
The resort consists of three mountains named Sunrise Peak, Cyclone Circle, and Apache Peak. Situated on the Colorado Plateau and perched atop the White Mountains in eastern Arizona. The base of the resort sits at 9,200 feet (2,800 m) and the tallest mountain, Apache Peak, tops out at an elevation of 11,100 feet (3,400 m) above sea level.