tomtom Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Thinking about heading up to Sun Peaks over Christmas. Does anyone have any beta? Discounts on lift tickets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Really good ski in ski out. Nice folks. Fairly big area with long runs and strong terrain. They have lots of good snow right now. It stays fairly cold there. Indoor/outdoor swimming. Mini snow mobiles for the kids. Never too crowded. Going there with a couple families in February Coming from Colorado, the lift tickets are way discounted to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrest_m Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 "strong terrain" might be going a bit far... i like sun peaks, i've been there twice with my sister's family (2 kids under 10) and it's great for that... but it's really a cruising mountain. a quick look at their website claims 33% black diamond runs, but a lot of those are pretty blue-ish if memory serves. on the plus side, it's a really easy place to go - it's cheap, you can park once and never move your car, it's quiet at night because there's not much traffic... my biggest sense-impression of the place is FLAT. heck, one of sun peaks' claims to fame is a 5-mile long easy blue run. i don't think i made a single turn, but it was great for playing tag with my 7 year-old neice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I follow the snow fall everyday, right now Big White is where its at!!!!!!! every day it seems new snow, from 7- 20 cm. and its always around -3 to -9 Silverstar is next then Sun Peaks as far as snow goes right now. All the other mountains are not happening. Kicking Horse is not even open Big White has a 170 cm base, Hemlock 18, cypress 50 whistler is at 118. Fernie might be good, have never been there though. Sorry I cant give you my discount lift tickets. May want to try one of those entertainment books ? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzini Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Weakest mountain for terrain in the Okanagan - pretty dull if you're an expert, mostly a family cruising hill. Apex is the best in the Okanagan for challange, but also gets the least snow (which only adds to the challange!) Not sure how Apex is doing on snow this year...you need at least 120cm for Apex to be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponzini Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Additional Apex trivia: I believe that Trevor Peterson and Eric Pehota first met at Apex in the mid 80s when they were both working as lifties......so it must be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billygoat Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 OK, "Strong Terrain" is a bit of a stretch. I was looking for something a little less than "Challenging" There is some fun to be had there. I would say that it is a great "Family" area, with enough "Interesting" stuff to keep the adults grinnin' when they are off duty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtom Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 Thanks for the info. This sounds perfect for me. I'm a Green Slope beginner looking to get some vert mileage in, preferably cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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