The Skiers' Guide to Sun Peaks

Never too busy or crowded. New lifts make accessing a few spots easier. Snow can get thin at times but its also rare to get a stormy low vis day. Good mix of runs/skill levels and overall a very family friendly hill

Sunpeaks is awesome. Great terrain for all types of riders, short lift lines, beautiful views, great food, and an amazing community.

Great options between the peaks. Can choose to be in sun or shade (based on which mountain) and more powder to be had on shadier side. Not busy, lots of variation of run difficulty. Lots of fun, hidden gem

Great resort for a beginner skier. Some very wide green runs (so I didn’t feel like I was getting in the way).

My first trip to Sun Peaks in January 2025 blew me away...so much that my wife and I even looked into real estate there, thinking ahead to retirement! Sun Peaks is its own municipality, and a very cute little mountain town. They have plenty of lodging, restaurants, and shops to keep visitors entertained.

As the 2nd largest terrain area in Canada (after only Whistler), there is tons to explore and enjoy. It's a very family friendly resort, with intermediate and beginner runs accessible in all areas, as well as plenty of expert runs and steep terrain, long mogul fields, and off-piste access. With such a large area, Sun Peaks absorbs crowds nicely, and we rarely had to wait in any lift lines. There are 2 alpine bowl areas (with a new chairlift to their West Bowl which opened for the 2024-25 season). The bowls include accessible intermediate runs, as well as some steeps, trees, and bumps.

Their grooming operation is fantastic - I've never skied on nicer groomers. Their daily grooming report lets you know where you might want to start your day if you're looking for some gorgeous long cruisers to get warmed up. They leave plenty ungroomed as well, if you're looking to hit some of that BC powder, or challenge your knees to some moguls.

Navigation is pretty easy, with their well laid out trail map, lift layout, and not too much traversing cat tracks to move between areas (though there is some, especially coming back from the West Bowl). However, I thought some of their on trail signage could be improved - often wondering if I was going to my intended trail. Most chairlifts are high speed, though if you find yourself at the fixed-grip Burfield chair, get ready for a long, slow ascent.

Highlights included the enclosed tree-lined cozy feeling of many runs in the Mt. Morrisey area, as well as some brutal steep moguls there. The long cruisers off the Sunburst chair were super fun too, and if it's not closed for race training, the OSV run was one of our favourites. The apres ski village was fantastic, whether you're looking for a midday top notch espresso break for coffee geeks (me), a rowdy pub, a quick slice of pizza, or a quiet family restaurant - Sun Peaks has it all.

We're returning again this winter, bringing more friends and family to convert them to this world class, family friendly ski resort!

We did a family ski trip to Big White in March 2025 and it was awesome! There was varied terrain to keep the whole family happy and overall just a great resort. Lift lines were reasonable and there were lots of options for food and drink.

One of my favourite mountains ever! I’ve been visiting since I was little and it never disappoints.

Sun Peaks is a fantastic resort for all people, whether it be beginner or advanced. This is a very easy hill to progress on when learning as it has everything from easy green to extreme double blacks. Apres doesn’t pop off too much as it is a very family friendly resort, it’s definitely a lot calmer that other resorts. Food options are yummy, highly recommend Oya Japanese restaurant.

Great atmosphere. Has a great ski host program for those new to the resort. No lift lines. Varied terrane on three mountains.

Sun Peaks is our yearly ski trip. I think 2025 was our 6th year of going. The ski runs are amazing and I much prefer this to whistler. Lines only take a few mins and the views are almost as good. The village is much smaller than Whistlers but I love skiing through the village at the end of the day. They have the best mini donut shop and a pizza shop just shortly lower in the village. And if you go to the very end lies the best little coffee shop! Bolacios! Family run. 10/10 would recommend to anyone.

Sun peaks is awesome many groomed runs and lots of runs through the trees, enough lifts to spread out the mountain and minimize lift lines

Booked with ski can and got great value for cost. Only thing is the village is quite small with not many restaurants so you need to book reservations for dinner. But otherwise love it!

Beautiful resort. Not overly busy. A lot of lift and trail options. Amazing fresh powder at the first tracks. The bowl is very open and fun to ski in

An incredible ski resort with a huge variety spread across incredible mountain scenes. Friendly staff, good village vibe. Terrain park is well maintained. Not very busy Vs the amount space you have across the mountain.

It was really nice. It was earlier in the season so the park wasn’t fully made yet but I’ve seen it before and it’s amazing. Very big and well rounded. Very family friendly.

Family friendly resort. Not too expensive, Canada's 2nd largest. Lots of terrain. Excellent restaurants. Sun Peaks guides who are very friendly will show you around the mountain for free. Sun Peaks village is very quaint with excellent shops and stores.

Slopes were great , lots of fresh powder . Due to the location food options were limited as well as services.

Sun Peaks is a nice place to visit, the snow is usually pretty good. It can be cold. But you can make use of the warming hut at the top of the world. There’s something for everyone. Apres ski is a little lacking, would love to see more nightlife.

Fun village, fun runs, good snow! Absolutely love a blue bird day at the peaks. Nice journey to the resort as well. Highly recommend

I did a whole season out in sunpeaks. One of my favourite mountains, it’s got a lovely balance of family friendliness and young people having fun. A very wholesome mountain. Many bluebird days and freshly groomed runs. Lifts only stopped if the weather wasn’t suitable! I’d love to go back!