Sun Peaks is a mountain village in BC’s Thompson-Okanagan region, 56 kilometres (35 miles) northeast of Kamloops. The ski area covers 4,400 acres on three mountains, Tod, Sundance and Morrisey, and the resort calls it Canada’s second largest. There are 144 trails, including 16 gladed areas, two alpine bowls and a longest run of up to 8 kilometres. Thirteen lifts serve the terrain: four high-speed quads, four quads and five surface lifts.
The village base is at 1,255 metres (4,117 feet) and the top of the Burfield chair at 2,080 metres (6,824 feet), for 896 metres (2,940 feet) of skiable vertical. Sun Peaks averages 6 metres (237 inches) of snow and more than 2,000 hours of sunshine a year. It also grooms and tracksets 35 kilometres of Nordic trails. The season usually runs from late November to early April.
The Sun Peaks cams are still images, and they climb the mountain in three steps. Crystal Bowl and Juniper Ridge are at the top of the Burfield chair at 2,080 metres, the highest point on the list, so they show wind and visibility up top. Sundance at 1,731 metres, the Mt. Tod view from the top of the Morrisey Express at 1,672 metres, and the two cams at the base of the Elevation chair at 1,600 metres cover the middle. Village Day Lodge Slopeside, Valley and Village Clock Tower show the village at 1,255 metres.
Compare the top and village cams to see whether snow reaches the base. None of the cams is a snow stake. The resort says the cams can go offline in extreme weather, so check the time on each image.
From Kamloops, Sun Peaks is about 45 minutes away on Highway 5 north and Tod Mountain Road. From Vancouver the drive is 4.5 to 5 hours by Highway 1 and the Coquihalla (Highway 5) from Hope. Kamloops Airport (YKA) is the closest airport, about 45 minutes away, and Kelowna International (YLW) is 2 hours and 45 minutes away. Shuttles run from both airports.
BC requires winter tires or chains on Highway 5 north of Kamloops and on the Coquihalla from October 1 to April 30. DriveBC shows road conditions.
Sun Peaks is on the Ikon Pass with 7 days, the Ikon Base Pass with 5 days and the Ikon Session Pass. It’s also on the Mountain Collective, with 2 days and 50% off more days.