Sun Peaks is known to be a family-friendly, reasonable resort where the most popular mode of accommodations happens to be vacation rentals. The resort of Sun Peaks in fact offers a wide array of holiday rentals that take the form of lodges, après-ski chalets, mountain villas which are conveniently located near chair lifts and golf courses and also offer ski-in and ski-out facilities. A holiday at the Sun Peaks Resort is best enjoyed in the company of friends or family and if you are planning such a vacation anytime soon you would be better off booking a vacation rental for your stay at this all round ‘fun’ resort. Most holiday rentals at Sun Peaks offer great views and come equipped with various amenities like a garage and a hot tub which are usually included in the price of your rental. Moreover several Sun Peaks holiday rentals are also welcoming of pets so when you book a vacation rental here, you can easily include the family pet in your vacation plans.

Sun Peaks Resort - A Year Round Alpine Destination

The Sun Peaks resort which was recently voted as one of the top 10 resorts in North America can be easily accessed via a 45 minute drive from the Canadian city of Kamloops. Sun Peaks which is ringed by three mountains, namely Tod Mountain, Sundance Mountain and Mount Morrisey, is a year round alpine ski resort which offers a wealth of outdoor recreation facilities like downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, dog sledding, snowshoeing and sleigh riding in the winter months and hiking, golfing, mountain biking and fishing in the summer months. Aside from these outdoor activities Sun peaks is also renowned as a hub for gastronomic enthusiasts as its home to many fine dining restaurants and hosts year round food and wine festivals.

Sun Peaks Skiing

Sun Peaks offers a varied ski terrain which extends over an area of 15 square kilometers and is equipped with 121 runs that cater to skiers of all levels. The resort is also has 12 chair lifts which are capable of transporting 11000 riders every hour. Such is the quality of this terrain that every November, the Austrian National Ski Team trains at Sun Peaks in preparation for the World Cup season that begins in Canada. Moreover the resort also has a champion in residence in the form of the great Canadian ski racer Nancy Greene Raine, who was a gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics which were held in Grenoble, France. Nancy is often on hand to ski with visitors much to their delight.

Family Oriented Sun Peaks

Sun Peaks is known to be a family oriented year round destination and it accordingly offers a plethora of activities which promise to keep your young ones busy as well. The Sun Peaks play school conducts a number of year round outdoor and indoor activities and the resort also hosts a Sun Peaks Family Cup which features a variety of events. The resort also offers horse drawn wagon rides through the village which are a hit with children of all ages.

Sun Peaks Resort – Your Food and Wine Festival Hub

In addition to all this sporting activity, the Sun peaks resort also has much to offer for more sedentary minded folks as it hosts year round wine and food festivals and events like the Winter Wine Festival which features pairings of the finest Okanagan Valley wines with gourmet foods, the Autumn Bounty festival which is held every October and features culinary preparations that are created largely from locally sourced produce and the Alpine Blossom Festival which is held in July and features leisurely nature tours and walks in the alpine forest of the resort.