| Sun Peaks in Summer or Winter | | | | bikers. This isn't the rocky mountains with huge |
| Are you looking for a great summer or winter | | | | inaccessible cliffs dominating the land. The highest |
| vacation at a better price than Whistler or Banff? A | | | | altitude in the area is 7000 feet. The lack of height is |
| well kept secret in British Columbia's Okanagan valley | | | | more than compensated by the volume of snow for |
| is worth a look. Sun Peaks is new resort village | | | | visitors creating perfect powdery snow for skiers |
| created by developers offering hotel | | | | and snowboarders. The Olympic ski team has chosen |
| accommodations, golf, skiing, hiking, mountain biking, | | | | Sun Peaks as their training facility for the Vancouver |
| kids camps, shopping and health spas. As a family | | | | Olympic games. |
| vacation, there are few spots that can rival Sun | | | | For hotel accommodations in the area, you might |
| Peaks. | | | | choose from several large hotel resorts and from a |
| If you've never heard of the Okanagan Valley in | | | | number of chalets in nearby areas. Since Sun Peaks is |
| British Columbia, you'll be surprised to know how | | | | relatively young resort, the plentiful (7000+ beds) |
| warm the weather gets in the summer and how | | | | accommodations are newer and some of the resorts |
| much snow falls during the winter. Surrounded by the | | | | have a 4 diamond rating. The hotel room prices can |
| Rocky Mountains to the east and the Coast | | | | be very affordable and given the range of |
| Mountains to the west, the Okanagan is a weather | | | | recreational opportunities in this resort areas, it really |
| protected valley. Its summer temperatures can rise | | | | is a bargain holiday of a lifetime for the whole family. |
| well above 100 degrees or 36C degrees. I've ridden | | | | The village at Sun Peaks is designed for visitors with |
| on my bicycle through the Okanagan valley during the | | | | all the amenities you'll need during your vacation. |
| summer where it was above 42 degrees Celsius. | | | | Restaurants, boutiques, restaurants, health centre, |
| That heat and the dry humidity is ideal for growing | | | | and food stores are close at hand. |
| many types of fruit crops including grapes for wine. | | | | Sun Peaks for Skiiers |
| If wine tours and festivals interest you, there are | | | | It is British Columbia's second largest ski resort area |
| plenty to keep you happy and tasting. | | | | and for good reason. With 122 ski runs and an annual |
| The Okanagan Summer Wine Festival is held every | | | | snowfall of over 22 feet, it is a skiers and |
| second weekend in August at Silver Star Mountain | | | | snowboarders dream. It has 3,678 acres of skiable |
| Resort in Vernon and Sun Peaks Resort holds the Ice | | | | terrain, the third largest in Canada and the longest run |
| Wine Festival every year in mid January. | | | | is 5 miles. It's not called Sun Peaks for marketing |
| The Okanagan is a favorite destination of tourists | | | | reasons. Residents here enjoy over 2,000 hours of |
| from Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. It is a | | | | sunshine each year. That's an average 6 hours per |
| unique Canadian vacation spot unlike anything else. At | | | | day. |
| the south end near the US border are desert like | | | | In summer, mountain biking is the popular sport here |
| conditions complete with huge sand dunes. Okanagan | | | | and the lifts have been upgraded to handle even |
| Lake is a 50 mile long lake in the middle of the valley | | | | more bikes. The Sun Peaks mountain bike park offers |
| and here you'll find tourists who flow to the area for | | | | the use of the Sunburst Express Chairlift to get |
| the watersports and casual lifestyle. Schuswap lake is | | | | access to 37 biking trails for a distance of 70km. |
| another favourite destination of cottagers and | | | | If you have children, the Kids Adventure Camps |
| houseboaters. | | | | offer an exciting mix of summer adventure including |
| Close to the Okanagan | | | | canoeing, horseback riding, tennis to mountain biking |
| Sun Peaks Resort is just a 20 minute drive from | | | | and hiking. The local Sports Centre features a year |
| Shushwap Lake, 100 miles northwest of Okanagan | | | | round heated outdoor pool, hot tub, kid's pool, and |
| lake, and a 50 minute drive from the city of | | | | two tennis courts. |
| Kamloops. It is nestled in between Tod Mountain and | | | | If you check and compare the prices of Sun Peaks |
| Mt. Morissey. The terrain of the region is mountainous | | | | to other top resort areas, you'll discover how |
| but much more accessible to hikers and mountain | | | | affordable it is. |