Sun Peaks, Thompson-Nicola

Centrally located in southern British Columbia and second in size only to Whistler, Sun Peaks affords powder hounds hours of play on 3,678 acres of diverse terrain spread over three mountains. Two airport gateways provide daily direct flights from Vancouver. A ski-in ski-out village at the base of the mountain trio provides access to chairlifts, lodging, snow school, and nightlife. ActivitiesSnowboarding: Two separate parks, one for novices and the other for advanced boarders, with rails, tabletops and fun boxes. There's a 100m halfpipe on the Sundance chair between towers 13 and 14.Cross Country Profile: Twenty eight kilometers of trackset cross-country ski trails and another dozen kilometers of ungroomed “backcountry” trails. Sun Peaks offers a number of trails suitable for every level of Nordic skier. Ski from the top of the Mt. Morrisey Express all the way down to the McGillivray Lake warming hut, or just go for a short tour around the Village Loop. Lesson available. Rentals.LodgingSeven on-mountain hotels with many condominiums and chalets providing 6,000 beds. Additional lodging in Kamloops 45 minutes from the area.Winter RecreationCross country, snowshoeing, weekly race, evening torch light dinner and ski, snowmobiling, swimming, sleigh rides, skating, tubing, paragliding, dog sledding, backcountry cat tours, and Hummer tours.