After learning to ski in New Zealand over two brief seasons and paying an arm and a leg for congested, short, icy runs I was blown away with Sun Peaks. I went there on a friend's recommendation and was not disappointed. Lots of Aussies and Kiwis there, I guess because they know a good thing when they see it. I am frankly stunned at some of the comments here about the lack of variety. I guess its all relative isn't it? I am an intermediate skier and Sun Peaks was absolutely perfect for me. There is a bit of everything there - skiing through the trees, off piste, but most of all, large empty beautiful blue groomers. The best for getting your skill level up. So if you're a pro, then yeah, maybe best to head over to Kicking horse or Revelstoke. For the rest of us, this place is perfect, no queues, large areas to learn to carve and then plenty of blacks to progress to eventually when I get good enough. Apres ski? Yeah well its not Europe, but there is more than enough there for us older folk. Couple of very decent pubs, Japanese, Italian and Western style restaurants, and a couple really good cafes to grab a hot coffee in between sessions.
Everything I want - I'll be back this year for sure.