Resort offers
improved lifts,
on-nill lodging

SUN PEAKS Resort boasts

impressive numbers that are’

beginning to attract the atten-

tion of B.C. and international -

ski enthusiasts. ’

By lan Neble *
News Reporter.
“Although it's ‘not yet in

league of Whistler, it has designs
on becoming, the best ski experi-

ence in the, Interior, said the. ski’

areit's new and likely most famous
resident, Nancy Greene.

Last year,” Greene, who- had
been i in Whistler 17 seasons and at
‘one ‘time owned..a ‘lodge . there,
“moved to Sun Peaks, located 40
minutes from Kamloops.

When deep-pocketed.new own-
ers: “160k. over Sun. Peaks three’
-years ago, they brought'big plans

ith’ “them, said Greene, now the

a's ‘director.of skiing. - ;

Sun Peaks was formerly known ;

“Tod | ;Mountain, a rough-hewn
area famous, for its long but cold

The. Burfield Chair’ s 22-minute

2 to’ ‘the’ top is still available to
un: ‘Peaks‘skiers,” but now there

alternatives...”

Two’ ‘ab szeed suads a triple

fhe fu Nippon Cable has fun

‘nelied $35 million into Sun Peaks,

rey

Skiers: ‘wanting to stay, on the .

ill‘can choose ‘from two ‘lodges,
‘ore “of them owned by Greene and

her husband Af Raine. : Wik
- “the: ‘100- -room -

Their’ ‘lodge
ahilt :
| Peaks

“—> joins the Sun
Lodge,” ae, 42-room

European- style hotel, in Sun Peaks .

Plans ‘for the village call for:a

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ED KIRK (left) ‘and’ Marvin

Maanison: enioy: the broad
expanses. and fight snow at
Sun. Peaks Resort ‘near
Kamloops. :

BI 449 cm (177 inches) of light
snowfall per year; .

@ a 910-metre-long (3, 000- foot-
long) snowboard park;

-, EE cross country trails;

& mid-November to mid-April ski

‘season: ;
om) average December temperatures

of -9.5° C; and

° For more ‘information, the Sun

Peaks Resort Association’s num-- :

ber is 1-800-807-3257.: :

q pedestrian: town “centre slowly. .".

i growing toward 5,000 beds, in 10,

years,’said Greene.
Some ‘of the. numbers skiers
will find interesting include:

1.63“ trails, 115: hectares - (284

acres) of bowls;

more than 405. hectares a, 000° :

acres) of. terrain;

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