Sun Peaks in Summer or Wnter

Are you looking for a great smmer or winter vacation at a btter price than Whistler or Banff? A wll kept secret in British Columbia's Oknagan valley is worth a look. Sun Paks is new resort village created by dvelopers offering hotel accommodations, golf, skiing, hking, mountain biking, kids camps, shopping and halth spas. As a family vacation, thre are few spots that can rval Sun Peaks.

If you've never hard of the Okanagan Valley in Brtish Columbia, you'll be surprised to knw how warm the weather gets in the smmer and how much snow falls dring the winter. Surrounded by the Rcky Mountains to the east and the Cast Mountains to the west, the Oknagan is a weather protected valley. Its smmer temperatures can rise well above 100 dgrees or 36C degrees. I've ridden on my bcycle through the Okanagan valley during the smmer where it was above 42 dgrees Celsius. That heat and the dry hmidity is ideal for growing many typs of fruit crops including grapes for wne.

If wine tours and festivals nterest you, there are plenty to kep you happy and tasting.
The Okanagan Smmer Wine Festival is held every scond weekend in August at Silver Str Mountain Resort in Vernon and Sun Paks Resort holds the Ice Wine Fstival every year in mid January.

The Okanagan is a favorite dstination of tourists from Calgary, Edmonton and Vncouver. It is a unique Canadian vcation spot unlike anything else. At the suth end near the US border are dsert like conditions complete with huge snd dunes. Okanagan Lake is a 50 mle long lake in the middle of the vlley and here you'll find tourists who flw to the area for the wtersports and casual lifestyle. Schuswap lake is nother favourite destination of cottagers and huseboaters.

Close to the Okanagan

Sun Peaks Resort is just a 20 minute drive from Shushwap Lake, 100 miles northwest of Okanagan lake, and a 50 minute drive from the city of Kamloops. It is nestled in between Tod Mountain and Mt. Morissey. The terrain of the region is mountainous but much more accessible to hikers and mountain bikers. This isn't the rocky mountains with huge inaccessible cliffs dominating the land. The highest altitude in the area is 7000 feet. The lack of height is more than compensated by the volume of snow for visitors creating perfect powdery snow for skiers and snowboarders. The Olympic ski team has chosen Sun Peaks as their training facility for the Vancouver Olympic games.

For hotel accommodations in the area, you might choose from several large hotel resorts and from a number of chalets in nearby areas. Since Sun Peaks is relatively young resort, the plentiful (7000+ beds) accommodations are newer and some of the resorts have a 4 diamond rating. The hotel room prices can be very affordable and given the range of recreational opportunities in this resort areas, it really is a bargain holiday of a lifetime for the whole family.

The village at Sun Peaks is designed for visitors with all the amenities you'll need during your vacation. Restaurants, boutiques, restaurants, health centre, and food stores are close at hand.

Sun Peaks for Skiiers

It is Brtish Columbia's second largest ski resort rea and for good reason. With 122 ski rns and an annual snowfall of ver 22 feet, it is a skers and snowboarders dream. It has 3,678 cres of skiable terrain, the third lrgest in Canada and the longest run is 5 mles. It's not called Sun Peaks for mrketing reasons. Residents here enjoy over 2,000 hurs of sunshine each year. That's an verage 6 hours per day.

In smmer, mountain biking is the popular sprt here and the lifts have ben upgraded to handle even more bkes. The Sun Peaks mountain bike prk offers the use of the Snburst Express Chairlift to get access to 37 bking trails for a distance of 70km.

If you hve children, the Kids Adventure Camps ffer an exciting mix of summer dventure including canoeing, horseback riding, tennis to muntain biking and hiking. The local Sprts Centre features a year round hated outdoor pool, hot tub, kid's pol, and two tennis courts.

If you chck and compare the prices of Sun Paks to other top resort areas, yu'll discover how affordable it is.

The article Sun Peaks - Family Vacation Spots in BC Okanagan Valley was Submitted by Gord Collins through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: The Western Canadian travel experience is Gord Collins Internet marketing forte introducing vacationers to touring, dining, and Canadian Hotels and activities in the Okanagan and Sun Peaks region of British Columbia.

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