The Recipe for a Rad Day at Sun Peaks Resort Bike Park

May 24, 2016
by Dylan Sherrard  
Summer at Sun Peaks is RAD. So rad, in fact, we find it overwhelming at times. To help ensure that everyone has the raddest time possible this summer, we've enlisted the help of Dylan Sherrard, Steve Riffel, and all their friends to provide a comprehensive guide that will help you discover a rad time at Sun Peaks Resort.

Ingredients

The only mandatory ingredients you'll require for a rad time are your bike and your friends. If you don't have these, bikes and friends are easy to find at Sun Peaks.

Let's begin.

Step 1 - Wake up slow with coffee and crepes.

Best spot for breakfast. Tod mtn cafe


Step 2 - Stretch yerself before you wreck yourself.

Pre ride yoga at the Shredhard camp.

Step 3 - Drop In!

Dropping in


Step 4 - Flick it out.

Fade away on Barn Burner late in the day.

Step 5 - Get your drift on.

Sun Peaks Resort Bike Park

Step 6 - Enjoy the floating feeling.

Route 66 berms

Step 7 - Make a nice Nac-Nac.

Stretched out Nac on Steam Shovel.

Step 8 - Chase the groms. They have all the sneaky lines.

Camper and Camp champ.

Camper train through the woods.

Step 9 - Blast off.

Super Grom

Step 10 - Go full gas.

Last lap of the year.

Step 11 - Keep it sideways.

Matt whipping it out on Steam Shovel.

Step 12 - Turn it up.

Turn up

Step 13 - Re-Fuel

uh.. morning

Step 14 - Lean into the fast lane.

Sun Peaks Resort Bike Park

Step 15 - Kick the day in the face.

No foot can on Steam Shovel.

Step 16 - Go Deep.

Sun Peaks Resort Bike Park

Step 17 - Start pedalling.

XC windows.

Step 18 - Discuss the level of radness.

About this much.

Step 19 - Smell the flowers.

Altitude XC ripping back in.

Step 20 - Stand still for a moment and enjoy being here. Good luck catching your breath.

Tod mtn peak.

Step 21 - Race the sun.

High in the Sun Peaks alpine.

Step 22 - Sink deep into Shred Stoke.

Grass Roots dual slalom coin toss.

Step 23 - Race your mates.

Final race. 1st and 2nd place riders in the last corner.

Step 24 - Celebrate the wins.

Grass Roots dual slalom winner.

Gravity cart podium. 1st - Riff 2nd - Alex 3rd - Dylan

Step 25 - Screeeeech.

Gravity carts Way to much fun

Step 26 - Grab a beer.

Apres MTB

Step 27 - Or Two.

Cheers mate.

Step 28 - Catch the show.

Elliott Brood

Elliott Brood

Step 29 - Relax and see where the night takes you.

Painted Tod

Step 30 - Make good choices. You're going to want to repeat this list again tomorrow.

Gettin loose

ENJOY!

The Sun Peaks Bike Park opens on Friday, June 24, offering lift access to an enormous trail network spanning all ability levels and the entire spectrum of riding styles from cross country to downhill. New this summer are extended lift operating hours, an extra two hours means you can lap the park into cooler evening temperatures until 7:00 pm.


Sun Peaks Resort mountain biking trails


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27 Comments
  • 16 1
 Sunpeaks is so rad. Good vibes! Love the cheers from the chair while ripping!
  • 3 1
 The best Americano I ever had was at the espresso place at the base of the village. That was a great start to a great day of biking.
  • 17 5
 This one time, at sun peaks, I stuck a flute in my.....
  • 4 2
 Sun Peaks has really fun riding and summers in Kamloops are sunny and hot (little cooler at the hill) but it's also a pretty sleepy place outside of winter. It's nice to be able to pedal right onto the lift mid week but also means there's not a lot of choice in restaurants, stores, etc. especially in the evening. We need more rich Americans to come visit with their premium dollaz!
  • 6 2
 nice!
  • 2 0
 Sun Peaks is outstanding. These pics totally get the vibe. And yes, groms do find the sneakiest lines.
  • 5 2
 STEP 30: Rinse & Repeat
  • 2 0
 Those crepes are un fricken believable, and pizza for lunch. Oh and the runs are good too.
  • 3 0
 The only thing that could make this radder... Open up 2 weeks early!!!
  • 2 0
 I love Sun Peaks!! Raw, pristine, BC MTB awesomeness with locals so friendly I sometimes call it 'Fun Freaks'!! Can't wait!!
  • 3 0
 Rad.
  • 2 0
 Fuck me. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing!
  • 2 0
 19, 20, 20...&29.
Amazing pics.
  • 2 1
 Sun Peaks rocks. thanks for redoing Sugar trail. Shame you cant camp in the parking lot any more.
  • 2 0
 Camp at Heffy Lake. 10 minute drive from the village.
  • 2 0
 *Heffley
  • 1 0
 What trail is the boardwalk in step 8?
  • 4 2
 Need this right now
  • 3 1
 This is perfect.
  • 3 1
 STEP 31: ?????
  • 2 1
 Can't wait to ride there in July!
  • 2 0
 That was rad.
  • 2 1
 Eff yoo, Canada ????
  • 3 5
 is he climbing with his dropper post down? Anything for the shot.
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