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Sun Peaks Bike Park Opens This Friday

Jun 17, 2021
by Sun Peaks  
Finding the flow on Canada Line. Photo by Reuben Krabbe.

PRESS RELEASE: Sun Peaks

It’s on! This Friday, June 18, at 10:00am we’re firing up the chairlift for opening day of the Sun Peaks Bike Park. With new and improved trails, the return of longer operating hours, and daily operations all the way through to the end of September, it’s going to be our biggest summer yet!

After a Covid altered season last year we are stoked for the return of twilight operations in 2021. That’s right, the Bike Park will be open 10:00am to 7:00pm, seven days a week this summer! We’ll let you do the math, but that’s A LOT of laps you can squeeze into each day. New this year, we’re also extending daily operations all the way until our closing day on September 26 so we can serve up even more prime fall riding. This gives us the second longest lift-access bike season in BC!

Hunter and Dylan hooking into the steeps on Insanity One. Photo by Reuben Krabbe.
There's lots of time to fit in many, many laps like these this summer.

There is light at the end of the tunnel, but this summer we're keeping many of the same COVID-19 operating procedures from previous seasons in place to help make sure everyone has a safe and enjoyable experience. This includes limiting the number of lift tickets sold each day. If you’re planning a trip to come shred it’s important to lock in your tickets via our online store prior to arrival to avoid disappointment. With the high levels of stoke surrounding biking this season we anticipate that some days, especially weekends and holidays, will sell out in advance. As a bonus, if you buy early you can snag big discounts on tickets (up to 25% off!), especially mid-week.

As well as purchasing your tickets early, please review our COVID-19 Safety Practices before your visit, look for and follow signage while in resort, and be mindful of instructions from our staff. By working together we’ll ensure everyone can have another awesome summer on the trails.

Kyleigh Stewart floats down Canada Line. Photo by Reuben Krabbe.
Play it safe so we can send it all summer long.

We promised new trails in the intro and new trails you shall have! The most exciting development this year is the return of Lifetime Outdoors to build a brand-new top section of Bermalade. This new section promises to be just as fun as the wildly popular original, while extending the trail up to the top of the chair. While they’re here, they have also re-worked an older section at the bottom of Bermalade, re-shaping some pieces of a previous trail that still remained there to help that lower section better match the riding experience higher up. Look for the new top of Bermalade to open a little later in the season.

Fresh work on lower Bermalade.
Fresh features at the bottom of Bermalade. Photo taken June 11.

Alongside this Bermalade extension, there are two other new intermediate trails slated to open this summer. Sour Patch Skids slots in between Gummy Bear and Mach, and will provide an easier taste of more technical riding than the existing blue trails in the Bike Park. Sweater Vest, a new machine-built flow trail, opens up another fun option for riders to enjoy on their way to Spicy Taco. Both of these trails are almost complete and will open once that part of the mountain has a chance to dry out a bit more.

You’ll also notice a couple of changes to trail classifications in the Bike Park in 2021. The spicy, former-blue, tech trail Mach is now a black, Sweet One has stepped down from a double black to a single black, and the lower sections of Steam Shovel have been re-classified as double black to better indicate the riding ability needed to tackle the bigger features it contains. Remember, trails throughout the Bike Park are constantly changing due to weather, wear, and trail work, so take things easy on your first few laps to familiarize yourself with the trails again and get up to speed with any changes.


Dylan Sherrard on the Steam Shovel step up. Photo by Reuben Krabbe.
Steam Shovel will be ready to go for opening, but remember to look before you leap!

Our Trail Crew have been hard at work on maintenance to make sure all your favourites are in top shape for opening. Mother Nature has been kind this year, with a favourable snow melt, so we’ll have plenty of trails open on Friday. Key favourites like Bermalade, Canada Line, and Steam Shovel are good to go, and the crew has got them looking amazing. Of course, we haven’t forgotten the steep and rowdy classics either, with plenty of love given to them too.

Trail Crew getting everything perfect for opening day.
Drool worthy work on the Bermalade berms. Photos taken June 11.

Fresh trail work in the Sun Peaks Bike Park
Both our dirt ribbons and our dirt waves are looking prime! Photos taken June 11.

Sun Peaks Trail Crew party train.
Once you shape it, you gotta test it. Shout out to Korbin Kjolby, Isaac Gibson, Riley Holowatiuk, Charlie Roberts, Adam Studholme, and Eden Gustafson for their work on the trails this summer. Photo taken June 11.

Trail Crew testing out their work pre-opening.
More quality control work by Trail Crew. Photos taken June 11.

One last test lap for Trail Crew.
Should probably check it one more time... Photo taken June 11.

The full list of trail openings for this weekend is updated live on the Trail Map & Status page on our website, which you can check out here.

With the easing of restrictions, the Sun Peaks Sports School is once again able to offer a robust line up of bike lessons, camps, and tours this season. A huge highlight of the summer for us here in Sun Peaks are Dylan Sherrard’s annual Summer Shred Pro Camps. After a one-year hiatus in 2020, these camps are back with two five-day options during summer 2021. The coolest part of these camps? Alongside Dylan, your little shredders get to spend a whole week riding with and learning from legends of the sport like Matt Hunter, Matt Miles, and Brett Tippie.

Tavin Krutop and Shred Hard Summer Campers on Resurrection. Photo by Dylan Sherrard.
Good times, all the time at Summer Shred Pro Camp.

Women’s Bike Night, another popular program, is also back, with the addition of a weekend option too. Alongside that we have regular ride nights for men, teens, and kids, plus lesson options suitable to all ages and skill levels. Basically, no matter who you are or how good you are on a bike, we have a program that can make you even better. You can check out the full line up of programs offered by our Sports School here.

For more information on the Bike Park or Sun Peaks in general, you can explore SunPeaksResort.com or hit us up on Instagram or Facebook. Otherwise, there’s not much left to say other than go get your bikes ready and we’ll see you soon.

We’re stoked for Friday. You’re stoked for Friday. Let’s do this!

- The Sun Peaks Bike Park Team

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8 Comments
  • 3 0
 Bought a seasons pass, been looking forward to tomorrow for a while now. My shock blew up on Tuesday and is out for warranty.
  • 2 0
 I feel like SunPeaks is good blue and dbl black and fits perfectly with silverstar which has more green and black. Together they are the second best park in the world.
  • 5 1
 Silverstar is your girlfriends bike park.
  • 1 1
 @ADHDMI: all the trails in bad shape at the end of last year were in Good shape today and the other way around too. Smitty’s Steeps was the best I’ve ever seen it.
  • 3 0
 @Jvisscher: Thanks man, every year we go in there and glass that run, probably my favorite thing to do
  • 3 2
 This place is awesome and the most underrated in the Province. ps...DO NOT bring your golf clubs because the course there is not good at all.
  • 2 1
 Looks great, really hoping I'll be able to get out there latter this summer







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