Mountain Layout—Snowboarding

Snowboarders love Sun Peaks. There are virtually no traverses with the exception of the Mt. Morrisey Connector run. Freeriders can choose everything from long, fall-line groomers to an incredible number of gladed runs. Even a rookie powder boarder will enjoy the Cahilty Glades. If you're looking for excitement, do the Chute trees, the Pink Flamingos or hike into the Gils backcountry.

Parks and pipes
Sun Peaks is a popular stop on the FIS Grundig Snowboard World Cup, so they take their parks and pipes seriously. The 2,500-foot-long terrain park covers 30 acres just to the left of the Sundance Express. There's an excellent halfpipe right underneath the lift. It's 325 feet long with an average slope of 20 degrees. It's maintained with a HPG 12-foot radius grinder. A well-designed half-mile-long permanent boardercross course—with tabletops, spines and a variety of hits that are frequently changed and maintained—leads down from the halfpipe to the terrain park. Improvements to the terrain parks on Sundance Mountain include rails, jumps and fun boxes, an expanded green/blue terrain park and a new edge park bully grooming machine. There's also a cool mini-terrain park area for beginners.