Sun Peaks

Get your skis shined up

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two of the three big ski hills in the region are starting to see snow accumulate and that means one thing, ski season is just around the corner. The first runs are set to open Nov. 22 at Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, though preseason race training will start as soon as there...

Sun Peaks short-listed for two World Snow Awards

KAMLOOPS - The 2014 World Snow Awards are coming up and Sun Peaks is hoping to score in two categories. The Kamloops-based resort is shortlisted for two titles: Most improved resort in North America and the Eco Award. “To be recognized for these recent efforts is a testament to the scale and level of investment...

New Sun Peaks sport is like riding go-carts down a mountain

SUN PEAKS - There's a new sport coming to Sun Peaks — the first of it's kind in North America — and the resort will have it ready for adventures who want to extend their descents down the mountain into summer. A Mountain Cross Cart course is under construction on Sunbeam ski run, paralleling the...

Summer winding down with long weekend activities

KAMLOOPS - This weekend marks the unofficial end of summer for many people and with it also brings the end of several notable summer activities, including Music in the Park and alpine hiking at Sun Peaks. The final weekend of Music in the Park brings Sabrina Weeks to the McDonald Park stage Friday night and...

Sun Peaks saying goodbye to summer with style

KAMLOOPS - The Arkells, Hey Ocean! and Elliott Brood will be among those taking to the stage as part of the Sun Peaks Summer Send-off weekend. The free concerts will take place Aug. 30-31 on the main stage, slope side of the Village Day Lodge, while other free events and performances will take place at...

New project stems from love of wildflowers

KAMLOOPS - Hands up everyone who likes to explore our diverse region. Hands up everyone who takes pictures of pretty and odd looking flowers while out exploring. Now keep your hands up if you can actually identify the flowers. Anyone? Now you can find some local help online as longtime nature lover and educator Doug...

Canada Day in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The weather may not be great this weekend but come Canada Day, Tuesday, the sun will be hot and the parks busy as patriotic activities take over the city. The official Canada Day activities, which attract about 30,000 people every year, will kick off at Riverside Park at 7 a.m. Tuesday with a...

Rope rescue required in crash near Sun Peaks

SUN PEAKS - Two people in their twenties are lucky to be alive after their car went off the road and down an embankment, coming to rest in a stand of trees Wednesday. Kamloops rural RCMP say the woman at the wheel of her mother's silver Nissan was coming around the corner at the 32...