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$2 Bike Park lift ticket on Opening Day Sun Peaks' Bike Park and Chairlift Opens this Saturday, June 24th |
Mountain bikers and hikers can ride the Sunburst Chairlift on opening day for $2 this Saturday. The opening day promotion launches the mountain bike and alpine hiking season and is a charity fundraiser event for the local health association.
"There are plenty of reasons to come up to the slopes and check out the Sun Peaks Bike Park this summer," says Jordan Petrovics, mountain bike enthusiast and Sun Peaks Resort Corporation spokesperson. "The mountain bike trail crew has been working hard for the last month getting everything ready to roll this Saturday."
"Our machines have been busy making changes to the Biker Cross Course, Steam Shovel, Route 66 and Smooth Smoothie. And the team has been dialing in the single track with new bridges and dirt work on the classic Sun Peaks single track. With all the additions to the trail network throughout last summer, and trail construction this spring, riders are going to be pleasantly surprised with what we have to offer."
Sun Peaks' Bike Park is pleased to announce its new bike park partners: Marazocchi Canada, Gazza, Helly Hansen, Race Face, Dakine and Smith. Each supplier has generously donated prizes to the Biker Cross Race Series. The first race will be held this Sunday, June 26. For more information about this event please contact Guest Services via email at guestservices@sunpeaksresort.com, or by telephone at (250) 578-5474.
For more information on the bike park at Sun Peaks, check out: sunpeaksresort.com
The Sunburst mid-mountain restaurant will be open for riders and hikers. Alpine hiking trails to Top of the World and the summit of Mt. Tod are open and sunny skies are anticipated this weekend.
Sun Peaks Resort is a four season destination resort located in the interior of British Columbia near Kamloops. In winter, Sun Peaks is British Columbia's second largest ski area with three mountains surrounding an intimate ski-in, ski-out village. In other seasons, Sun Peaks offers a diverse range of leisure activities including 18 holes of golf as well as numerous events and festivals. Sun Peaks Resort was the first ski resort in North America and is the only resort in Canada to receive the ISO 14001 designation recognizing the resorts environmental policies and practices. Sun Peaks can be accessed by two airport gateways - Kamloops (45 minutes) and Kelowna (2 1/2 hours) and by car, only three traffic lights and a 4 ¼ hour drive separate Sun Peaks and Vancouver, B.C.
