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Challenger at Sun Peaks Resort

Expert · 1606 m long with 509 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 34° at its steepest, facing SE.

34°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
1606 mlength
509 mvertical
1838 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

Challenger is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Challenger

Lifts that reach the top: Burfield (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Crystal Quad (skiing advanced terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 24 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Sunburst Express
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Cruiser (intermediate)
  4. Ski Trans Canada (intermediate)
  5. Ride Crystal Quad
  6. Ski Juniper Ridge (advanced)
  7. Ski Front Door (advanced)
  8. Ski Crystal Run (intermediate)
  9. Ski Highway 22 (advanced)
  10. Ski Challenger (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Munro Ridge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Burfield (2 min).

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.