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Chief at Sun Peaks Resort

Advanced · 193 m long with 70 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 25° at its steepest, facing SE.

25°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
193 mlength
70 mvertical
2068 mtop elevation
SEfaces

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Chief

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 22 minutes, advanced 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 Chief (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Crystal Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Crystal Quad (3 min), unnamed magic carpet (7 min), Sunburst Express (7 min).

See Chief on the 3D mapAll runs at Sun Peaks Resort
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.