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Father Tom's at Sun Peaks Resort

Advanced · 720 m long with 132 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 26° at its steepest, facing S.

26°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
720 mlength
132 mvertical
1964 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Father Tom's is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Father Tom's

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 23 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 Nose of the Chief (advanced)
  8. Ski Father Tom's (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Mid-Mountain. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Crystal Quad (4 min), Burfield (7 min), unnamed magic carpet (8 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.