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Spillway at Sun Peaks Resort

Advanced · 1114 m long with 297 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 28° at its steepest, facing NE.

28°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
1114 mlength
297 mvertical
2058 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Spillway is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Spillway

Lifts that reach the top: Crystal Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Burfield (skiing intermediate 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 5 Mile (easy)
  7. Ski Blue Line (intermediate)
  8. Ski Spillway (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins 5 Mile. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Elevation (4 min), unnamed magic carpet (8 min), Sunburst Express (9 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.