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The Spine at Sun Peaks Resort

Advanced · 748 m long with 129 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 20° at its steepest, facing S.

20°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
748 mlength
129 mvertical
2034 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

The Spine is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

How to get to The Spine

Lifts that reach the top: West Bowl Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 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 Westsyde (intermediate)
  8. Ride West Bowl Express
  9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  10. Ski Whyte's Ride (intermediate)
  11. Ski Whyte's Ride, Short Draw (intermediate)
  12. Ski Whyte's Ride (intermediate)
  13. Ski The Spine (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Westsyde, Round-a-Bout. Nearest lifts from the bottom: West Bowl Express (2 min), Crystal Quad (6 min), Burfield (9 min).

See The Spine 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.