Extra altitude makes buns extra fluffy

An unusual distraction for skiers arriving at the top of the Sunburst Express Chairlift in Sun Peaks ready to ski their first run of the day is a strong whiff on cinnamon buns. Those who follow their noses to the Sunburst Lodge at the Canadian resort are rewarded by one of the 250 -300 cinnamon buns baked high on the mountain each morning.

Sun Peaks resort in Canada’s British Columbia is one of many leading North American ski areas that cease snow operations each April when the snow still lies metres deep on the mountain. The resort likes to finish its season with a bit of fun, and stages its Spring Festival on April 10 – 11 which includes dummy’s flying down the mountain, skiing across a pond of slush and a race to ring a bell.

Sun Peaks in British Columbia has opened its new terrain park and announced not only news snow features but also a range of events through the season. The park contains over nine acres of terrain features and jumps for skiers and snowboarders including a new a 20 foot flat box for rail riders, two new 16 foot corrugated culverts and a 30 foot straight rail.

A young Brazilian man has won the worldwide contest staged by Canadian ski resort Sun Peaks to find the ‘ultimate snow bum.’

29 year old Thiago Lucena is the official Sun Peaks Snow Bum.

Sun Peaks Resorts took a look Down Under to come up with a promotion that will have ski fans salivating.

I Want To Be The Snow Bum is a contest in which the winner will receive all-inclusive stay at the resort for the entire 2009/2010 winter season.

That’s right — the contest doesn’t award a day at the resort; the winner gets three months of powder.

WestJet Airlines has announced it will expand its service to Kamloops and Sun Peaks with a Vancouver flight connection beginning November 1, 2009. The new service will have WestJet departing Kamloops at 10:45am each morning, arriving at Vancouver International Airport at 11:41am. For golfers and skiers heading to Sun Peaks, the flight leaves Vancouver at 12:30pm, arriving in Kamloops at 1:19pm.