Sun Peaks Resort is an alpine ski resort located in Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada, northeast of Kamloops. The summit of the ski area is at an elevation of , with an vertical rise from the base of the peak. The resort has of skiable terrain (second largest in Canada), and receives an average of of snow per year. Sun Peaks area averages over 2000 hours of sun a year. The resort has 13 lifts with a total capacity of 13,400 riders per hour, with the Burfield chair being the longest at 23 minutes total ride. There are 137 runs, including 19 gladed areas and of cross country trails. The ski area comprises three mountains: Tod Mountain, Sundance Mountain, and Mt. Morrisey. History Indigenous history Sun Peaks is located in a larger historical region whose original Indigenous inhabitants were the Secwepemc. Its location was later included in the Neskonlith Douglas Reserve, set out by the first governor of B.C. James Douglas in 1862; though a related land claim was rejected by the federal government in the late 1990s. The founding of Tod Mountain Resort In 1958, skiing pioneers Donald Whyte and Donald Munro were making the commute back from the Silver Star ski resort in Vernon. This was a common procedure for skiers living in Kamloops, as, although there was much land to capitalize upon, there was only one very small ski hill in the area (Lac Le Jeune Ski Ranch, which opened in 1947). On the drive back, the two gleaned a direct view of Tod Mountain from a point on Highway 97 near where it meets Barnhartvale Road, above its junction with Highway 1. After examining the terrain from afar, the pair concluded that there were ample skiing opportunities to be had in the mountains northeast of Kamloops. On 9 May 1959, both paid a visit to the village of Whitecroft, at the base of Tod Mountain. On 16 May, Munro, Whyte, lawyer Reginald Humphreys, ski resort operator Sam Warmington, and doctor James Osborne once again drove to Whitecroft. A nearby ranch owner rented the men horses and led them up the towering peak. An hour and a half after setting off, the party reached what is now known as the West Bowl, on the northwestern side of Tod Mountain. The group spent two nights in a shepherd's cabin. Once they set out again, they trekked to the