| 1961 |
- The Burfield Lodge and Chairlift opened to the public in 1961.
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| 1968 |
- Fire damaged the lift equipment and forced a closure until repaired.
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| 1970 |
- Tod Mountain re-opened in December 1970.
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| 1971 |
- Harry Burfield died when the plane he was touring the mountain in crashed.
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| 1972 |
- The Shuswap Double Chairlift was constructed to service the Shuswap Base.
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| 1979 |
- The Crystal Triple Chairlift was installed.
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| 1980 |
- The Shuswap Day Lodge was constructed.
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| 1988 |
- Construction began for a 49 lot subdivision across from the Burfield Lodge.
- Fire caused extensive damage at the top station of the Crystal Chair.
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| 1990 |
- Paving of access road from Whitecroft Village to Tod Mountain was completed.
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| 1992 |
- Nippon Cable Company Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan purchased Tod Mountain.
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| 1993 |
- Nippon Cable created a new long range Master Plan and signed a new Master
Development Agreement with the Province of British Columbia. The first phase of the
Master Plan was initiated.
- Extensive development of the Resort began with the construction of new runs, 3 new
lifts (2 quads), new facilities, and new infrastructure. Approximately $12 million was
invested in the developments.
- Lift company name was changed to Sun Peaks Resort Corporation.
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| 1994 |
- Development of the new Village Day Lodge, the "Board Beyond Belief" Snowboard
Park, servicing of the Village as well as the Sunburst and Fairways single family subdivisions (approximately $8 million). 9 holes of the 18 hole golf course were completed.
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| 1995 |
- Development included opening of the first 9 holes of the golf course in late August. Trail improvements on Exhibition, Blazer, Spillway and Cariboo.
- Conversion of the Sundance chair to a high speed, detachable quad chair and extending
the length approximately 800 vertical feet. Opening up 40 acres (16 ha) of brand new
intermediate terrain.
- Completion of Phase 1 of the 200 room Nancy Greene Cahilty Lodge (ski in/ski-out), Sun Peaks Lodge (ski-in/ski-out), 3 town house developments and 4 single family homes in Sunburst subdivision.
- SNOW COUNTRY MAGAZINE award winner: #1 in Mountain Trail Design in North America
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| 1996 |
- Construction of 35 million gallon snowmaking reservoir.
- Construction of 25 new homes in the Sunburst and Fairways subdivisions.
- Private developers build new hotel: Sundance Lodge.
- Completion of the covered bridge and the driving range.
- Clearing and rough grading of the back 9 holes of the golf course.
- First 2.5 km of Valley Trail and 1 km of Alpine walking trail completed.
- Run improvements to Lower Cruiser, Lower Exhibition, Lower Blazer and 5th Avenue.
- Upgraded Sunburst Express from capacity of 1500 people per hour to 2000.
- SNOW COUNTRY MAGAZINE award winner: #2 Best Design for Day Lodge under $2M (Village Day Lodge) in North America.
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| 1997 |
- SKI CANADA MAGAZINE award winner: Best Weather in Canada, Best Terrain Variety in Canada
- Sun Peaks Sports Center completed: ice rinks, tennis courts, heated pool & hot tub.
- Private Developers build 3 new hotels: Radisson Hearthstone Lodge, Radisson
- Fireside Lodge and Heffley Inn.
- Completion of Sundance subdivision (Phase I).
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| 1998 |
- SNOW COUNTRY MAGAZINE award winner: #1 in Mountain Village Design in North America
- SKI CANADA MAGAZINE award winner: Best Apres Ski in Canada, Best Kids Resort Features, Best Grooming in Canada
- Completed: Sun Peaks Stables, Timberline Village and Forest Trails multi-family
developments, McGillivray Lake Outpost (log cabin-destination for cross country skiers and mountain bike riders), 149 stall underground parkade, 14 food and beverage facilities and 7 retail outlets.
- Under construction: Crystal Forest and Forest Trails (Phase II) multi-family
developments.
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| 1999 |
- Increased capacity on the Sunburst and Sundance Lifts and new Carpet Lift.
- New buildings and facilities for Snowsports School, Group Rentals and Childminding.
- New blue run called “Three Bears.”
- Servicing of Sundance subdivision (Phase II) and Fairways subdivision (Phase II).
- Construction of 5 single family homes in Sunburst and Sundance subdivisions.
- Under construction: Crystal Forest (Phase II) and Powder Ridge multi-family
developments.
- SKI CANADA MAGAZINE award winner: Best Grooming in Canada, Best Locals in Canada
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| 2000 |
- Servicing of 10 new lots, Sundance Subdivision
- Under Construction: McGillivray Creek Townhomes, 40 unit multi-family
development.
- Announcement of $70 million dollars in investments, including the Delta Sun Peaks Resort Hotel and Conference Centre, a new $40 million 226 room hotel with 11,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, completion of the 18 hole par 72 golf course in the summer of 2001, lift and trail development on the 3rd skiable mountain – Mt. Morrisey, and completion of the village core.
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| 2001 |
- Construction of the $40 million dollar Delta Sun Peaks Resort Hotel and Conference Centre commences, scheduled to open October 2002.
- Servicing of 9 new lots, Sundance Subdivision.
- Construction of Phase II Fairways Cottages.
- Morrisey platter lift completed and 17 new trails developed on Mt. Morrissey.
- Development of the last nine of the 18-hole golf course begins, with expected completion in October 2002, opening 2003 golf season.
- Extension of the Valley Trail to Burfield Drive.
- Construction of begins on Phase I of an $8 million dollar joint venture project with the Little Shuswap Indian Band and Whispering Pines Indian Band. Phase I of the development consists of a 10,000 square foot, 48 bed staff housing complex and 6,000 square feet of service-oriented commercial space.
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| 2002 |
- Delta Sun Peaks Resort Hotel and Conference Centre opens October 2002.
- Construction of Phase II Fairways Cottages completed.
- Morrisey high speed quad completed and 17 new trails opened on Mt. Morrisey.
- Development of the last nine of the 18-hole golf course continues, with expected completion date of October 2003, opening 2004 golf season.
- Completion of the Valley Trail to Burfield Drive.
- Construction completed of a 10,000 square foot, 48 bed staff housing complex and 6,000 square feet of service-oriented commercial space.
- Addition of a new Back Country Cat skiing outfit on Tod Mountain.
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| 2003 |
- Resort survives the BC wildfires with no damage to the recreational boundary area.
- Servicing 12 new lots, Fairways Drive.
- Trails Edge – Phase I of the four phase master plan was completed.
- Construction started for a family friendly, all level, downhill mountain bike trail – Smooth Smoothie.
- Opening of the new tube park “Tube Time”
- Sun Peaks Resort was instrumental in reintroducing Kamloops Airport’s international service. Seattle based Horizon Air had its inaugural flight into Kamloops, B.C. on December 15, 2003.
- Opening of Sun Peaks’ first full service spa.
- Phase 1 development of Mountain View Drive begins.
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| 2004 |
- Trapper’s Landing sells out in 6 hours, bringing in over $17 million.
- 300,000 skiers visit Sun Peaks during the 2003 / 2004 winter season.
- Sun Peaks announces Phase 2 of its Master Development Plan.
- Phase 2 development of Mountain View Drive begins.
- Sun Peaks Resort awarded the Silver Eagle Award for Water Conservation from SKI Magazine.
- Sun Peaks Resort Corporation’s Environmental management system is fully certified to ISO 14001:1996 (Certificate # 026082), becoming the first resort in North America to do this.
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| 2005 |
- The back nine of the golf course opens for play.
- Construction of Valley Drive to Lookout Ridge begins.
- Lookout Ridge, single family subdivision, begins construction in the East Village.
- Machine made Bike Park trails reach an all new level at Sun Peaks with the opening of Route 66.
- The Daily Telegraph, a major London, UK, newspaper awards Sun Peaks Resort the top Canadian ski resort for families.
- The Nancy Greene International Race Centre opens.
- The Austrian Ski Team signs a 5 year agreement to use Sun Peaks as their early season training site while on their way to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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| 2006 |
- Sun Peaks Resort Corporation’s Environmental management system is re-certified to ISO 14001:2004 (Certificate # 026082).
- Construction on Settler’s Crossing condominiums begins.
- Construction of the Residences, luxury apartments, in the Village Core begins.
- The Kids Ranch animated learning centre opens.
- The Umbrella Café at Mt. Morrisey opens.
- The Elevation Quad Chair on Tod Mountain opens providing the resort with another lift in the alpine, and also servicing the Nancy Greene International Race Centre.
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| 2007 |
- Sun Peaks in conjunction with Whispar™ offers resort wide wireless internet service to guests.
- Sun Peaks Resort Corporation is awarded BC Hydro Power Smart Excellence Award for Outstanding Energy Efficiency Project.
- Construction of the Kookaburra Lodge begins with phase one of the project scheduled to be completed by winter 2008, and phase two by winter of 2009.
- The Canadian Ski Council awards Sun Peaks the National Winner of the Industry Recognition and Excellence Award for outstanding record of customer loyalty, excellence in customer satisfaction, and strong commitment to increasing growth in skiing and snowboarding.
- Ski Canada Magazine award winner: #1 Resort in Western Canada for Best Weather.
- Construction begins on Bridgegate luxury town homes located in the East Village.
- The Delta Residences Sun Peaks Resort opens November 2007.
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| 2008 |
- Sun Peaks Resort named one of the top 10 resorts in North America by Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Poll.
- The Bluebird Market opens in the Delta Residences.
- 342,000 skier visits during the 2007-2008 winter season. A 5% increase over skier visits during the 2006-2007 winter season.
- Cadogan Guides award winner: Best Family Resort in North America.
- Construction begins on the Bridge Gate skier/rider overpass.
- The grooming fleet continues to grow with the purchase of three new Pisten Bully groomers, one of which is equipped with a new Yellowstone Dual Track Setter to improve the Nordic skiing experience.
- Sun Peaks Resort signs six year Terrain Park sponsorship agreement with Pepsi.
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| 2009 |
- Ski Canada Magazine award winner: Best Race Training Centre, Best Kids' Terrain Park, Best Ski-in/Ski-out Village, and Best Alpine Resort in Summer.
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