The first-ever Peaks Pedal Fest will highlight and celebrate another successful season of biking in Sun Peaks over the weekend of September 5 to 7.
The festival will include events for all ages and biking disciplines, and is also set to feature some big prizes.
Aidan Kelly, director of sales and marketing for Sun Peaks Resort LLP (SPR), said the Peaks Pedal Fest was a great way to wrap up the biking season in style.
“We’re seeing more bike traffic coming to the resort and there are so many different types of biking as well,” Kelly said.
“People are riding in the Bike Park; enjoying the lift accessed cross-country and the Morrisey trails; the Sun Peaks Recreational Trails Association is starting up; people are trying out fat bikes; and there are lots of people training on road bikes.”
“There’s definitely a hub of biking activity going on up in Sun Peaks, and we wanted to create a bit of a festival that celebrates that and celebrates the end of another successful season.”
Kicking off the weekend’s activities will be a Seek and Enjoy Poker Ride on Saturday, September 5.
The brainchild of local pro Dylan “Shred Hard” Sherrard, the Poker Ride encourages riders of all abilities to get out and explore the Bike Park and Mt. Morrisey trails to find hidden poker stations around the mountain.
Each station will feature a challenge to complete, individually or as a team, to receive a playing card. Prizes are up for grabs in the DH and XC categories, and riders can enter both categories to double their chances of winning.
Kelly said the Poker Ride would also encourage bikers to try out trails they may not usually ride on, and an after-party and prizes ceremony would be held at Masa’s Bar + Grill.
Big prizes will be up for grabs including a 2016 Bike Park season pass and a 2015 Rocky Mountain Thunderbolt bike.
Sunday’s events will include the Yeah Bru! Classic Dual Slalom, and younger riders will have a chance to show off their skills in a new Kids Foot Down Derby — the ultimate test of balance and skill.
After the success of the Lift and Lager promotion on opening weekend, Kelly confirmed it would be returning on Monday, September 7, for closing day. Hiking and biking lift ticket holders and all summer season pass holders will receive a free beer at the Sunburst Lodge.
Complimentary guided cross country biking tours will also be on offer over the weekend.
“I think we’ve put together a pretty good weekend to celebrate the end of the season,” Kelly said
For more information go to www.SunPeaksResort.com.
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