For the second year, Santa Ski Day will bring holiday cheer to Sun Peaks on Dec. 21.
“It’s a bit like a comic con,” Liz Wilkinson, events and partnerships manager for Sun Peaks Resort LLP explained. “We’re encouraging everyone to come dressed up as Santa and get into the festive spirit.”
The first 50 people dressed as Santa to come to the meeting point at the base of the Sunburst and Sundance chairlifts at 9:45 a.m. get a free day pass, but this event is open to anyone who wants to join, even if you miss the cut off.
A group of Santas and Mrs. Clauses will be seen riding the Sunburst chairlift at 10 a.m. and after they disembark, the crowd is set to ski down 5 Mile all together.
Following this activity is another trip up the mountain, this time on the Sundance Express chairlift taking them to the Sun Peaks sign for a photo op.
For the rest of the day, the Santas will be skiing on their own, gracing everyone on the mountain with their festive presence.
Santa Ski Day: year two
“We had almost 50 people join us last year, so we expect it will be the same again,” Wilkinson said, adding that with the general public joining in throughout the event there ended up being around 150 people skiing together.
The public is encouraged to join in, although at a respectable distance from the main group so as not to interfere with videos and other media that is being grabbed.
“No one really knew what was happening, but everyone really loved it,” she said about last year, adding the public was stoked to join.
Wilkinson’s favourite part of Santa Ski Day last year was seeing this mass enjoyment with everyone skiing together and kids and families eager to join in.
Being so close to Christmas this year, she expects a good turnout as school will be out by then.
The group from last year included season pass holders and people from Kamloops, some decked out in inflatable Santa suits.
At the beginning of Santa Ski Day this year, there will be a Santa line up kicking off the merriment to follow, where music will play as the Santas shred the mountain in style.
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