Dust off your bikes for the 2024 season at Sun Peaks Bike Park, starting Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m.
With 25th anniversary-branded swag for the first few guests on the lifts, Christina Antoniak, Sun Peaks Resort LLP’s (SPR) director of communications, told SPIN this year is all about inviting people to celebrate the hard work that goes into making the bike park thrive for a quarter of a century.
To do this, SPR is hosting events all season long. Here’s a rundown:
June 14 to June 16: Party like it’s 1999 patio series
Join Tourism Sun Peaks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Sun Peaks Bike Park with dining specials and live music. Musical guests include Peter Ernts Live, Lance Reegan Diehl, Kelly Spencer and more. There will also be bingo and hip-hop brunch.
Learn more about this series at sunpeaksresort.com/events.
June 15: Opening Day at Sun Peaks Bike Park
Lift and a Lager, presented by Granville Island Brewing, at Masa’s Bar and Grill – From 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. “Anyone who comes up with their Bike Park season pass or their day ticket gets a beverage on us,” Antoniak said.
This event is limited to those 19 years and older, and participants must show two pieces of ID.
Once the lifts stop running for the day, join Tourism Sun Peaks as they present live music by the Whitecroft Irregulars at the Village Stage at 7 p.m.
June 25, July 16 and August 20: Progression Park Never Ever Days
A new program this year aimed at getting new mountain bikers into the sport, the Never Ever Days is an all-inclusive package for $50 that includes a bike rental, lift ticket for the progression park and a two-hour lesson with an instructor.
“It’s just a really great affordable way to try out mountain biking with an instructor and really just get yourself set up on the right foot to have a good experience,” Antoniak said.
July 11, July 25 and Aug. 15: Locals Days
Twilight tickets from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. are reduced to $25 for locals, with all proceeds going to Kamloops Bike Riding Association, Kamloops Performance Cycling Club and Sun Peaks Recreational Trail Association (SPARTA). Locals tickets are limited, purchase in advance online.
“We’re also asking people to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Kamloops Food Bank,” Antoniak said.
July 26, Aug. 30 and Sept. 20: Summer Stoke Series
Modeled off the Terrain Park Stoke Series this winter, the Summer Stoke Series is a head-to-head race on the pump track from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Entry fee for these races is $5 for those under 14 and $20 for everyone else and goes to the Sun Peaks Skate Foundation and SPARTA.
“We’ll be giving away a ton of swag, fun prizes for everyone just for participating, plus the grand prize at the end of the season in September when someone will walk away with a new dirt jumper bike valued at $1,000,” Antoniak said.
Aug. 31 to Sept. 1: Peaks Pedal Fest
This year’s Peaks Pedal Fest will be a throwback in honour of the bike park’s 25th anniversary, offering a DJ and beer garden with music from the early 2000s and a mullet booth. The fun doesn’t stop for demo days featuring bike retailers and vendors.
On Saturday, look for the launch of the new Sun Peaks Junior DH Championships for under 13, which Antoniak said will replicate a downhill race event to help young riders prepare.
“It’s a really cool way to give them the lay of the land, what to expect for how a race is setup on the mountain, how the riders interact with each other, the practice runs, that sort of thing,” she explained. “They do a race, but the focus isn’t on the competition side of it.”
There will also be a scavenger hunt in the bike park.
Finishing off the weekend, there will be Sunday’s Foot Down Derby and Duel Grass Slalom right outside of the Village Day Lodge.
There’s more to come for this year’s Pedal Fest, so visit sunpeaksresort.com for more information closer to the date.
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