The challenge wrap-up event on March 26. Photo SPIN. The Nordic Destination Ski Challenge recently wrapped up, with thousands of kilometres skied and three teams surpassing the goal of the competition. The challenge, run by
Sun Peaks Loppet in 2018. File photo. After a two-year hiatus, the Sun Peaks Loppet is returning as a self-guided virtual event. Hosted by the Sun Peaks Resort Nordic Team and Sun Peaks Nordic Club,
There are five teams and five solo participants so far this year. Photo from Sun Peaks Nordic on Facebook. The Nordic Destination Ski Challenge has returned this year to get community members excited about cross
Kamloops News TRU prof uses computer program to find way to ski all Sun Peaks Nordic trails, in one day Joel Barde, Local Journalism Initiative
Image Credit: Sun Peaks Resort January 26, 2021 - 8:00 PM The increasingly popular Sun Peaks Nordic trail system boasts 35 kilometres of groomed trails. Looked at from above, they criss cross in numerous ways, with a total of 29 different intersection points and 38 individual trail sections. Like others before him, one day several years ago Richard Taylor put his mind to determining a route that would allow him to ski all the trails in a day. “I sat down to try to actually like draw out a route, just using the trail map, and I just got overwhelmed with how hard it was,” he said.