Skiing Canada’s Second Largest Ski Resort

[@landlordliam4051]

Fun fact the burfield chair is the longest fixed-grip lift in the world and the only non-detachable among north America's longest lifts. To complete the local burfield challenge one must down 6 beers and smoke 2 joints in the 21 minutes it takes to gain 2900 meters.

[@FernieSenders]

Reminds me of the peak to fk at whistler

[@riseandalpine]

That's a wicked stat. Longest chair I've ever ridden. Also, Challenge accepted (except this one will have to be done off KZbin).

[@RogerDiotte]

LOL

[@lovetoride9646]

And if you don’t fall out of the chair at least 100 meters before the station you are disqualified 😅

[@paultrudel9791]

Do you local guys not call that lift the sofa? or lounge or something like that?

[@trx_haz186]

i remember asking for a video on my favourite ski hill almost 2 seasons ago. Its finally here. Your videos are getting better and better keep up the good work

[@riseandalpine]

Glad I finally made the video you asked for :). Such an awesome mountain.

[@davesalvisburg9569]

Just loved the video. Skiing with family is priceless.

[@riseandalpine]

I can't agree more. The best times!

[@andreas1161]

That was another clenchy one 😆 I can't believe how fast you go through those tight trees. Awesome. Loving this series of videos where you are exploring all the regional resorts.

[@riseandalpine]

So glad you like this series! I'm having a lot of fun making it and there are so many other amazing mountain beyond Whistler Blackcomb.

[@integralmalfunction]

This place looks amazing! I can't wait to get out here! Thanks for showing us around.!

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you enjoyed the tour. You'll have a blast up there!

[@RogerDiotte]

So the amazing thing is....your with your parents! Not many have that privy in life...mine both gone but Dad thankfully swept me up as a kid and threw me on Whistler and Mount Baker-and White as a kid in the 70's and said here ya go....DO IT!

[@blacktusktrees]

Great timing on this one!.. going there with my family in a couple weeks, first time for us all. Super pumped now after watching, thanks!

[@shannonchadwick8534]

Looking forward to skiing it next week. And I agree with you about Whistler grooming.

[@riseandalpine]

Jealous! Have fun up there

[@jwillis2206]

Great video as always dude! Loved the nostalgia trip, havent been in almost 20 years! But no matter how long its been I'll always remember freezing my ass off in -20 degrees on that insanely long Burfield ride haha.

[@riseandalpine]

So relatable... Everyone has a burfield story hahaha. That chairlift is the longest of all time.

[@Tony-Bell]

So great to see you on my home mountain! Amazing job!!

[@riseandalpine]

Such a wicked place to call home!

[@FinduroVR]

I've skied here since I was a kid, this resort has offered me so much over the years and I often forget just how nice having that much terrain and versatility and ease of access is! Living in Whistler this winter (despite how poor the snow season has been) has been a total dream for me because I never got to ski the crazy steep true double black level stuff at Sun Peaks, and I think thats what I was missing out on. I pushed Sun Peak's terrain to the limits with steepness and big sends, but in Whis I have to be careful just because how extreme so much of it is! That being said, steep skiing is probably some of my favourite stuff I've done on skis and being able to continually push those limits feels awesome. I've also progressed a ton as a skier this season and I know when I go back to Sun Peaks eventually it's gonna feel mild in comparison, but those interior resort upsides will always be welcome and to get to ski with my close friends again will be SUCH a blast! Plus, Sun Peaks has soooo many secret little spots where you'll find powder and sick terrain every day of the year, you just gotta know where to look. Glad you had a good time and got your fingers on those nachos because they really are all-time ;)

[@riseandalpine]

Even though the terrain isn't as crazy. Every day on skis is just as much fun as the last. Also.... I'm still dreaming about those nachos. INSANE.

[@__Nate__]

Burfield chair has a length of over 10,000 feet and is the longest fixed grip chair in North America so you’re not wrong in saying that it’s a long ride up.

[@riseandalpine]

That makes a lot of sense... That ride feels like an eternity

[@falllinemaniac]

Those Dipsy Doodles at 19:06 really warms my heart

[@riseandalpine]

Working those hips!

[@choisam20]

Excellent transition music choice. Great footage too! I saw some great powder as well. It makes me want to ski there!!

[@riseandalpine]

You totally should try Sun Peaks Sam! It's one of my absolute favourites.

[@choisam20]

@@riseandalpine I will. one day. Thank you rise and alpine!

[@satyamghodasara7485]

Gonna be heading to Whistler next week. Looking forward to my first visit and using your videos to guide me around

[@riseandalpine]

Haven fun!

[@satyamghodasara7485]

@@riseandalpine looks like winters coming back just in time

[@grumpyone5963]

That looks a great place. Thanks for another great upload.👍🇬🇧

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you liked it. Sun Peaks always has a place in my heart!

[@ronwilson5210]

New HH suit is sick! Ski fast & burn ass! Your 'stache is lokkin' particularly "Rizzy"! 😂

[@riseandalpine]

Embracing the Rizz for the road trip... but sooner or later I'l get tired of hairs in my hot sauce

[@Coconautify]

Heading there in two weeks, can't wait!

[@riseandalpine]

Jealous! Have fun!

[@STOCKY19]

Look at this guy getting the VIP treatment! Great stuff as always. Sun Peaks looks like a real good time.

[@riseandalpine]

Love Sun Peaks and super cool of them to hook me up with a ticket. The hotel, that was all thanks to my parents :)

[@Tirppa]

Awesome to see your skiing in 3rd person video. You were really ripping on those groomers 😎

[@riseandalpine]

Always fun when I can hand off the POV camera to capture my skiing!

[@chazbickel4518]

Yeeeeewwwwww!!!! The snow looks so good up there. ⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@riseandalpine]

Somehow finding snow!

[@AliciaMcFadden]

Love seeing you at my home mountain. My ski season ended due to an injury last weekend but I'll be living through your videos for the rest of the season

[@riseandalpine]

Sorry to hear your season ended. All the best for the recovery process and happy I can help you pass some time.

[@johnadamo5140]

Sorry to hear. What happened?

[@matthewbongiorno6678]

Boss I remember you saying you used to be a ski instructor, maybe along with this usual content I love you do a bit of instructional videos on how to ski some of this tough terrain to diversify the content!

[@riseandalpine]

Ya I totally could do some instructional stuff if people would find it helpful!

[@HeatMyShorts]

Awesome video. I live in Kamloops and used to snowboard at Sun Peaks quite often. This really takes me back. That's sweet that you bring hot sauce to drink too! That's more my style these days, I haven't hit the slopes in years

[@riseandalpine]

Glad I could bring ya back to the good ol Sun Peaks days!

[@jacksheehan2033]

bucketlist mountain for me for sure cheers!

[@matthewallen4366]

This vlog really shows how good a skier you are 🙌🏻👊🏻

[@fastjazz]

Great that you left that last little tangle bit in there before the beers!

[@riseandalpine]

I always like to show my falls. Usually something weird happens once a day!

[@tarfeef101]

lol yeah burfield took FOREVER, wish i looked it up before i went up xD i only got to ski one run at sun peaks, was a stop on the way home one weekend and went up just to get to Mount Tod, was a total whiteout so no real skiing to be done there, just 1 groomer on the way down to the base at the end of the day. hopefully i'll come back one day maybe with some less sendy friends for those groomers and the gentle bowl i managed to finally convince myself to spend some time inbounds again so i'm actually heading to park city soon. tired of scratching my skis here all year :D

[@flapjackson6077]

James got it going on this winter! You’ve been tearing it up!

[@riseandalpine]

Living the dream this season!

[@hokkaidoshred]

That looks like a super fun resort!🔥

[@riseandalpine]

It's such a great shred!

[@alwoodski]

Waited for this one on your interior tour. I’ve appreciated all of them starting with Baldy. Thanks for the vids! West Bowl gets a new high speed quad for next season. Great upper mountain area for beginners and novices. We putter (tour) out back with ~25 “runs” of untracked to chase. Check out Funnel one day. One of the longest and highest vertical runs.

[@riseandalpine]

I'd love to check out Funnel and do some tours back there. I feel like theres lots of awesome slots to be discovered!

[@Ty-ye6ny]

Burf lift line after a dump is one of the best lines on the hill. Feels like surfing the way the mountain is angled and the run is cut.

[@riseandalpine]

I can only imagine. Probably really sick on a snowboard too the way it falls.

[@vollzeit2853]

Best skiing channel for me rn!

[@riseandalpine]

Wow. Thank you!!

[@lovetoride9646]

Another great exposé of a great looking resort. It was fun seeing you carve for the first time in a video, you looked great, and cool seeing you as a child with Nancy Greene. Please tell us something about your background which made you such a good skier. Were you in a sport/racing program when young? Have you done instructor training? Or just a natural talent? I would love to put Sun Peaks on my eventual Canada skiing tour.

[@riseandalpine]

I did Nancy Green ski club until about 11 years old, I had some coaches then who taught me the basics of carving. After that I was mainly self taught. Would just watch people on the chairlift and try and emulate what they would do. Sun Peaks is always worth a stop!

[@designcarped]

That snow looks great!! When was it filmed? Thanks for showing Gil’s It’s the best video of Gil’s I’ve seen.

[@riseandalpine]

This was in late-February this year. I'm sure there is way more snow now!

[@RyandeMilliano]

Just finished up a couple days at Sun Peaks, stellar resort! Crystal Chair and Mid-Burfield Chair had just the best laps, even after a few days without fresh. Agree?

[@riseandalpine]

Yes sir! Couldn't agree more with your choice of lifts. That's where I'd spend most my time. Minus the carving laps down low in the morning!

[@Lesliefox2000]

I didn’t know Last Chance had just great tree skiing. When were you there? We were there last week. Wish I had seen this video before our trip. Although we really enjoyed the Mid Mountain Burfield boot hike trails. Made a few S turns! Woo hoo!

[@riseandalpine]

This was end of Jan/Early Feb. Glad you enjoyed that Burfield mid-mountain. It's a super fun zone!

[@Ducky_______]

I've been to sun peaks and i was a skier and i could not find any boots to fit me (we rented) so now I'm a snowboarder and I'm glad that happened because i enjoy snowboarding so much

[@riseandalpine]

The world always has a way of directing you into the things you love doing! Glad those ski boots didn't fit. Snowboarding is rad.

[@paultrudel9791]

James you got snow horseshoes, you following the storms? At Sun Peaks last year we had great conditions as well, hope we get a repeat first week of March. No vis? No prob, ski the trees oh ya. Keep em coming, super content including your folks shredding the hill. Peace Out.

[@riseandalpine]

Horseshoes for sure Paul! Can't quite believe how good my season has been snow wise. Hope you get good conditions up there in March!

[@ExpressEdits99]

Great resort - would highly recommend

[@riseandalpine]

Couldn't agree more!

[@LucasBassFishing]

Need that ski sauce baby!

[@riseandalpine]

Got more brewing! Shouldn't be long until it's back on the shelves!

[@jameswilkinson3949]

It might not be the Hollywood pow face shots but watching you rip groomers is sick!

[@seanfro61]

This was our family spring break ski spot as well. Rip it up broski!

[@riseandalpine]

No way. The best memories eh!

[@Lesliefox2000]

“Ideal chair to eat lunch on”😂

[@jonny8597]

Not just a resort for kids and beginners then!

[@riseandalpine]

A true skier or snowboarder can have a blast on any type of hill or mound of snow!

[@ayeameen]

This looks amazing! Particularly lot of tree runs in blue. When did you go there?

[@riseandalpine]

Late Jan/Early Feb

[@skiter1373]

You should go to whitefish Montana Its such a chill ski down

[@riseandalpine]

I'd love to head to Montana! I can't afford flights this season, not nearly making enough $ and barely surviving. Maybe next season if I get some more brand deals/sponsorships!

[@skiter1373]

@@riseandalpine Sounds good.

[@jaykuang2264]

Was it a couple of days ago? It is unbelievable that the interior ski resorts still have so much powder with so little snowfall this year.

[@riseandalpine]

This was Late-Jan Early/Feb. The interior is in much better shape than other spots in the province.

[@danieltaylor3396]

With skiing on both sides of the valley on 2 mountains and 2 ridges on 4,270 acres, you would be hard pressed to name another mountain in North America that spreads skiers out better than Sun Peaks. So, look down a run; no one else on it; go as fast as you want. Sun Peaks does not get tons of snow so I tell folks that Sun Peaks is not for powder hounds, its for speed freaks.

[@riseandalpine]

Sun Peaks is definitely a carving paradise for sure!

[@johnadamo5140]

Hey now. Some tree lines that didn’t seem ridiculously insane! Still many "I'd go right...oh, he went left [narrower] opening." Lol

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - definitely a super approachable mountain for everyone, one of the big reasons my family loves shredding it together.

[@Forhoris2]

When are you going back to Vancouver?

[@Pianoman-f6h]

I’m in whistler for 2 more days. Are you skiing at all?

[@riseandalpine]

I'm out on the road at other mountains!

[@Ramsi2377]

Quick question James, what brand camera is on the top of your ski pole?

[@riseandalpine]

The one on my pole is a go pro. I use it for vlog segments mainly and I use the insta360 X3 for all the skiing shots.

[@ccpmarch1980]

🤙

[@zack123r]

The groomers were unreal here at sunpeaks for a few days after the last snowfall it’s firmed up into snowment now unfortunately

[@riseandalpine]

Dang! Sun Peaks has the best groomers in BC in my opinion... They run like a dream.

[@JeepV4]

Sun peak + whistler sauce!

[@riseandalpine]

You Betcha!

[@Pizzmaan]

Do you think you'll be skiing in the Alps one day?

[@riseandalpine]

I sure hope so. A dream of mine for sureQ

[@KZ-yu4jz]

How did you mount your Gopro to your ski pole up top?

[@riseandalpine]

Using the Deorum Appollo ski pole!

[@voyage8772]

0:16 is bro center mounted?

[@riseandalpine]

Recommended mount

[@alainbrouillaud484]

Who is filming you from behind? Did you get the Backpack Mount?

[@riseandalpine]

I'm holding the insta360 invisible selfie stick behind me

[@alainbrouillaud484]

James… once I looked closer at the shot it became clear to me that you were holding the selfie stick… awesome freaking shot & great carving form… must be the LIQUID COURAGE 😂

[@matthewallen4366]

How many miles today ?

[@muffinsthacat9903]

Sun peeks is soo fun

[@riseandalpine]

Sooooo fun!

[@mackie_p]

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Nordica skis are the only ones on Rise & Alpines toes.

[@riseandalpine]

That might wind up on an instagram caption some day hahaha

[@mackie_p]

I'll be on the lookout hahah@@riseandalpine

[@whereirun]

Your folks can rip! How are you able to veer off into tight trees and still stay connected to them? Could be a good video - how to ski with your parents when there's pow

[@riseandalpine]

Once you get to know a mountain a little bit and which direction runs are falling it's easy to pop back out to the same place as your folks!

[@shawnfloyd6542]

skiing moguls twigs and ice a Canadians POV !

[@riseandalpine]

Hell ya!

[@bucketdoeseverything]

whats the best ski resort in canada

[@riseandalpine]

Everything is all so different... If you're talking pure raw terrain/snowfall and put all the other frustrations/considerations aside, Whistler Blackcomb will always be king.

[@jacobsimpson347]

What's the hot sauce song

[@riseandalpine]

Lords of the Land - Xavy Rusan

[@lumnijeh0ti755]

Second

[@alainbrouillaud484]

Your “joie de vivre” comes through the video 😊 Vail Resorts doesn’t give a damn about grooming, infrastructure, food, experience etc…

[@riseandalpine]

Yep! It is Baldy Resort in Oliver, British Columbia, CANADA

[@chuzzwade288]

Stop it! I can’t watch you enjoying fresh turns with no people any more 😢 (of course I can dude) 😅

[@andya688]

Hey quiet! QUIET! Shhh, did you hear that? Did you hear a car door? OMG PARENTS!!!! Everyone RUN! Oh shirt, hurry hurry, help refill these bottles with water and put them back in the cabinet before they come in. You! Stall them. Shhh shhh. Oh hi, well hello there Mr and Mrs Rise and Alpine. Who am I? Just a friend. I came over for bible study as usual but then instead I was just helping him prepare to go help the homeless blind crippled dying children at the hospital to assemble their bird house projects. Then after we were thinking of going to the old folks home to help them run bingo night again. I'm sorry whats that? A Liquor cabinet? I'm sorry what is that? Ohhhh, your liquor cabinet hahaha, I was wondering what you were saying. Ohh, I see. Wow. I don't know why it's unlocked or the bottles are missing. Wait a second. I know what must have happened. Your son being the great son he is had a great idea to go help serve lunch at the homeless shelter. I bet while we were doing that someone must have broken in and stole the bottles. I know weird right? I mean they didn't break or damage anything and I know we for sure locked the doors and windows when we left. So weird. I guess maybe they must have been alchoholic master locking picking thieves or something. What's that? I'm slurring my words and sound drunk? (starts crying) Well I never! How dare you make fun of my speech impediment! I know when I'm not welcome, good day sir! Hahaha just j/k'ing as usual, I couldn't resist. Yet another mighty fine ski area and it actually looks like ski season there rather than spring, what a weird ski season so far lol.

[@riseandalpine]

Your stories never fail to disappoint hahah. Going to have to start saving them so you can create your first ever short story novel :)

[@leighstroman]

Promo>SM 🌸