 Poster: A snowHead
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anyone tried it there? We don't usually do any activities but we can do both of these after skiing. Sleigh ride is only $25 per person, but the dog sledding is $125 per person...plus tax.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Dog sledding it ace, done them both and the dog sled wins paws down.
It was a few years ago but well worthwhile.
There were 3 of us 2 on one sled and one with the guy running the show. We had to help harness the dogs then hang on to then until they were in the traces. The dogs took us out over the golf course, we stopped and changed drivers half way round. The dogs seemed to love going out and the ones left behind spent the time we were out howling!!
One more good one if it still runs is a trip out on a piste basher it frightened my father!
Or the snow mobile tour is good just have to take some time off skiing as they are daylight tours on the logging roads round the back of tod mountain.
Spent a lot of weeks in Sun Peaks 
Try the ice wine
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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joneski, Thanks - and yes I fancied the piste basher trip too! I've done snowmobile so something different this time.
I will definitely try the ice wine..we usually bring a bottle of Pinnacle back.
Any other recommendations for Sun Peaks, skiing or otherwise? We are staying a Delta Sun Peaks resort
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holidayloverxx, am off there early Feb so if owt seems a must-do will let you know when I'm back.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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DoubleBombardino, great, thanks
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Try to avoid downtown Kamloops if you can 
Check stand-by availability at Mike Wiegele's, which is three hours north of there in Blue River and is the biggest heli operator in the world. Their standby rates are great value if you can get there and if you can get a seat.
Wine-wise, Okanagan wines are good, especially a few excellent Pinot Noirs which you generally can't get outside BC. Blue Mountain is worth looking out for.
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Go skiing with Nancy Green if you can and go to a hockey match in Kamloops there is usually a coach down to the rink when there is a game on.
Just watch out for the crowds they sneak up on you and then you have to share a piste with someone else.
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I've done some dog sledding in Finland. It was hard work - you help push the sled uphill and the dogs run fast. They clearly absolutely love it. The dogs also lighten their bowels in the first mile and that's pretty smelly, which is the sort of thing that either bothers you or not. Overall though, fantastic fun if you are reasonably fit and like dogs. If the route they do at Sun Peaks is flat, maybe the fitness doesn't apply.
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Not done dog sledding or a sleigh ride but we did go ski-dooing (sp?) in Pragelato a few seasons ago. We don't usually go in for activities but for a change thought "why not".
I think it was around 80 euro's each for two adults for about an hour and a half and they let the little feller ride shotgun with me free of charge. Pretty good level of tuition for the first 30 minutes then a well lit and maintained track through to Borgata in the forest.
Deffinatly want to do it again.
That's Mrs HD dressed in pink, not me...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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homers double, I did skidoo some years ago so fancied something different. Did you mean to post a picture?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Done dog sledding a couple of times, and yes they do park their breakfast while at a jog.
TOP TIP: Don't wear your best white ski jacket, and keep your mouth closed.
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holidayloverxx, Yes because POIDH as most people on the internet believe that anything written is lies.
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You know it makes sense.
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Richard_Sideways, 
homers double, I only said "Did you mean to post a picture?" because you said "That's Mrs HD dressed in pink, not me..." but there was no pic to see who was in pink!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Had a few days there in early Feb and really liked the resort and slopes.
Plus points:
Dog sledding was great. Not cheap but well worth it. If u can snag (esp as season advances) the 9 or 11 slots as u then get extra nice forest atmosphere n light. Dogs just love to pull.
Bottoms. Which is a bar, w v nice food n ale. Locals night is Tuesday and pretty lively.
Hot tubs at Delta hotel/apartments. Managed to blag free entry and v nice too.
Snow was in great nick, despite lack of fresh when I was there. W a max of about -18 and min of -28  no surprise there was no thaw/freeze.
Mountain hosts - 9.15 and 1pm meet ups. Great guys/gals and all v social; highly recommended.
Service culture all round is top notch, v good but not too cheesy.
Slopes - v nice mix of greens to double blacks w 3/4 of latter unpisted on any given day. Loads of in bounds off piste if that is yr bag.
holidayloverxx, enjoy!!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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DoubleBombardino, excellent thanks! we are in the Delta hotel so will get to use the hot tubs. I have booked the 17:00 dog sledding as I didn't want to lose skiing time, plus I rather like the idea of goiing through the forest at twilight
7 sleeps 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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holidayloverxx, that twilight plan sounds great. Seems like place is now getting regular snowfalls too so all bodes well.
Let us know how u get on.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Have a go at the Friday Race series... Great bunch of people, well run, plus filmed runs, shown in the bar afterwards shared with a few beers.
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We have arrived it will be ok when the luggage arrives it was left at heathroe 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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spud, Ta
joneski, Boo. Any particular reason?
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holidayloverxx, Apparently they left all the luggage from the 1pm Manchester flight off as there was a problem with a locking pin so they took it all off and left it behind.
The captain reassured us that all luggage was on board no worries even though we had run through heathroe as the 1pm flight got in at 16:25 for a 5 pm flight. However BA sent an email at 19:21 to let me know that "a" bag had been left behind. Pity they did not announce that some bags from the connecting flight had been left so about 20 ish people stood around waiting when we got to Vancouver.
Still no bags and its 8 am Monday, time to go through the cupboard of bits for all the old skiwear we left behind here "just in case".........
(its our own condo so at least we have some gear here) My boots were in hand luggage, so now its time to go and rent some boots and skis for everyone else.
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luggage arrived! 10 am.
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joneski, Phew that you have your own place, to raid the cupboard. It's really annoying when "they" don't tell the truth about luggage. I'm expecting the connecting flight at Kamloops to have some bags missing - happened to us at Kelwona because of the small planes.
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When we have flown to Kamloops the luggage has normally made it. going home we have lost our luggage only once and that was out of Kelowna. We drove this time, the coquihalla was "interesting" only one lane open and at least one truck over the side on its roof with recovery trucks in attendance. It was the kind of journey that make me think we might just fly to Kamloops or kelowna next year, We drove last year it was fine, this year???? we will be charged for a new windscreen as one of the trucks struggling up the hill spat a rock out as its wheels were spinning and cracked the windscreen. 
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| Have a go at the Friday Race series... Great bunch of people, well run, plus filmed runs, shown in the bar afterwards shared with a few beers. |
it only runs for a few weeks mid season..last race was Friday 14th Feb
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