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A family-friendly destination, activities are safe, easy walking distance from a variety of accommodations and most alpine trails lead right back to the village. A selection of village restaurants have kid-specific menus, or consider the ease of dining in at your condo with prepared or catered meals.

For family fun off the slopes, Sun Peaks offers a Kids Adventure Park with mini-snowmobiles and a tobogganing slope for the little ones. A lift-accessed Tube Park is located next to the village and is illuminated for hours of sliding entertainment.  Guests can also ice skate under the stars on the outdoor skating rink or head to the Sports Centre to enjoy the heated outdoor pool and hot tubs.

There is never a dull moment, with plenty of great weekly activities that run from December to the end of March. Join in the fun of a bonfire and marshmallow roast, a skating party or kid’s movie night!

For a 2011/12 snow melter deal at Sun Peaks, talk to the team at Ski Traveller, phone 0800 11 22 99 or email us on info@skitraveller.co.nz

Big White and Silver Star ski resorts in Canada have released an array of amazing early snow melter deals for the 2011 - 12 ski season. Early bird specials feature free lift tickets, kids 12 and under ski free, dual mountain accommodation or lift ticket deals, stay pay deals - Ski Traveller have a snow melter deal to suit everyone.

Big White has the largest ski in ski out village in Canada, with a fantastic range of accommodation. At Big White, “It’s the Snow” is the motto, with over 750cm of light, dry, fluffy powder falling annually! Come and ski or ride in the world-famous ’snow ghosts’ – the frosty, snow-caked trees that resemble haunting, phantasmagoric shapes.

You can easily fall in love with Silver Star’s fairytale village. Inspired by a typical nineteenth century British Columbian mining town era with Victorian architecture, this town is a true winter wonderland. Brightly coloured store fronts and boarded sidewalks provide a unique ambiance that radiates fun, enthusiasm and excitement for the whole family.

Take advantage of the early snow melter deals out now.  Talk to our ski specialists today about a snow holiday to Big White and/or Silver Star.

NISEKO’S ski season is unofficially open after significant snowfalls overnight left up to half a metre of powder up high, with locals hiking up for first runs.It unexpectedly started snowing at village level across Niseko at about 7pm last night and by this morning a solid amount of snow had accumulated on the main runs and on cars and grass.Forecasts suggested there wouldn’t be any snow at village level for a few days yet.Niseko ski instructor Mike Richards may well have been the first skier to descend a Niseko resort this season.After hiking to the 1000m hut and skiing Centre Course, he followed some well covered roads to the bottom, along the way finding plenty of boot-deep powder.“Up top the pistes were fully covered and the roads were really well covered,” Mike said.

“A few bits were sticking on the main runs so I came down on the road but I still got a few turns in.”

Thanks to Powderlife Niseko & Mike Richards for photo!