TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .1 Location and Regional Context I - 1 .2 Historical Perspective I - 2 .3 Planning Issues I - 16 .4 Snow Sports Industry Overview I - 17 .5 Snowboarding I - 24 .6 Snow Tubing I - 25 .7 Glossary I - 26 II. INVENTORY .1 Introduction II - 1 .2 Physiography II - 2 .3 Climate/Solar Analysis II - 4 .4 Avalanche II - 10 .5 Existing Mountain Facilities II - 12 .6 Mountain Capacity Analysis II - 25 .7 Lift and Trail Balance Statement II - 27 .8 Snowmaking II - 29 .9 Snow Grooming Equipment II - 30 .10 Skier Visit Analysis II - 33 .11 Parking and On-Hill Accommodation II - 34 .12 Skier/Snowboarder Service Floorspace II - 40 .13 Commercial Floorspace Inventory II - 51 .14 Ski Area Facilities Balance II - 53 .15 Independent Recreation Facilities II - 55 .16 Summary II - 56 III. MARKET .1 Classification of Winter Sports Sites III - 1 .2 Existing Competition III - 3 .3 Population Centres III - 6 .4 Access III - 7 .5 Historic Visitation III - 9 .6 Skier Visit Forecasts III - 14 .7 National Demographic Survey (Canadian Ski Council) III - 17 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - i - February 2006 IV. DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS .1 Planning Parameters IV - 1 .2 Mountain Design Analysis IV - 1 .3 Terrain Capacity Analysis IV - 6 .4 Base Area Design Analysis IV - 6 .5 Walking Distances IV - 8 .6 Slope Analysis IV - 8 .7 Aspect Analysis and Solar Analysis IV - 9 .8 Watershed Constraints IV - 9 .9 Base Area Development Capability IV - 10 V. MOUNTAIN FACILITIES .1 Goals and Objectives V - 1 .2 Phase 2 V - 4 .3 Phase 3 V - 13 .4 Phase 4 V - 20 .5 Grooming Requirements and Maintenance Shop V - 32 .6 Proposed Snowmaking V - 35 .7 Bed Unit Entitlement and Phasing V - 39 VI. BASE AREA FACILITIES .1 Introduction VI - 1 .2 Goals and Objectives VI - 2 .3 Land Use Concept VI - 3 .4 Development Program VI - 5 .5 Base Area Capacity and Skier Staging VI - 12 .6 Skier Services Programming VI - 17 .7 Commercial Space Use Program VI - 20 .8 Development Phasing VI - 22 .9 Village Design Principles VI - 23 .10 Village Plans VI - 29 .11 Recreational Amenities and Valley Open Spaces VI - 38 .12 Institutional Facilities VI - 46 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - ii - February 2006 LIST OF TABLES I.1 Sun Peaks Development History 1993 - 2006 I - 15 I.2 Canadian Historic Skier Visitation 2002/03 – 2004/05 I - 18 II.1 Lift Specifications - Existing Area – 2004/05 II - 13 II.2 International Ski/Snowboard Trail Standards II - 14 II.3 Skier/Snowboarder Skill Classifications II - 14 II.4 Ski/Snowboard Trail Inventory - Existing Area – 2004-05 II - 16 II.5 World Wide Comparison of Ski/Snowboard Trail Densities II - 19 II.7 Ski/Snowboard Trail Carrying Capacity - Existing Area – 2005-06 II - 21 II.7 Cumulative Trail Balance Statement II - 24 II.8 Skiing and Snowboarding Demand by Skill Classification II - 25 II.9 Planning Parameters II - 26 II.10 Skier Carrying Capacity II - 27 II.11 Trail Balance by Lift System II - 28 II.12 Grooming Equipment Inventory II - 30 II.13 Trail Grooming II - 31 II.14 Skier Visit Distribution Analysis 2004/05, 2003/04 II - 34 II.15 Parking Inventory II - 35 II.16 Existing and Committed Accommodation Inventory II - 37 II.17 Summary of Accommodation II - 38 II.18 Bed Unit Occupancy and Skier Participation Rates II - 39 II.19 Skiers Generated from On-Mountain Accommodation II - 39 II.20 Potential Number of Sliders from Parking & Accommodation II - 40 II.21 Skier Service Floor Area Inventory II - 42 II.22 Skier Service Space Inventory II - 44 II.23 Skier Service Floor Area Standards II - 46 II.24 Existing Skier Service Floorspace Analysis II - 47 II.25 Skier Service Floor Space Analysis open for Lunch II - 48 II.26 Existing Restaurant/Bar Seat Inventory II - 50 II.27 Commercial Floorspace Inventory II - 51 III.1 Competitive Winter Resort Areas III - 4 III.2 Population Centres III - 6 III.3 Driving Times to Major Population Centres III - 8 III.4 Sun Peaks Historical Skier Visits III - 10 III.5 Sun Peaks Skier Visit Forecast - Linear Regression III - 16 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - iii - February 2006 IV.1 Planning Parameters IV - 1 IV.2 Terrain Capacity Analysis IV - 4 IV.3 Terrain Balance Statement IV - 5 IV.4 Development Density Assumptions IV - 10 IV.5 Phase 4 Development Capability IV - 11 V.1 Master Plan Development Summary V - 3 V.2 Lift Specifications Phase 2 V - 6 V.3 Trail Specifications Phase 2 V - 7 V.4 Cumulative Trail Balance – Phase 2 V - 10 V.5 Lift Specifications Phase 3 V - 13 V.6 Trail Specifications- Phase 3 V - 14 V.7 Cumulative Trail Balance – Phase 3 V - 18 V.8 Lift Specifications – Phase 4 V - 23 V.9 Trail Specifications – Phase 4 V - 24 V.10 Cumulative Trail Balance - Phase 4 V - 30 V.11 Lift VS Trail Capacity Phase 4 V - 31 V.12 Grooming Requirements V - 33 V.13 Grooming Machine Service Bay Requirements V - 34 V.14 Snowmaking Trail Inventory V - 37 V.15 Snowmaking Cumulative Trail Balance - Stage 5 V - 37 V.16 British Columbia Commercial Alpine Ski Policy Resort Rating System – Sun Peaks Resort V - 40 V.17 Existing SAOT Calculation V - 41 V.18 Phase 2 SAOT Calculation V - 41 V.19 Phase 3 SAOT Calculation V - 42 V.20 Sun Peaks Phase 4 SAOT Calculation V - 43 V.21 Bed Unit Entitlement Summary V - 44 VI.1 Bed Unit Entitlement Summary VI - 5 VI.2 Land Use Summary VI - 8 VI.3A Land Use Program, Village Core and Tourist Accommodation VI - 9 VI.3B Land Use Program, Tourist Pension and Multi-Family VI - 10 VI.3C Land Use Program, Single Family VI - 11 VI.3D Land Use Program, Employee Housing, Service and Recreation VI - 12 VI.4 Bed Unit Occupancy and Skier Participation Rates VI - 13 VI.5 Skiers and Guests Generated from Resort Area Accommodation VI - 14 VI.6 Resort Program VI - 15 VI.7 Skier Parking Requirements VI - 16 VI.8 Day Skier Parking Supply VI - 16 VI.9 Phase 3 Base Area Skier Staging Capacity VI - 17 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - iv - February 2006 VI.10 Recommended Skier Services Program VI - 19 VI.11 Commercial Space Use Program VI - 21 VI.12 Central Village Development Program VI - 31 VI.13 East Village Development Program VI - 34 VI.14A East Village – Building E-A VI - 35 VI.14B East Village – Building E-B VI - 35 VI.14C East Village – Building E-C VI - 35 VI.14D East Village – Building E-D VI - 36 VI.14E East Village – Building E-E VI - 36 VI.14F East Village – Building E-F VI - 36 VI.14G East Village – Building E-G VI - 37 VI.14H East Village – Building E-I VI - 37 VI.14I East Village – Building E-J VI - 37 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - v - February 2006 LIST OF PLATES I.1 Cumulative Public and Private Accommodation Units Sold I - 4 I.2 Critical Resort Elements I - 16 I.3 Canadian Historic Skier Visitation 2002/03 – 2004/05 I - 18 I.4 Western Canada Lift Installed VTM & Skier Visitation I - 19 I.5 Western Canada Lift Installed VTM VS Skier Visitation I - 20 I.6 Total Skier Visits United States I - 21 I.7 Number of Ski Areas – United States I - 23 I.8 Average Skier Visits Per Area - United States I - 23 I.9 Snowboarders as a Percent of Total Winter Visits I - 25 I.10 Percentage of Resorts with Snow Tubing I - 25 II.1 Snowpack Data II - 5 II.2 November Snowpack Versus Elevation II - 6 II.3 Average Monthly Snowfall II - 7 II.4 Mid-Mountain Snowfall – 1994/95 to 2005 II - 7 II.5 Ski Pointer II - 8 II.6 World Wide Slider Densities II - 20 II.7 Cumulative Trail Balance II - 24 II.8 Skier/Snowboarder Skill Class Distribution II - 26 II.9 Lift vs. Trail Capacity II - 28 II.10 Historic Skier Visitation – 2000/01 to 2004/05 II - 33 II.11 Service Function Capacities (SPRC Buildings Only) II - 49 II.12 Area Facilities Balance II - 54 III.1 Vertical Drop Comparison III - 5 III.2 Hourly Capacity Comparison III - 5 III.3 Historical Skier Visits - 1984/85 to 2004/05 III - 11 III.4 Historic Skier Visits - Linear Regression Analysis 1992/93-2004/05 III - 11 III.5 Historic Average Skier Visits Per Day - Linear Regression Analysis - 1992/93-2004/05 III - 12 III.6 Historic Skier Visitation and Bed Units III - 13 III.7 Sun Peaks Skier Visit Forecast – Linear Regression III - 14 III.8 Linear Regression Skier Visit Forecast – 1992/93-2004/05 III - 16 IV.1 Terrain Pod Balance IV - 6 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - vi - February 2006 V.1 Phase 2b Trail Balance V - 11 V.2 Phase 2b Lift vs Trail Capacity V - 11 V.3 Phase 3 Trail Balance V - 18 V.4 Phase 3 Lift vs Trail Capacity V - 19 V.5 Phase 4 Trail Balance V - 30 V.6 Phase 4 Lift vs Trail Capacity V - 32 V.7 Snowmaking Stage 5 Trail Balance V - 38 Sun Peaks Resort Master Plan - vii - February 2006 LIST OF FIGURES 1. Area Location 2. Regional Context 3 Sun Peaks Controlled Recreation Boundary Map 4. Aspect Analysis 5a. Solar Analysis - 9:00 a.m. 5b. Solar Analysis - 12:00 5c. Solar Analysis - 3:00 p.m. 5d. Warmer and Cooler Zones 6. Existing Mountain Facilities 6a 3D Existing Mountain Facilities – North Side 6b. 3D Existing Mountain Facilities – South Side 7.