Sun Peaks gears up for early ski training season thanks to snow-saving technology

British Columbia·NewUsing an insulated snow blanket system, the ski resort was able to preserve snow from last year, which is now being moved onto race courses for this year.8,000 ski racers expected to converge on ski resort starting next monthCBC News · Posted: Oct 20, 2026 8:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 22 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Snow Secure insulated blanket being set up overtop of a large pile of snow at Sun Peaks. (Sun Peaks/Submitted)While ski hills everywhere wait for the weather gods to deliver the white stuff, ski racers from around the world will soon converge on Sun Peaks ski resort thanks to a novel system that preserved last year's snow. Over the weekend, three piles, each containing 17,000 cubic metres of saved snow, were unveiled and are now being spread around the mountain's Nancy Greene International Race Centre. Officials say it's enough to cover the equivalent of 20 football fields of ski runs, which are expected to be race-ready in a few weeks.