Sunshine Village Ski Resort Guide
Sunshine Village Ski Resort Guide
Sunshine Village sits in the middle of Banff National Park and offers an excellent opportunity to ski above the tree line and see the magnificent back-country of B.C. and Alberta. In a single run, you can cross the continental divide, skiing from Alberta to B.C and back again. 100% natural cover is pretty much a certainty as Sunshine Village has an elevation and proximity to the divide that usually results in more snow here than at any other Alberta resort and, more often than not, it is the champagne powder variety! Sunshine Village boasts fantastic lift-accessed steeps and they have recently opened new free-ride zones on Goat's Eye Mountain and off the backside of Lookout Mountain, with terrain to test even the pros.
Resorts close to Sunshine Village include:
Banff Mt Norquay (16 km),
Talus Lodge (44 km),
Nakiska (47 km),
Fortress Mountain (48 km),
Lake Louise (49 km),
Select Sunshine Village Location Map Detail:
(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Sunshine Village, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 108 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2729 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 22% Int: 31% Adv: 47% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1071 m |
X-Country: - |
| Lifts: 14 (1 gondola, 9 chair lifts, 4 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: - |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 7 |
Acres of ski: 3100 |
| Bars: 7 |
Nearest Airport: Calgary |
| Nearest Train: Edmonton |
Tourist Info Phone:: +1/403/7624421,
Sunshine Village Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Sunshine Village
ski,ride or die from Canada writes:
I lived in Banff for about 10 years and now living in Golden B.C. I used to ski and ride a minimum of 150 days/years up there. Unfortunatly, the resort changed a lot over that period, sometimes not for the best. The resort became known woldwide for it's high prices, attracting the elite (not talking about elite skier here!) from around the world so they can spend their money. The resort claim that ski resort operations in a national park are in a serious disadvantage compare to resort outside a national park. Using this reason to raise prices on virtually everything.. Food has become really bad and seriously overpriced for junk food. The Chimney's Corner and Eagle's Nest fine dining use pre-made and store bought products and pretend making everything from scratch. I had a pizza there once and honestly the dough was tasting like cardboard. I didn't pay for the pizza but stayed hungry since I couldn't find items that suited my food preferences. Bring food, it will save you money and at least you know that you get what you pay for.
As many people noticed, the ski industry is shifting to B.C. With amazing new resort like Revelstoke and Kicking Horse. The best Canada has to offer: dry, deep snow and steep terrain with friendly locals showing you the way instead of showing you their tricks like Whistler's wannabes. So before booking at Sunshine Village consider other options. Expand your ski experience to other resort that will probably treat you better as a customer therefore sending a message to Sunshine Village resort to start caring again for the people that kept this place alive for soooooo long..loyalty should not be a one way road...
2012-01-14 |
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- Season opens: 17 Nov 2011
- Season closes: 21 May 2012
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Information supplied 27 Mar 2007
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