Sunshine Village Ski Resort Guide
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Latest Snow Report
Issued: 21 May
- Last Snowfall:
- Snow Depth (upper):
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- Snow Depth (lower):
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- Piste: –
- Off-piste: –
Today’s Weather (2194 m)
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 15 |
7 °C |
F-Level
2950 m |
| PM |
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15 |
8 °C |
F-Level
3150 m |
| night |
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20 |
6 °C |
F-Level
2800 m |
Acres of ski: 3100 | Pistes: 108 | Snowmaking: -
Halfpipes: 1 | Terrain parks: 1 | X-Country: -
Resort Opens: 9 Nov 2012 | Resort Closes: 20 May 2013
Lifts: 12 (inc 7 chair lifts, 2 surface lifts)
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- Nearest Airport: Calgary
- Nearest Train Station: Edmonton
- Tourist office phone: +1/403/7624421
- Tourise office website: www.skibanff.com
- Slopeside Accommodation: yes
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 (45 km),
Fortress Mountain (48 km),
Lake Louise (49 km),
Sunshine Village Location Maps
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 108
- Beginner: 22%
- Intermediate: 31%
- Advanced: 47%
- Cross-country: -
- Snowmaking: -
- Acres of ski: 3100
- Terrain Parks: 1
- Halfpipes: 1
Social
- Restaurants: 7
- Bars: 4
- Slopeside accommodation: Y
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Mountain info
- Summit: 2729 m
- Vertical Drop: 1071 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 2
- Chairlifts: 7
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1
- Toplift: m
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NEW!
Announcements & News from the Sunshine Village ski resort manager
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- Season opens: 9 Nov 2013
- Season closes: 20 May 2013
Information supplied 6 Feb 2013
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Visitor Reviews of Sunshine Village
Zach from Canada writes:
Definitely not my favourite hill. I'm not here to complain about management and such, but the hill isn't great either. Many flat spots and all of the good runs take forever to hike out of. Although the snow can be pretty good at times, there aren't any good runs that have enough vertical to enjoy it. You'll get to the top of a chair, ski along some flat, go down 20 m of actual vertical, ski flat to the chair and do it again. I would not recommend this mountain to anyone. Although the turn off is before Lake Louise, you still have to go up the access road to a usually packed parking lot where you still have to go up a 5-10 min gondola ride. By then you could already be Louise. Waste of money.
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