Sunshine Village Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Sunshine Village is: A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).
Sunshine Village Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.4 m | -15 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -13 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.8 m | -13 | |
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -13 | -10 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -6 |
min °C | -14 | -14 | -9 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -8 |
-19 | -20 | -15 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | |
80 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 97 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 85 | |
350 | 0 | 0 | 1350 | 1250 | 1250 | 2100 | 2000 | 2050 | 2200 | 2150 | 2100 | 2350 | 2150 | 2000 | 2050 | 700 | |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
Latest snow reports near Sunshine Village:
| Top snow depth: | 240 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 75 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Sunshine Village at the specific elevation of 2194 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sunshine Village. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Canada.
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Overall 3.5 Based on 81 votes and 111 reviews
I have just stayed in Banff with my family and skied at Sunshine so thought I would share some feedback. We normally ski twice a year in Europe (France/Italy/Austria) so have experienced numerous different resorts. Positives - the natural snow cover and condition of the pistes was very good. The variety of runs was good, something for all abilities. Having most runs lead to the central village was convenient for easily meeting up. The food and drink was basic, but not expensive. Negatives - Mostly by comparison to European resorts - The lift passes are very, very expensive. The lifts are mainly very old and slow with no footrests or covers. Fast modern covered and heated lifts are common in Europe, where it is usually much less cold. The bus service from Banff is terrible, really terrible. In Europe the ski bus is one every 10 minutes in the morning 8am to 10 am and from 3pm - 5pm. Here it's one every hour or so. Consequently, large queues build up at the bus stop (in minus 28 when we were there) and the bus cannot take all the queue, so you wait for another bus, sometimes again. On arrival at the lift station, the car park is huge (not surprising people prefer to drive as there are not enough buses). How poor for the environment is that? Then as all the buses arrive at a similar time the queue for the gondola is huge as well. This was a considerable waste of skiing time and a very poor experience. Overall, we had a good time and really liked Banff, Sunshine and Lake Louise. A few improvements to the bus service and the lifts would make the whole experience much better.
Robert from United Kingdom writes:
I have just stayed in Banff with my family and skied at Sunshine so thought I would share some feedback. We normally ski twice a year in Europe (France/Italy/Austria) so have experienced numerous different resorts.
Positives - the natural snow cover and condition of the pistes was very good. The variety of runs was good, something for all abilities. Having most runs lead to the central village was convenient for easily meeting up. The food and drink was basic, but not expensive.
Negatives - Mostly by comparison to European resorts - The lift passes are very, very expensive. The lifts are mainly very old and slow with no footrests or covers. Fast modern covered and heated lifts are common in Europe, where it is usually much less cold.
The bus service from Banff is terrible, really terrible. In Europe the ski bus is one every 10 minutes in the morning 8am to 10 am and from 3pm - 5pm. Here it's one every hour or so. Consequently, large queues build up at the bus stop (in minus 28 when we were there) and the bus cannot take all the queue, so you wait for another bus, sometimes again. On arrival at the lift station, the car park is huge (not surprising people prefer to drive as there are not enough buses). How poor for the environment is that?
Then as all the buses arrive at a similar time the queue for the gondola is huge as well. This was a considerable waste of skiing time and a very poor experience.
Overall, we had a good time and really liked Banff, Sunshine and Lake Louise. A few improvements to the bus service and the lifts would make the whole experience much better.
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