Snowsure: 4.4
- Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
- Is often closed due to a lack of snow
- Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
- Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
- Sunshine Village is snowsure even in the poorest seasons
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April 26, 2019
David - Wizey
David - Wizey
December 22, 2018
Dan
Dan
I live and ski in the Bow valley. This resort is fun and the closest to Canmore/Banff that has good skiing. Is it the gnarliest? No.
Go eat at Chimney corner in the hotel. Their food is good.
If your basis for putting down this resort is food, you ski for the wrong reasons. If you complain about flat spots, which there are, you’re a slowtard. (Families exempt.)
This resort has what you need if you want it.
If you are in the Bow Valley from out of town and skiing at peak season or weekend, take a shuttle as Parks Canada has handcuffed the resort with regulations that restrict their parking.
It does have better snow than Louise. It does not have as much lift accessed advanced terrain as Louise.
If you are actually an extreme skier and want deep snow-sure head over to KH &RMR. Go for It. Those resorts have their problems too.
If you want a fun, pleasant resort with relatively consistent good & not icy natural snow, this place is great.
People crapping on this resort lack respect. I can out ski every one of you and you can pound salt.
Both Louise and Sunshine have their benefits.
Don’t skip this resort because some idiot from the city can’t have a good time.
April 16, 2018
Federer
Federer
Wow! For what they call a world class resort, this place reeks of Ontario's small mellow slopes. There really is nothing exciting about this place at all other than the fact that you can ski in and out of BC. My wife was bored in two hours while I was able to get out to Delirium Dive, which was even harder than the groomed runs. DD was great for the only steep they have. But Lake Louise, the next day, knocked it out of the water with steeper in-bounds terrain, better snow, no need to rent a beacon and a little traverse instead of hiking in and a massive traverse out. It doesn't help that the terrain park is two massive traverses to get in and out!
I hate to write negative reviews but I felt urged to do so with this resort and frankly all you have to do is go there for a day to finish your business and say you've done it. Lake Louise is better in every single way! Better terrain, better terrain park, has gladed runs, friendlier staff and the food wasn't like eating cardboard out of a dumpster. Skip this wreck and go to Louise!
November 06, 2017
Robert
Robert
SSV is righteous if you really appreciate all kinds of skiing. If you never ski off-piste then SSV is still an excellent area. If you ski slack or backcountry then it's absolutely stellar.
Sure, it's a tourist resort and serves a vast Bow Valley, Calgary and AB market of skiers, so it can get crowded at the bottom. Once you get up to the area It's actually got more inbounds skiing and backcountry terrain options than almost every BC resort including White H2O and Red.
Don't like the food? Bring your own. Doesn't compare to BC resorts? BS. Find yourself caught up in your own euphoria insulting others and reviewing BC resorts on the SSV page? I am happy for you because I love skiing too, but go to the KHMR page to review KHMR.
SSV is beautiful and awesome. Some of the best in-bounds slackcountry around in Delirium Dive, and access to unreal backcountry skiing in almost every direction. Even Standis (a very short lift) offers up a natural terrain park. If you cannot take advantage of this don't knock it. It's still a great resort in-bounds with some challenging terrain on Teepee Town and Goats Eye. Been skiing here for 40+ years. It's colder so consistently the snow is generally better at SSV than all BC resorts except perhaps in Jan and Feb. Other than those 2 months better snow quality and decent quantity. Longer season than almost all resorts too with a full 6+ months.
May 01, 2017
Alex
Alex
To all of you below, you pretty much have to be the whiniest bunch of entitled babies I've ever seen writing about things on the internet.
It is now April 30th and Sunshine had 30cm of snow just last week and had been dumped-on most days the four weeks I'd been previously, to the extent that falling over was actually kind of fun. The powder up there is in my opinion the best you can get between Nakiska, Norquay, Louise or any other destination in the region.
If you're thinking of boarding or skiing here do it; the facilities are great, the food is expensive but it's fine and the main part of why you're there, the runs, are awesome. If you can bomb fast enough and you know your run well the flat spots really don't matter and that's what it's all about.
Stick your alpine ski snobbery and your decades of experience up your ass, just have fun, that's why you go. If you don't like it, don't shit on it just go where you wanna go.
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February 16, 2017
George
George
October 07, 2016
Rob
Rob
Many of the runs are quite flat and boring but some challenging runs can be found on Goats Eye and there's Delerium of course. I have to disagree with the previous reviewer regarding grooming. I think the grooming is a bit excessive. The best snow conditions in the area are frequently found here.
December 04, 2015
Dean Dolph
Dean Dolph
People always wonder how the burgers can be that bad. Just watch. The indoor restaurants follow these guidelines: take frozen sub-standard patty, place on grill, spray with water mist, cover, flip and repeat several times until sufficiently steamed..I mean fried. Year after year it's their recipe for success. I'm 55 now.
December 03, 2015
Rob
Rob
The snow is always pretty good as the elevation is much higher than the other resorts. Fernie usually gets much more snow but often the snow is wet and heavy and a real workout. Louise isn't bad but the extra distance for just a day trip leaves it a dangerous drive on the way back to Calgary. All of these places pale in comparison to Castle when they get a dump of snow. The vertical, the terrain and the powder are amazing. If you're not a solid blue skier or boarder you will get frustrated or hurt. Black or double black and you will soon see why this place is for serious enthusiasts. It will ruin you for these other commercialized places. Check out their website and you'll see what I mean. I've been skiing for 45 years (that's not a typo) and it is by far the best I have encountered when they get the snow. I've had waist deep powder there more times than I can remember.
November 11, 2015
JR Phipps
JR Phipps
If you want consistently good snow SSV is your best bet. I have been making cold smoke there since 1967. When all the other mountains have poor conditions I can always count on SSV to have the best conditions on a relative basis. Sure there are a few flat sections (fewer novice snow-boarders as a result). I cruise 40-50 runs on a blue sky day.
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