Sunshine Village

Closed
Heather Burke
SnowPak Local Insider
Heather Burke
Pros
  • Plenty of natural dry snow
  • Modern lifts – including a heated one
  • Longest seasons in North America (6 months)
Cons
  • Crowded on weekends and limited evening activities and dining

Overall

4.5

Banff Sunshine Ski Resort is in the heart of Banff National Park, and it's beautiful. Ski Sunshine has 3,358 ac on three mountains. You start your day at Sunshine taking a gondola to the ski area base village at 7,000 ft - very European that way. Given its elevation, Sunshine has spectacular scenery and snowy mountains in all directions. Sunshine is so big you vast it encompasses skiing on both sides of the Continental Divide - Alberta and British Columbia.

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Sunshine Village Reviews

Fabulous 4.4 / 5
based on 13 reviews

How well the resort caters for beginner skiers / boarders

Beginners

How well the resort caters for intermediate skiers / boarders?

Intermediates

How well the resort caters for advanced skiers / boarders

Advanced

How accessible and convenient it is to get to this resort from a major destination

Accessibility

Quality of the off-piste terrain

Side/Backcountry

Overall value for money of the resort

Value for money

Quality of lifts, lift speed and lift layout in the resort

Lifts

Quantity and quality of the snow

Snow

How uncrowded is the resort

Uncrowded

Après ski and dining options

Town

Services and facilities e.g. child care, tubing, health care, equipment hire

Facilities

How family friendly is this resort?

Family Friendliness
Very Good!4.2 / 5Nov 07, 2017
ALAndrew L.
advanced skier
Unfortunately had poor snowfall in the few weeks leading up to my visit, but otherwise had a great season. Good snow quality when we did have snow and fun layout of the resort. Good off posted opportunities... More
Superb!5 / 5Mar 22, 2008
NNelson
Very friendly locals, Sunshine Village was absolutely gorgeous, open terrain (less traffic), exchange rate value, shopping area was great.
Very Good!4 / 5Aug 21, 2007
SShirley
I stayed at the Banff Springs Resort, and the hotel is like a museum. There is as much to do inside the hotel (including bowling) as there is outside.