
Sunshine Village
From the parking lot, take the 18-minute gondola ride up to a scene straight out of a snow-globe at 8,954 feet above sea level. Sunshine village is located 1 hour and 20 minutes west of Calgary, just outside of the town of Banff, Alberta. Each year, hundreds of thousands of snow-seekers take to the slopes here, which includes four double-black zones, and acres upon acres of intermediate and beginner terrain. Choose from an array of accommodations in Banff, including the 'castle in the Rockies', aka, the Banff Springs Hotel, or treat yourself to a slope-side stay on the mountain at Sunshine Village.
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some snow making on the lower quarter of the resort.
Sunshine Marmot + Winsport Card, or the Sunshine Snow Pass
Take the gondola Saturday - Thursday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. It operates until 10:30 pm on Friday nights.
The chairlifts at the resort run 9:00 am - 4:00 pm daily. Springtime they stay open until 4:30 pm
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Terrain also features gladed areas & offshoots
Lifts include 1 high speed 8-passenger gondola and 1 heated high-speed quad with bubble covers.
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Getting There
From the parking lot, take the 18-minute gondola ride up to a scene straight out of a snow-globe at 8,954 feet above sea level. Sunshine Village is located 1 hour and 20 minutes west of Calgary, just outside of the town of Banff, Alberta. Each year, hundreds of thousands of snow-seekers take to the slopes here, which includes four double-black zones, and acres upon acres of intermediate and beginner terrain. Choose from an array of accommodations in Banff, including the Castle in the Rockies, aka, the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, or treat yourself to a slope-side stay on the mountain at Sunshine Village. Read more about Sunshine Village here.
20 minutes from Banff, 1 hour and 20 minutes west of Calgary
Calgary International Airport. Rental cars are available at the airport or the Banff Shuttle Service
From Banff town site, daily bus service from: Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountain Resort, Inns of Banff (across the street), Banff Caribou Lodge, Delta Royal Canadian Lodge, Ptarmigan Inn, Banff Park Lodge and Mount Royal Hotel (parking lot at rear) and other locations.