The Skiers' Guide to Sunshine Village

Vast resort offering huge amount of runs and terrain. There is lots to do around the mountains and the addition of the goat club is great for apres vibes. You couldn’t ski the whole resort in a week if you tried as there is just so much to go at!

Sunshine is wonderful, and we really enjoyed family skiing. There are few downsides if you accept the best accommodation is 30 mins away by free bus in Banff, which was not an issue for us. The only problem day was over Christmas and Boxing day when it was very busy and led to big queues.

Great resort. Has some flat spots. Good hill for all types of skiing. Want to do delirium dive later this season great options for more expert skiers

Great local mountain from Calgary, I try to go a couple times a year. It’s a shame the sport has gotten so expensive everywhere or I’d go much more. We haven’t had much snow this year but Sunshine has done a great job with what we’ve had. The groomers are always great fun to blast down and there’s tons of side tree trails to dip in and out of. I wish they had more seating for lunchtime if you packed your own lunch, but overall great mountain!

Was the best snowboarding trip I’ve ever been on - had the most amazing powder on the slopes and cannot rate the village high enough for restaurants/bars after boarding all day. Was a trip of a lifetime and can’t wait to do it all again

Sunshine charges £175+ tax for a day pass. Extortionate. Everything on hill is overpriced nowadays. Although a pitcher of beer has stayed at $28 for a couple of years now. But still. $28 + tax. Yeesh.
The waning snow conditions make it better in the afternoon once the suns had time to warm up the ice. Need more snow, but that's global warming for you.
Still fun time with good pals.

Fun resort. Not too busy. Great for snow boarders. Beginners will have fun. Love the gondola ride from the parking lot and staff were very friendly. They had a tip cup with "Porsche Fund" written on it but they never save it; the staff use it to buy beers at the Rose & Crown after work. I love it. They work hard and we thought it was a great story.

If you can, go mid week to avoid lines. Try to get to the mountain early to avoid parking far from the gondola. Ensure you have a vehicle equipped to drive up a winter mountain road, though when we were there the roads were completely free of snow and ice. You are able to bring packed lunches but are only able to eat them in certain buildings. There is free outside shelves to leave your bags while you are out on the mountain. Keep in mind they are outside in the elements. The two heated and covered chairlifts are a nice retrieve from the elements on cold windy days. Many areas coming off the top of the lifts are open terrain with no tree coverage, make sure you have good goggles for low light conditions.

I love Sunshine, but do wish there were more tree runs since the resort is very busy.

There are al kinds of skill levels all over the ski hill, and it’s great for families with young children.

As a snowboarder, it’s a bit tough to figure out the flats unless you know it well.

By far my favourite resort everywhere. Coming from Ontario, I didn’t truly know what mountains were. My day at sunshine village changed my life, I will never forget it as long as I live

Sunshine village was a great time, lots of good terrain and amazing views. The staff at apres were a blast. I couldn't recommend more

Very diverse amount of runs from groomed to back country, getting there around 7:30am helps to get a parking spot not so far away. Great food and drink options. Great lifts and great staff

Overall, the runs at Sunshine Village were fantastic. I was with a big group and there were solid options for every level, which kept things fun all day. The staff were helpful and friendly, the food options were great, the views were unreal, and I’m already looking forward to coming back soon.

Wonderful, beautiful mountain!! We enjoyed every moment as a family of four. Ski school was amazing, and the kids are already begging to return. Their instructor, Ben. S was awesome!! The food was great, and even had gluten free options for my son and I who are celiac. 10/10 would recommend!!

Honestly one of the best places I've ridden, so many choices of runs to take. Spent a lot of time finding tree lines and new routes, plenty of untouched powder. Great resort overall

A nice friendly Canadian resort with ample terrain to ski. When the snow hits there it seems to be endless powder and great terrain to surf through. Unfortunately when the snow isn't as prominent you have to be far more technical avoiding rocks and trees. The day lodge and food are good but a bit costly. The parking area is decent with easy ingress and egress from the resort.

Unique treasure in a Canadian National Park. Variety and excitement for all riders.

Blessed with a rare powder day in May it's not uncommon to have late season storms keeping this mountain active for weeks deeper into a season that's eneded most other places.

The Great Divide trail at the top provides access to alpine riding. Venture to the left and you'll find freestyle terrain, to the right you'll find tree riding and technical steeps. Following the right aspect you can brave the Delirium Dive and test your off piste prowess. Continue the fall line and you will eventually get to Goat's Eye, and entirely different playground favouring free riding and technical lines. Going to the left of The Great Divide you end up passing by snow parks and funneling back to the village where bars and restaurants the hub which everyone knows is Trappers.

On this other side of the main resort is Standish and Strawberry lifts. The terrain accessed here is less steep and but has some fun features to discover. Drops and tree lines become natural fun. It's worth noting that as a snowboarder you can get caught in the flats at the top of Wawa. Beware!

End the day by riding the trails under the gondola and enjoy magnificent views of Mount Bourgeau. End the day with a night out in the town of Banff and it's easy to see why this area is under conservation.

Went for a birthday trip with my sister right after they got 30cm of snow overnight. A little foggy in the morning off of the great divide chair so decided to stick mainly to goats eye to do some tree skiing. Some trees on standish as well. Overall a great day. Fairly pricey so we got the Sunshine Super Card to save some money on a lift ticket.

Had a sweet first trip to the Banff Canmore area. Great accommodations around. Little bit of every terrain at sunshine. Plenty to do.

I had a bit of a hard time learning to ski there. But I didn't take a lesson. There are lots of beginner runs I stuck to, and that's a good thing for skiers like me. As I progress, there are nice blues that are also good to learn on.