Sunshine Village Reviews & Ratings

I lived in Banff for a while winter season and primarily skied at sunshine!
Sunshine is a good resort with a variety of good parks, nice tree runs and off piste terrain. Lots of options when coming down each lift to pick your most fun route. Theres also some great slack-country skiing if youre happy to hike for 20/30 minutes to hit some well known bowls and tree runs.
It holds some great events and competitions to be a part of such as holy-bowly and the slush cup.
It would be nice to see more of an apres cultureanf a few more bus routes to and from the mountain to improve the resort. And as with anywhere, more snow

When I was younger I really liked sunshine but now as a dad that skis with little kids, I hate it. The runs are not very wide(especially at the bottom) and I'm paranoid for my kids all the time. Too many people racing past you where all the runs seem to merge at the end.
Finding a place to sit and eat mid day is near impossible. The cafeteria is beyond crowded.
If you're looking for a place to take your younger family, I'd consider Lake Louise or Panorama before sunshine.

Sunshine is a very open mountain, so there is usually a lot of wind/open runs.
I find it kind of bland unless you take one of the side chairs so that you have more of a treed in run.
They are basically just steep straight runs

Amazing panoramic views and endless slopes. Skiing there year after year i always manage to find new and exciting terrain. With intense backcountry access and amazing runs through out. It's gondola access and isolated feel offer a unique experience in the canadian rockies.

Typical of SunShine in mid November they was limited groomed terrain and the light was very flat. First day was very thin base given the rock base. By the end of the week more terrain opened which allowed for easier access and more coverage of rocks.

Sunshine is the ultimate adventure mountain, with all sorts of terrain to suit every rider. From terrain parks to tree runs, it has it all, and also has some of the best powder in the country.

Perfect condition for early season!! Lift (bubble chaire especially) are comfortable and pretty fast. Lots of powder. The staff is insane! I had a pretty good experience !

If you're looking to spend half your paycheck, sunshine is the place to do it. $174 for an "early season" pass is unbelievable, and couple that with their food prices...and the cost for a day of skiing is quite high.

Formerly one of my favorite hills, it has lots of fun side hits, cliffs, and playful terrain. People complain about how flat and short the runs are here, but it's a decent place to develop and get comfortable carrying speed. Oh, it has TWO bubble chairs...so you can cry about having no money behind the comfort of an orange tinted screen.

Delirium dive and Wild West are great!

Sunshine Village is a great resort, the slopes are amazing, as well as the views. All the locals are really friendly and welcoming which is nice.
The free bus from the hotels to the gondola is really handy as well. Food is lovely as well as going out for drinks in the nights. All hotels are amazing so it doesn't matter where you stay, just know you're going to have a great nights sleep and good customer service.

I highly recommend sunshine village resort to anyone.

Pretty rad I loved the goats eye runs and the powder was awesome. Definitely a must try resort if you travel

Amazing runs and quality of terrain. Been there twice and always had a great experience. I originally come from Toronto Ontario so the terrain there is a great change

Sunshine village is an amazing family friendly resort situated in Banff national park! Its stunning for views, and has amazing riding for roughly 7 months of the year! 10/10 would recommend visiting here for a ski/snowboard trip with your family or friends!

I started my first year on this mountain
As a snowboarder I like this hill, but the flat spots are super annoying.
The parks are really good although they do not usually get built until late December
The resort is just on the border of Alberta and BC. And the views across the mountain range are amazing, as you can see mount Assiniboine
The resort is also known for being built on the great divide which is the highest part of the mountains where essentially the gravity splits the water either west or east
Powder is amazing but again, only downfall is that flat spots, especially with powder, you cannot get anywhere unless you are flying Mach chicken down the hill

Sunshine is a great place to ski whether you board or ski, beginner or expert, theres something for everyone.

Sunshine Village is a great resort from all levels of beginner to advance with a variety of runs, as well as unique design it caters to all skiers and snowboarders. The resort contains a great amount of Park features as well as groomed runs and Moguls, together it makes one of my favourite resorts in Canada.

Sunshine was fun but very confusing and found myself getting lost a few times. Good village at the top of the gondola and nice heated chair, but not best resort ive been too. A bit too Family and skier friendly/touristy

Sunshine village was the best snow trip ive been on. I went late January and the mountains were just getting dumped on by fresh powder. Never experienced as much powder as I did at sunshine village during that trip. Sunshine has some great backcountry if thats what youre into. Delirium dive is the adrenaline rush of a lifetime (just make sure you have your avalanche gear or you wont be able to access it). The short hike to delirium dive makes you question whether youre really ready to hit this run or not. It really makes you question your abilities before you get to start the run. The view is phenomenal while on the run, although tough to appreciate as youre more focused on the sheer gradient of the run and picking your line. There wasnt many option in terms of nightlife in Banff and sunshine village for those who like to party till 2am, but does have a lively apres scene for those wanting to have a few drinks with dinner before calling it an early night, wanting to hit the first chair. Overall, my favourite snow trip in North America. Maybe I just got lucky with the amount of snow when I was there, but the terrain was truly amazing.

Very fun resort close to Calgary great getaway have a great terrain, such as delirium dive, and great tree runs if you know where to look maybe a little bit small on snow, but there are a lot of hidden stashes

Friendly vibes , people from all over the world. They have everything for everyone. Love rhe gondola rides and rhe new super angle lx 8 ppl lift.

Great lifts and quick. Not a lot of waiting. Runs are excellent. Last year wasnt as much snow, but still had a great time. Very family friendly. Hotel up on the hill as well