Sunshine Village Reviews & Ratings

Sunshine Village is a go-to resort for anything!

Starting with the resort staff and the instructing staff, all of them seem happy, upbeat and there is always fun going on at Sunshine. When theres a holiday or special occasion, youll know about it!

No skill level is left out. The slope selection is amazing! If youre a beginner theres plenty of fun to be had, even with nice easy tree runs. If your an expert, enjoy the off piste and the double diamond selections, which are most often covered with the best of Canadas snow.

The resort has long runs, small runs, and fun runs all of which make for a perfect ski day!

The food and drink options are good, however if Apres Ski is your skiing motivation you may have to wait until the slush cup or other events to fully take advantage of that.

Ive done a season at Sunshine Village and visited with family and friends for years and years. The resort never disappoints.

Is the best resort of alberta no doubt and actually you can learn and improve your skills in there so easy for all kind of levels

Sunshine Village is an awesome fields where you can enjoy your overseas experience on the snow and where everybody can afford the winter vacation!
Awesome place!
I advice you to visit!

For only being an hour away from Calgary, it is a great mountain for any level of skier. Can't wait for next year.

Great snow. Great that it goes into the spring. Really fun bowls, and nice long runs. Lifts runs really fast, and. A good variety of terrain

Great hill but the cleanliness of the bathrooms are outrageous and disgusting garbages not cleaned!!! The resort needs to clean better!!!

Fun terrain easy fit beginner To expect. Some of bowl have long run . A lot of tree around . Have couple different size park .

Love the place & tucked at the border of Alberta & BC so the snow is always good, but you need to take the gondola to reach the resort which provides a perfect view for the surrounding mountains.

Sunshine has the best snow quality in the Alberta Bow Valley. We enjoy skiing at Sunshine 3 to 5 times a year on top of the twice weekly skiing we do at other mountains. The variety in terrain, variety in lifts, expansive ski runs and high quality ski instruction makes this our favorite mountain in western Canada! At the beginning and end of the season, Sunshine is often the only viable skiing option as theyre quick to get their base built up and are often blessed with huge dumps of fresh snow on a regular basis. Often, when we sign up for a group ski lesson for our 6 and 9 year old (who are ski racers), they end up getting all day private lessons and an exclusive tour of the mountain, making them that much more passionate about skiing. The adults enjoy the lodge for its food and beverage options that is ever-evolving. Sunshines coffee offering recently got upgraded to Monogram coffee (our favorite roaster) as well!

Easy access from Calgary. Great options for lift ticket discounts. A lot of options for varying terrain depending on skill level. Rarely are there line ups at the lift. Called Sunshine for a good reason, incredible views on those blue bird days. Can't beat Trappers for a beverage and a bite at lunch time. Ski out is great to finish the day to get you back to the parking lot.

Sunshine has a wide variety of terrain for all skill levels. This hill is open the longest until the Canadian May long weekend. I find it doesn't have great snow coverage until closer to Christmas. Lots of places to eat or bring your own lunch, but beware of where you end up skiing so that you can end up where your lunch is. Love the ski out, one of my favorite things to do here. Price is a bit high and initial line-up at the gondola is usually long. Thankfully there's a shuttle bus in the parking lot since it can be a long walk. Very close to Banff which is nice for visitors or stay at the hill.

Sunshine is a great resort for new skiers and experts. Plenty of groomed runs to learn on, plenty of tree runs, lots of powder. Theres a few quick hikes well worth it, if youre not up to the hikes theres a seemingly endless amount of runs to try with great features. With two mountains at this resort the terrain varies making each run different then the last. There is many parks at sunshine with unique features and stuff you wont see anywhere else.

I skied at sunshine 6 times this season and was very pleased with the service and runs. The terrain park is well maintained and black and double black zones were very good conditions until the season started to come to a close. There were never any delays while I was present. The ski school instructors taught my first time skier friend and in 2 days he was competent on blue and green runs. I look forward to next ski season.

Understand, this is an Alberta hill. The snow in 'berta is never comparable. THAT BEING SAID, frankly I think Sunshine slaps. It's 4 mountains converging into a valley, so this Alberta hill holds its snow vastly longer than the others and as a result hosts an impressive Slush Cup. You take a gondola to get up to the actual ski area, and you have to arrive first thing in the morning if you want to park in the lot (otherwise it's shuttle life for you) and not get stuck in a horrific gondola line, but once you're up there, there are so many places to go that is rarely feels as crowded as other hills. The views are also spectacular, and there are some seriously challenging terrain that even has a separate area so noobs can't accidentally wander over. You can stay on the hill now - as there's a hotel up there as well as a chalet and a pub, both of which get pretty crowded, and with the gondola there's no tailgating option. You can ski down to the parking lot area instead of taking the gondola - can be absolutely littered with people but it's always a fun option and there's a base chalet at the gondola as well. Overall a great hill for everyone (if you don't mind the rattle of skis on Alberta ice).

Great resort close to Banff, so there are a lot of options for staying and shopping. Can be pricey in this regard.

The green and blue runs are good but not very long and it seems like there are a lot of flat areas.

Restaurants have limited space and get crowded. Runs can be crowded but not terrible if you avoid weekends and holidays. More modern lifts than some of the competitors.

My favourite ski village for all round ski and after ski. Very friendly and the food is good. P.s. don't tell anybody it's our secret.!!!

We have been skiing/boarding at Sunshine for 17 years and tried Jan/Feb/March and April skiing. Our favourite is spring skiing at Sunshine, it never fails to provide powder every other day, runs are well maintained and theres plenty of mountain for all levels of ability.
Theres always backcountry, Delirium Dive and the Wild West for this a bit more adventurous.

Highly recommend Sunshine for all age groups. Ski school is brilliant as is Tiny Tigers, weve used it all in our 17 years of visiting. Weve had group lessons and individual lessons or you can use the mountain guides.

Plenty of eating places to suit your pocket and taste too or bring your own youre very welcome to.

If you stay on the hill you can experience Sunshine Hotel, highly recommend a loft suite, what a view to wake up to. The hotel is cosy, great service and plenty of food options. Weve stayed on many occasions over the years.