Sunshine Village Reviews & Ratings

Ski in Alberta and in BC the same day . Great lifts. Awesome staff and great eats. Never a dull moment skiing here .

Fantastic in bounds terrain and well managed zones by patrol and parks safety. Mind-blowing access to gnarly terrain , including back and slack country with seemingly endless space to enjoy great snow. Lift operations are reliable and everyone keeps the vibes high year round! Can get busy but knowing what days and times to go is key!

Sunshine often gets a lot of flack for having the worst conditions, no snow, and a gondola ride. I find that the gondola ride if used as a time to get dressed isnt too bad, and you can find some of the best terrain and snow as long as you know where to look.

The green runs at sunshine were quite a bit more difficult compared to greens at snow resorts in cities. "The Green Run" included unavoidable mogul fields that was at a gradient comparable to blues at Snow Valley or Rabbit Hill in Edmonton. Additionally, there were some areas with exposed rock on the green slopes, which I clipped my skis on a couple of times.

As for family friendliness, they don't allow non-skiing family to come along to the base unless they buy a sightseeing lift ticket which costs roughly 50 dollars.

Really great resort, when the snow is good theres really not much that compares. Overall a great resort and pretty affordable if you get early bird pricing as well.

The Sunshine Ski Resort at Banff is a really amazing ski resort for skiers of all skill levels. It offers a wide variety of terrain and slopes, from easy well-groomed green and blue runs and conversely some slightly more rough blue runs. It also has a variety of black runs of varying difficulty. Some of these runs are well groomed and have good powder while the others will be covered in moguls and may also be icy. It is important to check the conditions of the run before you choose to take it on. The sunshine village overall offers you 3 different mountains you can ski and snowboard on with 100s of miles of runs across different terrains.

The apres ski and dining services are reasonably decent albeit expensive. I would recommend bringing snacks and sandwiches instead of spending $24 on chicken tenders and fries.

Additionally, this ski resort is extremely family friendly and can therefore be heavily crowded on weekends and holidays. If you are skiing during these times, I advise you get to the gondola by 8am so you can be up at the first chair lift by 9am. Furthermore, there is one ski lift that closes at 4:30pm (different from the others at 4:00pm) which allows you to go up and take a run all the way down to the parking lot (so you dont have to use the gondola). I highly recommend using this run.

Finally, to avoid crowds, consider going on a weekday. Always check weather conditions. And look for the $200 for 2 lift tickets deal at Costco. It can save you $130!

Sunshine Village sits up in the Alpine of the Canadian Rockies. With a natural snow base the resort typically skis well and has Fantastic scenic views of the continental divide. The off piste terrain is epic. Special zones the Delirium Dive and Wild West are game changers. You can often find fresh turns in these zones mid day and the runs are life long memories. The backcountry access is also very assessable.. adventure awaits.
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Love the fun atmosphere. Great chair lifts, fast and comfy. Lots of terrain variety. Food prices are crazy high.

The terrain is absolutely beautiful. When the snow is good, its some of the best in the world.
What I would say is the runs are not the longest and you can spend a lot of time on chairlifts. There are no microwaves, so you are somewhat forced to buy food, especially when its cold.
If goats eye and divide are open though, its well worth a visit. The teaching is excellent and I would recommend jumpstart for its quality and value. Hiring a guide and going to delirium is also an excellent off piste option.

Visited on a -30 degree Celsius day and the top of the mountain was very windy along with the park. The park did have a good amount of rails and boxes for tricking we wished we could have entertained. We eventually found a sort of secret tree run with light pow that we had a lot of fun in. There were not that many people there, but the temperature mightve been a factor. Overall I would still recommend this resort!

My son and I go to Sunshine a couple times a year, the restaurants are ok and we usually pack our own food. We love the ski out at the end of the day right down to the parking lot.

A wicked place to enjoy the spring slush and do terrain park laps. Theres a bit of something for everyone here and the prices are pretty reasonable for what you get. Love the heated chairlift!

A fun, great resort with something for everyone. Lift lines are never more than a few minutes at max. Weekdays at Sunshine are so quiet and enjoyable. Powder days are amazing with so much available terrain, and lifts to take you to many different parts of the ski area. Plenty of long runs, and lots of short fast runs. Food and beverage options are not the best or the most affordable, but there is still good variety across the resort. Really easy to get to and from Sunshine with buses running often.

sunshine has some nice groomed runs fast lifts and a good park but can be icy and busy. on weekends i find there to be lots of traffic on green or blue runs but black runs are fine lots of moguls on them. can be icy though overall good resort to go to and its close to calgary.

Wide resort. Map of different terrains is helpful at the front of gates

Great ski resort, amazing views. Not too busy either.

I love Sunshine! Plenty of space and different terrain available, I will say there a few flat parts that are pretty easy to get stuck in as a snowboarder brother than that shes great! Food is expensive but no more than any other ski resort, overall great experience!

I lived in Banff for 2 seasons and Sunshine was our home resort.
With shuttle busses going most of the morning and afternoon and a large car park, its easy to get to from town.
Its one of the best resorts for powder snow in the Rockies and has the longest season of all the surrounding resorts.
You can find everything at Sunshine, from long groomers, to steep, technical, tree runs, snow parks, huge jumps and dont forget the popular Delirum Dive.
Head up to Goats Eye first thing in the morning then do laps of Canadas only heated chair, Teepee town, before heading up the top to Divide for amazing views and to practise your moguls then spend the late afternoon lapping Standish and Wawa.
Best runs: South side Chutes, Sunshine Coast, Bye Bye Bowl, Banff Avenue & the ski out.
Plenty of food and drink options are available, a small cafe at Goats Eye, the main lodge with hot food (pizza, fries, burgers, sandwiches etc) plus hot water and microwaves to heat your own food. Trappers is the best place to dine though. Their poutine and nachos are fab and they do jugs of beer and amazing cesars!
Try get up super early on busy weekends during school holidays and powder days, it can get REALLY busy.

This was my first time at Sunshine and I will be back. Despite it being early in the season the snow quality was great and the runs that were open were well tended. The gondola up to the main part of the village was a bit of a choke point and I recommend getting there early. Its not well signed but the base lodge has lockers where you can lock up your stuff. The village at the top of the gondola has very limited locker space.