Sunshine Village Reviews & Ratings

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.

Sunshine village brings good vibes! People who ride there are generally really friendly and the staff are always helpful. The resort has a vast variety of terrain, and many terrain parks suitable for all levels. Trappers is a good spot for food and drink, and theres even a brand new ramen restaurant. There is another lodge at goats eye mountain if you find yourself that way and want something to eat. There are also heated indoor picnic spots with microwaves if you are bringing your own food.

Sunshine has a bit of flat spots that boarders may not like. Gets a lot of tourists on weekends. Food is super expensive and mediocre. Powder spots are hidden all over the mountain but especially on teepee town express and wawa quad. Park is absolutely phenomenal but sometimes there are no easy features and will only have massive rails.

I really enjoyed my time at sunshine Village. I went with a bunch of of high school buddies and we had a blast! We were tuckered out after a day of skiing/snowboarding and the apres ski+hot tub DID NOT DISAPOINT! The staff were super welcoming and friendly! 100% going back this season!

Love this resort lots of runs availible so whether youre a beginner or expert there is something for you. There is always fresh snow to be found if you look in the right places and all the staff are super friendly. Lots of different on hill food options and lots of places to eat lunch if you brought your own. Only con I have is the price of a day pass get more and more expensive each year.

Lovely resort, feels like you can really put some distance down in a day without being stuck in the same bowl. Love Mad Trappers for a midday pint and the park options in the mid season are unreal. Snow conditions hold up long into the spring and you cant forget the end of season slush cup. Might not be skiing at the end of May but best believe Ill be there for the Aprés.

Sunshine is an all around great resort. The only downside to sunshine is how short the runs are. It feels like Im traversing for the majority of the run. Either way it has great terrain to make up for it

First of all, the view you get from the chair lift is unreal. The temperature was not the nicest when we went but that cannot be controlled! I enjoyed the mellow terrains as Im not very good yet. Overall tho had a blast and want to go back so badly!

Lots of run options great atmosphere

Ive been there a few times, its where Ive spent most of my time skiing. There are quite a few mountains, and usually its not too busy especially if you avoid the busier areas. Also, if the day is super windy there is a decent bit of skiing you can do below the tree line so you dont freeze. The heated chairlift is also really really great. The ski out down from the village at the end of the day is super nice. Not sure how difficult it would be for a top end skier because Im definitely not one but at least for me, an intermediate/advanced level skier there are both difficult and easier runs, and Ive been able to go skiing with people who arent as skilled. Overall Id really recommend it, probably the favourite one Ive been to. Hopefully one day I can stay in the village on the mountain because that looks sick (although super expensive)

Great hill, Delirium Dive is a wild ride if you can do backcountry.

Wolverine has some good trees and is a shelter when windy.

Goats eye is where the fun is at. The chutes have insane views.

Avoid the main cafeteria, crappy expensive food. Trappers is much better.

Amazing resort with a great variety of difficulty on trails as well as parks, about 5 different terrain parks! Family friendly all around with amazing food and just always a great time.