Banff – Sunshine Village

For spectacular scenery, some seriously varied terrain and perhaps Canada’s most reliable snow record, look no further than Sunshine Village above Banff.

weather Forecast today: Mainly fair

Max temp: 16.2 °c
Min temp: 1.6 °c
Last snowed: Tue 29 Apr

Last Updated: Fri 09 May

weather Forecast today: Mainly fair

Max temp: 16.2 °c
Min temp: 1.6 °c
Last snowed: Tue 29 Apr

Last Updated: Fri 09 May

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Sunshine Village sits around 20 minutes outside of the resort town of Banff.

The slopes offer something for everyone – from the steeps of Delirium Dive and Goat’s Eye Mountain, to the gentle greens of Mt Standish and the high-altitude cruising of Lookout Mtn, the variety is impressive. Along with Lake Louise and Mt Norquay it forms part of the “Ski Big 3”, all of which are covered by the same lift pass and are linked by a bus service – although having a car will certainly help

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Pros and cons

Amazing snow record and great variety of slopes
Incredible views from the summit of Banff National Park
Banff is a great resort town, with plenty going on

Three ski areas set apart so bus rides or a car needed
Can get very cold and exposed – most chairlifts are uncovered
Wind can close upper lifts

On the Slopes

From the top of the access gondola, there is a great range of terrain to suit all abilities. For beginners, the slopes of Mt. Standish are perfect and there is good progression throughout the area – especially to the sheltered runs served by the Wolverine Quad. Intermediates will love the long runs served by the Continental Divide quad and the new Tee Pee Town Express – the only chair in the resort with covers and heated seats.

Advanced skiers and boarders should head up Goats Eye Mountain, from which a great selection of tough slopes drops from the summit. The jewel in the resort’s crown however is Delirium Dive, a seriously steep off piste zone within the ski area boundary, but special restrictions apply (you must have a buddy and carry avalanche gear) and you must enter through gates.

Banff - Sunshine Village Resort

There’s limited on hill accommodation in the form of the ski-in-ski-out Eagles Nest and Sunshine Mountain Lodge, but we’d thoroughly recommend staying in Banff. It has a fantastic selection of bars, restaurants and things to do – and because it is mostly a summer resort, there is lots of good value accommodation during the winter months.
Up on the hill there is a decent après bar in the form of Trappers, but the action really is back in town. Look out for special daily happy hours, which don’t only cover drinks but food as well.

Getting to Banff – Sunshine Village

Direct flights to Calgary airport are by far the best option. Banff is around 75 minutes away by car, or an hour and a half via a bus.

Calgary airport: 1.25 – 2 hours (driving)

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Season Dates

Opens: Saturday 9 November 2024
Closes: TBC

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Weather	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy	Mainly fair	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Rather cloudy	Mainly cloudy	Light rain shwr	Freezing rain	Freezing rain	Freezing rain	Light rain/snow	Rain/Snow shower	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Freezing rain	Occasional snow	Light rain/snow	Occasional snow	Overcast	Light rain shwr	Freezing rain	Snow shower	Rain and snow	Freezing rain	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Broken clouds
Wind
Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.4 cm	0.1 cm	0.7 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	1.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0.7 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm
Max temp	5.4°c	7°c	7°c	8.4°c	9.4°c	8.2°c	4.6°c	5.2°c	4.8°c	-1.2°c	-0.6°c	-1°c	0.2°c	1.4°c	1.4°c	3.6°c	4.6°c	3.8°c	1.4°c	2.8°c	2.6°c	3°c	4.2°c	4°c	1.8°c	3°c	2.8°c	1.4°c	2.8°c	2.6°c
Min temp	-1.6°c	5.4°c	0°c	-2.8°c	8.2°c	0.6°c	-3.6°c	4.4°c	-0.6°c	-2.2°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c	-4.2°c	0°c	-3.8°c	-6.2°c	3.6°c	-1.8°c	-3.4°c	1.4°c	-1.8°c	-3.6°c	3°c	-0.6°c	-2.4°c	1.8°c	-1.8°c	-3.8°c	1.4°c	-1.8°c
Feels like temp	-5.3°c	2.8°c	4.1°c	-6.4°c	5.7°c	5°c	-3.6°c	2.1°c	4.3°c	-2.2°c	-1.2°c	-4°c	-4.2°c	0.2°c	1.3°c	-10°c	1.4°c	1°c	-3.4°c	1.3°c	0.2°c	-3.6°c	0.2°c	1.7°c	-2.4°c	-0.6°c	2.5°c	-3.8°c	-1.9°c	-0.7°c

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Weather	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Partly cloudy
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	5.4°c	7°c	7°c
Min temp	-1.6°c	5.4°c	0°c
Feels like temp	-5.3°c	2.8°c	4.1°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Partly cloudy	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.4°c	9.4°c	8.2°c
Min temp	-2.8°c	8.2°c	0.6°c
Feels like temp	-6.4°c	5.7°c	5°c

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Weather	Rather cloudy	Mainly cloudy	Light rain shwr
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	4.6°c	5.2°c	4.8°c
Min temp	-3.6°c	4.4°c	-0.6°c
Feels like temp	-3.6°c	2.1°c	4.3°c

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Weather	Freezing rain	Freezing rain	Freezing rain
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	-1.2°c	-0.6°c	-1°c
Min temp	-2.2°c	-1.6°c	-2.4°c
Feels like temp	-2.2°c	-1.2°c	-4°c

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Weather	Light rain/snow	Rain/Snow shower	Generally clear
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Snow expected	0.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	0.2°c	1.4°c	1.4°c
Min temp	-4.2°c	0°c	-3.8°c
Feels like temp	-4.2°c	0.2°c	1.3°c

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Weather	Mainly fair	Light rain shwr	Freezing rain
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	3.6°c	4.6°c	3.8°c
Min temp	-6.2°c	3.6°c	-1.8°c
Feels like temp	-10°c	1.4°c	1°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Light rain/snow	Occasional snow
Wind
Snow expected	0.4 cm	0.1 cm	0.7 cm
Max temp	1.4°c	2.8°c	2.6°c
Min temp	-3.4°c	1.4°c	-1.8°c
Feels like temp	-3.4°c	1.3°c	0.2°c

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Weather	Overcast	Light rain shwr	Freezing rain
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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	3°c	4.2°c	4°c
Min temp	-3.6°c	3°c	-0.6°c
Feels like temp	-3.6°c	0.2°c	1.7°c

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Weather	Snow shower	Rain and snow	Freezing rain
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Snow expected	1.2 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	1.8°c	3°c	2.8°c
Min temp	-2.4°c	1.8°c	-1.8°c
Feels like temp	-2.4°c	-0.6°c	2.5°c

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Weather	Occasional snow	Occasional snow	Broken clouds
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Snow expected	0.7 cm	0.2 cm	0 cm
Max temp	1.4°c	2.8°c	2.6°c
Min temp	-3.8°c	1.4°c	-1.8°c
Feels like temp	-3.8°c	-1.9°c	-0.7°c

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	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Weather	Mainly fair	Generally clear	Generally clear	Generally clear	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Mainly cloudy	Occasional rain	Rather cloudy	Occasional rain	Rain shower	Rain shower	Occasional rain	Light drizzle	Generally clear	Mainly fair	Partly cloudy	Generally clear	Occasional rain	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Overcast	Light rain shwr	Light drizzle	Occasional rain	Rain shower	Light rain shwr	Occasional rain	Occasional rain	Rain/Snow shower
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Max temp	12.6°c	16.2°c	16.2°c	16°c	18.4°c	16.8°c	10.8°c	11.6°c	11°c	7.6°c	8.4°c	7.6°c	7.2°c	10°c	10°c	10.4°c	13°c	12.8°c	8.2°c	10.2°c	10.2°c	8.8°c	11.4°c	11.2°c	8.2°c	10.2°c	10.2°c	8°c	10.2°c	10.2°c
Min temp	1.6°c	12.6°c	8.8°c	5°c	16°c	8.2°c	5.2°c	10.8°c	4.6°c	2.8°c	7.6°c	2.4°c	0.6°c	7.2°c	2.8°c	-0.6°c	10.4°c	4.4°c	1.6°c	8.2°c	4°c	1.6°c	8.8°c	4.4°c	2°c	8.2°c	3.4°c	1°c	8°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	1.4°c	10.6°c	14°c	4.5°c	14.3°c	14.8°c	4.8°c	9.2°c	9.5°c	2.6°c	6.1°c	7.1°c	0.6°c	6.6°c	9.1°c	-0.6°c	9.6°c	11.3°c	1.5°c	7.6°c	8.7°c	1.5°c	7.2°c	9.5°c	1.9°c	7.7°c	8.9°c	0.9°c	6.5°c	8.5°c

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Max temp	12.6°c	16.2°c	16.2°c
Min temp	1.6°c	12.6°c	8.8°c
Feels like temp	1.4°c	10.6°c	14°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	16°c	18.4°c	16.8°c
Min temp	5°c	16°c	8.2°c
Feels like temp	4.5°c	14.3°c	14.8°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.8°c	11.6°c	11°c
Min temp	5.2°c	10.8°c	4.6°c
Feels like temp	4.8°c	9.2°c	9.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	7.6°c	8.4°c	7.6°c
Min temp	2.8°c	7.6°c	2.4°c
Feels like temp	2.6°c	6.1°c	7.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	7.2°c	10°c	10°c
Min temp	0.6°c	7.2°c	2.8°c
Feels like temp	0.6°c	6.6°c	9.1°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	10.4°c	13°c	12.8°c
Min temp	-0.6°c	10.4°c	4.4°c
Feels like temp	-0.6°c	9.6°c	11.3°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.2°c	10.2°c	10.2°c
Min temp	1.6°c	8.2°c	4°c
Feels like temp	1.5°c	7.6°c	8.7°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.8°c	11.4°c	11.2°c
Min temp	1.6°c	8.8°c	4.4°c
Feels like temp	1.5°c	7.2°c	9.5°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8.2°c	10.2°c	10.2°c
Min temp	2°c	8.2°c	3.4°c
Feels like temp	1.9°c	7.7°c	8.9°c

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Snow expected	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Max temp	8°c	10.2°c	10.2°c
Min temp	1°c	8°c	3.6°c
Feels like temp	0.9°c	6.5°c	8.5°c

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Resort Conditions

Snowfall	Last Snowfall	29/04/2025
Snowfall	Next 3 days	No information
Depths	Upper piste depth	159 cm
Depths	Lower piste depth	10 cm
Snow conditions	Snow quality	Spring snow
Lifts	Lifts open	9 out of 12
	Resort opening date	Fri 08 Nov 2024
	Resort closing date	Mon 19 May 2025

Snow Overview

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Updated 02/05

A generally mild weekend and new week for resorts west of the Great Plans is punctuated by a burst of cold weather and snowfall to open the weekend, moving east over the course of the forecast period. Sun will dominate as barometric pressure rises over the course of the new week.

Resorts over the St Lawrence are now closed.

Thus concludes our snow overviews for the 2024/25 season; thank you to everyone who has tuned in, and we look forward to seeing you again next season!

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