Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort Reviews
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Goat's Eye is my jam11/10/2015 by: Anonymous If sunshine is windy, it is very windy. It also is a pretty radspot to go. It is definitely saturated with Calgarians and weekends and holidays are very busy. It has the advantage of being a bit closer to Calgary, but that also means big crowds. It has a lot of lifts to compensate.
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It can handle the crowds 12/21/2014 by: Anonymous Sunshine is going to cost you something to ride. On the other hand, it can handle the crowds. I have always had enjoyable days at sunshine and I just have to return to it. It doesn't disappoint and it runs an insanely long season. It is also in good proximity to Calgary.
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A king of the late season 01/03/2014 by: Anonymous Sunshine has a longer season than anything else in the rockies. That makes it your late season destination. Seriously, what could be better than some good late season riding? Sunshine is a popular spot and there is lots of terrain. It isn't cheap by any means, but it's a great time.
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Sunshine was fun12/09/2012 by: Anonymous Went to sunshine for the first time as a beginner skier and loved it. There is lots of terrain for beginners (green runs) to practice. Its a bigger resort so the people arent as packed as I had expected and so it was a really enjoyable experience. Especially enjoyed the 5 mile run called Banff avenue which takes you back down to the base. Despite the -20 degree weather, it was great fun!
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Lots of terrain 11/19/2012 by: Anonymous You'll pay a bit to be there, but there is lots of terrain. It's also one place you can ride into May. The key is to ride during the week for shorter lift lines. It does get windy and they did have to do some creative work to make it so that there is good snow fencing and to make sure snow stays on hill. It's definitely worth some visits. Lunch isn't the cheapest (but what resort offers cheap lunches?), so be prepared to spend a few dollars or pack your own. I like the food at the base of goat's eye. It's not cheap, but it's not outrageous.
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Always a great place to ride 10/16/2012 by: Lynette Finstad Terrific variety of levels to just cruise or challenge yourself. Love the Wawa chair and Goat's Eye runs always gets the blood pumping! Friendly staff, great fast chairs and love the cozy lodge.
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More mountain than you can explore 12/26/2011 by: Kirk This is a really great place to be. The only real gripe I have is how expensive the lift tickets are. If you can get a ski card at the start of the season, it becomes a lot more reasonable. As far as terrain is concerned, this really has it all. Plus, the scenery is awesome. This is in many ways, an ideal family resort.
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First mountain ride 11/18/2011 by: trisha husiuk the first time i ever rode on a mountain was at sunshine village, great times , love the atmosphere and just being surrounded by all the beauty
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THE GREATNESS OF SUNSHINE 11/14/2011 by: Anonymous sun shine is a great day. the prices are resonable and way better than anything in saskatchewan would reccomen to anyone going skiing or snowboarding. the delirium drop is amazing.
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Wide open great skiing with lots of sunshine 03/14/2011 by: Edward Hauck Great family skiing with all grades available. Can ski wide open, through trees, in quiet areas or go to the top for some extreme. WOW!!
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Sunshine(s) 12/15/2010 by: Anonymous I like sunshine. People will complain about the flat spots, but if you are an accomplished rider, this won't matter, as you will just power through them. The thing about Sunshine is that you have three ski areas to work with in one hill, so there is a lot of terrain. They also use a lot of snow fencing to contain their snow. There is both expensive dining, and typical hill cafeteria food as well.
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Great place to go 12/04/2010 by: Anonymous Excellent family ski resort. Lots of terrain. Very friendly area in the surrounding towns.
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one of our family faves 12/04/2010 by: Lynette Finstad Love the friendly fast service at Sunshine. Great groomed runs and great moguls! One of the best places for fast moving gondola and lift lines. Ski it every season and looking forward to this year again!
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soo much diversification in terrain 12/01/2010 by: alex dudgeon this resort is aaaammmaaazzziiinnng!!! i love how it is nice and close to calgart, there soooo uch mountian to skii and all natural snow and powder!!! and if you have time take the ski out its amazing ! such nice views!!
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Great place for all abilities 11/09/2010 by: Anonymous This is a super place to go that is great for people of all ages and abilities. If you don't ski the lodge is a pleasant place to wait for those that do.
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Sunshine 01/21/2010 by: Anonymous Could use a little more fresh snow, lifts are set up great, have to ride a gondola to get to the hill, the ski out run is good with a few flat spots, top of goats eye lift is very rocky, overall a great skiing experience
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Awsome views 12/05/2009 by: Jay I love this place. It is so beautiful. There is always a excellent base and with the new lodging on the hill its a great place to stay. If I was younger I would want to work there just to be where the action is.
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Fantastic runs and scenery 03/03/2009 by: Anonymous helpful and friendly staff, great runs, snow something for everyone.
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Loved it! 01/25/2009 by: Michelle McCarley Great skiing here! The snowboarders there will try and talk you into Lake Louise instead b/c they want all the best snow for themselves! The slopes and runs are difficult here but very challenging and the views are incredible! Snowboarder to skiier ratio is about 3:1 but we had such a great time. The lunch place trappers at mid-mountain is fun but really expensive. The inn next door is cheaper and has better food. We skiied Jan 16-19 this year.
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Amazing Weekend 01/19/2009 by: Anonymous This past weekend while all the hollywood stars were in the Banff / Lake Louise area me and my significant other made our way to Sunshine Village. Being that I am not that experienced of a snowboarder and the hills in Nova Scotia do not do the sport justice I was tenative yet excited. We did the ritualistic wake up at six am and stretch before getting in the car in Calgary. Then on our hour and a half drive we noticed that a "few" others had the same idea. We made our first run at around nine am and it was Beautiful. Sunny and comfortably warm. Conditions were fast and even in the warmer weather the snow stayed nice and fast. Line ups in the morning were not that bad and we got in three long runs before our poutine break. After that we did a few more runs and then preceded to the Ski Out and then back home we went.
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great above tree line experience 12/28/2008 by: Gary This is different skiing experience, have been twice deep snow above treeline choose your path, great skiing. Go from Banff definitely a great ski town lots of good restaurants and great ambiance, Lots of great places to stay. A favorite wiil be back again
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snow 04/18/2008 by: Pete was there snowboarding saturdat april 5th. GREAT CONDITIONS. Fresh POW all over the mountain. We were carving fresh track most of the day as it wasnt very crowded. The only downside was the top of divide was socked in with heavy cloud cover till about 11am.
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Loys of snow 12/11/2007 by: Shaun Went up the 8 th for a full day of riding (snowboarding). Weather was good and it wasnt too busy.Goats eye is now open and their lots of powder to be found.Couple of tree tops and rocks coming off the lift to get to G.E but well worth it to find all the powder in the trees. ski out is open but a lil sketch. they got 76 or so cm in 5 days wich made for some great riding.Dont think the parks are set up yet but just a mattter of time i guess. Out of everything open i still think they have the best snow and the most of it.
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