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BANFF
Norquay Norquay is Banff National Park's pioneer ski resort and the place where you'll find the majority of the local ski families. Norquay is the best kept secret in the Rockies! Since 1926 Norquay has been a local favourite and continues to offer outstanding skiing, with beginner, intermediate, and advanced terrain spread over 28 tree-sheltered runs all within minutes of the town of Banff. State-of-the-art snowmaking on 90% of the terrain guarantees excellent coverage. Norquay offers the only night skiing in Banff-Lake Louise, including a fully lit terrain park.
Sunshine Village Experience an alpine playground of powder-filled bowls, perfectly groomed cruisers and the steep-n-deep chutes of Canada's highest elevated ski resort. For 80 years, Sunshine Village Resort has served up what is only found in skier's and snowboarder's dreams - endless mountain terrain in the heart of an unspoiled wilderness.Just minutes from the town of Banff, Sunshine Village is renowned for its lengthy season from early November until late May, offering over 3,300 acres of terrain with an average annual natural snowfall of over 30 feet! The resort features 12 different lifts, including 5 high speed quads and a high speed gondola, 3 different mountains to explore and the novel opportunity to ski or ride in both the province of Alberta and British Columbia on the same run.
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Norquay Norquay's long-standing reputation for challenge is based on the first runs you see upon approaching the area: a quintet of super-steep, mogul-studded freefalls served by the original Norquay double chair. For hardcore Norquay regulars, no runs anywhere can match Upper Lone Pine and Gun Run, a dynamite black-diamond duo as demanding as any trails in the Rockies. Memorial Bowl isn't a bowl at all but a generous, consistent swath with an average 34 degree pitch that rarely feels the blade of a snowcat. Even the North American, the easiest of these runs, legitimately earns its black diamond. Sunshine Village Located at the top of the Continental Divide, the majority of the terrain at Sunshine Village is above 7,000 feet, far above the hustle & bustle of the valley below. Wide-open cruising runs with views of 2 provinces offers an unforgettable experience. Advanced skiers and riders will enjoy the steeps of Goat's Eye Mountain with it's abundance of glades, cruisers and bump runs. Lift lineups are never an issue at Sunshine Village as the resort features 12 different lifts including seven modern quad chairs - the most in the Canadian Rockies. Experience a unique stay at 7000 feet in the newly renovated rooms of the Sunshine Inn, Banff's only ski-in ski-out hotel.
Norquay • Hours of Operation: 9:00am - 4:00pm daily • Night Skiing: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Fridays • Vertical: 503 meters (1650 feet) • Base Elevation: 1636 meters (5350 feet) • Peak Elevation: 2133 meters (7000 feet) • Acreage: 190 acres • Average Snowfall: 300cm (120 in) • Snowmaking: 85% of skiable terrain • Trails: 28 runs • Terrain: 20% Beginner, 36% Intermediate, 28% Advanced 16% Expert • Longest Run: 1167 meters (3828 feet) • Cumulative Length of Runs: 16.4 km (10.2 miles) • Lifts: 1 High speed Quad Chairlift, 2 Quad Chairlifts, 1 Double Chairlift, 1 Surface lift • Lift Capacity: Approximately 7,000 people/hour
Sunshine Village • Hours of Operation: 9:00am - 4:00pm daily • Vertical: 1070 meters (3514 feet) • Base Elevation: 1658 meters (5440 feet) • Peak Elevation: 2730 meters (8954 feet) • Acreage: 3358 acres • Average Snowfall: 914 cm (360 in) • Snowmaking: N/A • Trails: 107 runs • Terrain: 20% Beginner, 55% Intermediate, 25% Advanced • Longest Run: 8 kms (5 miles) • Cumulative Length of Runs: Approximately 82 kms (52 miles) • Lifts: 1 High speed 8 Passenger Gondola, 5 High speed Quad Chairlifts, 2 Quad Chairlifts, 1 Triple Chairlift, 1 Double Chairlift, 2 Surface Lifts • Lift Capacity: Approximately 20,000 people/hour
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