Sunshine Village is a big mountain resort close to Calgary and Banff. It's made up of several mountains if you want to get specific, but the entire ski area is accessed by one lift at the base lodge. Fortunately this lift is the Gondola, and is the fastest lift and has the highest capacity, so the base area doesn't get too bottlenecked with the crowds.
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When going up the Gondola the first mountain you will arrive at is Goat's Eye. This is the lowest mountain and usually has the least amount of snow, but there are some good mogul fields there in the spring. The new Wild West zone is also accessible off the Goat's Eye quad.
The second stop the Gondola makes is the Daylodge and Inn. This is where the majority of other lifts are based. To the west is Wawa Ridge, accessed by a short, slow lift. It's worth the wait as there are usually powder stashes to be found there. To the South is Standish, a zone filled with short steeps and drops. And finally to the east is Continental Divide, a lift that takes you across the Alberta / British Columbia border. This is also where the terrain park is, and access to the Delirium Dive and Silver City areas.
Winter has come early! It's mid-November and many BC resorts are already open. With thin bases and many runs not covered yet, conditions aren't exactly perfect, but that hasn't stopped these powder hounds.
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Sadly, we are coming up to the final weekend of lift operations at several resorts. Others will be open for the next couple of weeks, and a few will keep running into May. Here is a
The snow is dumping all over B.C., we have seen some of the earliest and best opening days in recent memory and it's all just getting started.
Mount Baker was open on Thursday
Spring Ushers in Extreme Skiing and Boarding at Sunshine
Banff, AB -- With the longest snow season in the Canadian Rockies, Sunshine has increased the amount of terrain available to skiers and boarders
