Sunshine Village Reopens for Skiing and Horseback Riding on Canada Day

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The ski season is back.

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More than a month after Sunshine Village celebrated the end of a long season with its annual Slash Cup, Banff Resort has announced that it will reopen this week on Canada Day, somewhat miraculously.

That hasn’t happened since 1991, but a ton of snow during the winter allowed the mountains to continue skiing until June. Therefore, Sunshine has decided to resume from June 28th, preferably until July 3rd.^rd..

“Basically, it snowed more than 900 cm on the slopes this season, and (a lot) in June, so I thought,’Why don’t you see if you can open it?’ “Fortunately, Parks Canada is really working with us and can reopen for summer skiing,” said Kendra Scarfield, Sunshine’s Brand and Communications Director. . “

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Most of the skiable terrain is alpine and high, and due to the unique layout of Susine, which requires access from the gondola, there is still plenty of snow covering many of the resort’s courses. The cool spring also definitely helped enable the resumption of Canada Day.

“It looks great,” Scarfield said. “I was lucky today, so the snow is perfectly straight, soft and well maintained.

“When we open, we will ask guests to protect the integrity of the (mountain) environment and stay in a well-maintained trailer for their own safety. May 23. I’m excited about this opportunity as much of the unmaintained snow hasn’t been maintained since the Slash Cup, but I would appreciate the support and help of skiers and snowboarders. “

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Sunshine isn’t entirely sure how many runs will be held during Summer Ski Week, but especially considering that most resorts in Western Canada were closed during the early to mid-April season. And that makes little sense. The fact that skiers and snowboarders get turns after two and a half months is wild.

However, Strawberry Express will be open and all the usual amenities (food and drink) will work. The Terrain Park also has several features.

“At this point, we don’t know exactly how many trails we have, but it’s about the novelty of being able to say we went out and skied on Canada Day,” Scarfield said. “It’s really cool for skiers and snowboarders to chop up Canada Day.”
50% off for those with a 2022-’23 Season Pass or Big Three Pass, and those with a 2021-’22 Season Pass. For everyone else, it costs a Sunshine Sightseeing Pass that goes for $ 59.

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