Trip Dates: January 2007 to Present
Sunshine Mountain Village Resort was the second mountain that I snowboarded on. It is located in Banff National Park approximately 150km west of Calgary. It is quite easy to become overwhelmed once you see just how massive this resort is! With 3,358 skiable acres spread out over 3 mountain faces it's easy to get lost. I've spent numerous days at this resort and I am still discovering new terrain that I didn't know existed. Although I prefer Lake Louise over Sunshine, I think I have spent more days riding Sunshine's slopes for a couple of reasons; it is a shorter drive from Calgary and my workplace has free passes that can be booked in advance. Nothing better than a free day out in the mountains! Sticking with the same theme, the following pictures have come from a variety of different days at this resort.
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| Sunshine Mountain Village Resort Trail Map |
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| Dan enjoying some powder, but not much sunshine! |
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| My turn |
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| My old Explorer after a day of snowboarding |
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| The Sunshine gondola |
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| Me, Mike, Rob, and Dylan on the top of Goat's Eye |
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| The marker between the Alberta and British Columbia border. The resort crosses the border of the two provinces. |
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| Gilby Clarke, former guitarist of Guns N' Roses, rocking Sunshine Village in 2011 |
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| View from Mt. Standish |
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| Sunshine Village during spring skiing in 2012 |
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| Enjoying a beer in the sunshine on Trapper's deck listening to George Canyon |
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| Jeff's version of aprรจs-ski |
George Canyon performing "Good Day To Ride"
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| This must be how Sunshine got its name |
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| Jeff heading down to the Continental Divide chair |
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| Standing on top of Mt. Standish |
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| Mt. Assiniboine |
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| My goggle reflection |
Recently I did a story for Calgary Is Awesome about Alberta's epic skiing and snowboarding titled: Skiing & Riding.
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