Sunshine Village is located just 15 minutes from Banff in the renowned Banff National Park. It is a majestic ski / snowboard destination resort which is spread over 3 beautiful mountains featuring 3,358 acres of terrain to explore. Known for it's abundance of fresh snow, the resort receives some of the best snow in the Rockies and keeps powder hounds coming back. Featuring an elaborate high speed lift system and gondola system, plenty of snow, sunny days, close proximity to Banff, and terrain that will keep any level skiier / snowboarder endlessly stoked Sunshine Village packs a knockout combination that puts it alongside the other heavy weight ski / snowboard destination resorts in the world. Sunshine Village is a true world class resort with a lengthy season from mid-November until late May with the majority of it's terrain above 7,000 feet and it's peek elevation of 8954 feet making it the highest elevation of any ski / snowboard resort in the Rockies. The new super high-speed 8 person gondola (2002) whisks skiers / snowboaders to Goat's Eye Mountain in about 6 minutes and the village area in about 13 minutes which makes for shorter lineups and more runs. Other recent lift installations have made the mountain ultra efficient and ensure everyone gets plenty of skiing / riding time. A must see for any ski / snowboard enthusiast visiting the Canadian Rockies.