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Sunshine Village in Banff National Park opens today
November 2007
BANFF, Alberta, Canada – Sunshine Village opened their slopes today and kicked off the official start to the tri-area ski season in Banff National Park. With Sunshine’s official open, all three resorts are ready for the season. Lake Louise Mountain Resort opened to the public November 10th. Ski Norquay opened for two weekends on November 3rd and November 10th, before beginning private race training for the remainder of the month.
Sunshine opened with a base of 68cm topped by 34cm of fresh power over the past four days. The eight passenger high-speed Gondola, Mount Standish Express High Speed Quad Chair, Strawberry Triple Chair, Wawa Quad Chair, Jackrabbit Quad Chair, Wolverine Express Quad Chair and two magic carpets are all operating with over 50 runs available.
Lake Louise Mountain Resort opened Glacier Express Quad Chair with the Wiwaxy run and beginner terrain at the base of the resort last weekend. The resort enjoyed over 38cm of snow this week and with more winter weather in the forecast, Mother Nature is predicting a positive outlook for additional terrain openings in the near future. Ski Norquay completes the tri-area and was the first resort in Canada to open their slopes the first week of November. The resort is now hosting pre-scheduled national race training until December 7th.
Banff National Park’s tri-area resorts offer one of the most consistently lengthy ski seasons in the world from early November until late May.
