Inbounds Avalanche at Sunshine Village, AB | Special Warning Issued by Avalanche Canada As temperatures begin to warm up at ski resorts across North America, several in-bounds avalanches have started to occur in recent days. One of the ski areas that experienced a slide was Sunshine Village, a resort in the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. Related: 22-Year-Old Killed by Inbounds Avalanche in Closed Area of Lake Louise Ski Resort, AB […] Avalanche Matt Scribner | May 2, 2023 1 Comment
Banff Sunshine Ski Resort, AB, Closed Yesterday and Today Due to ‘Extreme Avalanche Hazard’ Banff Sunshine Village ski resort closed yesterday and will remain closed today due to the extreme avalanche hazard in Banff National Park. The Alberta, Canada ski area said “avalanche conditions are extreme in the alpine, at treeline, and below treeline”, and that the “storm prevented both our snow safety team, and Parks Canada’s from being able to mitigate avalanche risk.” A […] Avalanche AvyBrains | December 2, 2021 0 Comments
Mt. Norquay Banff, AB Will Open on November 5th | First Canadian Resort to Open for Winter 21/22 Mt. Norquay Banff in Alberta, Canada, announced yesterday that they will be opening for the season on Friday November 5th. They will be the first resort in Canada to open for the season. Related: 5 Resorts Are Open in North America This Week The resort will join the handful of resorts in the US who already have their lifts spinning for […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 2, 2021 0 Comments
Banff Sunshine Village, AB Will Require Guests to Provide Proof of Vaccination, Negative Test, or Exemption On Monday September 20th, 2021, the government of Alberta announced that all businesses in the province must either implement the Alberta Restrictions Exemption Program (which requires all guests to be fully vaccinated, proof of a privately-paid negative rapid test result taken within 72 hours of service, or valid medical exemption prior to entry) or follow strict capacity limitations. After careful consideration, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 24, 2021 0 Comments
Canadian Ski Resorts Report First Snow of the Season It might still be August, and there might still be a heatwave punishing the western US, but ski resorts in Canada celebrated the first snow of the season yesterday. “It’s official… the first snowfall of the 2021/22 ski season!” – Banff Sunshine As we forecasted yesterday, a powerful northern trough is forecast to bring cold temperatures and snow to western North […] SnowBrains | August 18, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: History Made in Banff – First Ski Descent on the East Face of Cascade [arve url="https://youtu.be/BbOEBVaZMTA"] SnowBrains | May 12, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Mt. Norquay Banff, AB Just Finished Their Longest Season Ever The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t keep Mt. Norquay Banff, AB, down. They closed for the season yesterday, bringing an end to their longest season ever. “Our longest season ever has officially come to an end! Thank you so much to our guests & staff who made this winter possible and kept us safe!” The Alberta resort opened on October 24th 2020, […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2021 0 Comments
British Columbia & Alberta 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates It’s that time of year – as the warm temperatures begin to roll in, it is also that time when we need to unfortunately say goodbye to skiing for the summer months. For some resorts in western Canada, that may only be a week away, and for others you may still have two months of skiing to get in. Whatever […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 29, 2021 3 Comments
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