Snowy mountaintops in Banff National Park will be busy with skis and snowboards this weekend, as Sunshine Village opened two if its big mountain chairs on Saturday.
Angel Express and Teepee Town LX, Canada’s only heated chairlift, opened for winter enthusiasts on Nov. 11, thanks to a snow-filled forecast and a “solid base.”
READ MORE: Sunshine Village visitors can park on access road after courts set aside Parks Canada ban
“The conditions on our upper mountain are skiing midwinter-like,” mountain manager Al Matheson said in a release.
Get daily National news
“With sunny warm weather forecast for this weekend and a snow front crossing the Rockies next week, the skiing is poised only to get better.”
The Sunshine Mountain Lodge is also open for the winter season.
Watch from Jan. 1, 2016: It’s a big season for Banff’s first ever ski hill Mount Norquay. The hill is turning 90 this year, and as Jayme Doll reports, it’s especially poignant for one of its longtime patrons who even has a run named after him.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.