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Exciting times here in Western Canada – the ski resorts are starting to open and the long-term season outlook is looking very promising with La Nina predicted to hit which will bring lots of snow! The Lake Louise Ski Area was the first ski resort to open in Canada on November 5th 2010. Jasper Marmot [...]

Please find attached the Banff Ski Bus Schedule to Banff Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village and Lake Louise. It is effective from tomorrow, Friday November 5th 2010, and is valid through to December 18th, 2010. The Lake Louise Ski area opens tomorrow as planned – HOORAY! Prices for the bus to Mount Norquay, The Lake Louise [...]

Hello – it’s good to be back. We are VERY excited about this upcoming winter season in Western Canada. Lots of snow has been predicted by top forecasters and this has been also backed up by the fact we have had a much cooler, wetter September so far. Best of all, yesterday, Banff National Park [...]

SAT MAY 22 2010 Sunshine will hold the 2nd Annual BIKINIS FOR BREAST CANCER to raise funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. This event is open to all women of all ages. All participants will ski or snowboard down Strawberry Face at the same time in an “S” formation and finish in the village [...]

What is HST? The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is the single harmonized value-added tax that will replace the GST and PST in British Columbia on July 1, 2010. The HST will apply at a rate of 12 per cent to those goods and services that are subject to GST. In other words, the PST will [...]

Banff Norquay may have closed last Sunday but Sunshine Village and Lake Louise are still going strong in Banff National Park! Here we’re celebrating longer days, our infamous spring snow dumps, and skiing and riding until May 24 2010 – that’s almost 6 weeks still to go! To celebrate properly, there is a ton of [...]

All good things must come to an end (until next season anyway!). Please see winter 2009-2010 featured ski resort confirmed closure dates in Western Canada: Panorama and Kimberley ski resorts are now closed for the winter 2009/2010 ski season. Fernie, Kicking Horse and Nakiska are all currently closed but are opening for a BONUS weekend [...]

Head to BANFF NATIONAL PARK today for a great POWDER DAY! In the last 24 hours, Sunshine Village received 25cm, Banff Norquay 20+cm and  Lake Louise 13cm. These ski resorts are all included in your Tri-Area Ski Lift Pass. The following ski resorts also received some fresh: Panorama 11cm, Kicking Horse 10cm, Fernie 7cm, Jasper [...]

We may have had a slighter milder El Niño winter this year in Western Canada (as confirmed by Environment Canada) but the snow has kept coming this spring. Over the  last 48 hours alone, Whistler Blackcomb has received the most snow out of our featured ski resorts in Western Canada: 36cm (14.2in) and Fernie has [...]

Tuesday April 1st 2008Greek Night – Balkan visit www.banffbalkan.ca for more infoBeer Factor – Hoodoo 18+ only 10pm – late Red Hot Karaoke – Wild Bills 18+ only 10pm – late Wednesday April 2nd 2008Wild West Wednesdays – Wild Bills 18+ only 8pm – Late Thursday April 3rd 2008Greek Night – Balkan visit www.banffbalkan.ca for [...]

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