Summer skiing at Sunshine Village draws skiers from Alberta and beyond
Sunshine Village is offering summer skiing for 16 days due to a record-setting snowfall season. The resort has been able to build a base of up to six feet of snow in some areas, allowing for 10 runs, three terrain parks, and two chairs to open in June and July. This is only the third time since the 1990s that the mountain resort has been able to offer extremely late season runs.
- ▪Sunshine Village received over 1,000 cm of snowfall through the winter and late spring.
- ▪The resort's snow farming practice allowed crews to move the snow pack around and build a base of up to six feet in some areas.
- ▪Summer skiing runs from June 20 to July 5 and is free for those with a 2025/2026 or 2026/2027 season's pass.
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After a record-setting season for snowfall, Sunshine Village is taking advantage of what’s left and opening for 16 days of summer skiing. The resort saw more than 1,000 cm fall through the winter and into the late spring.Its practice of snow farming allowed crews to move the snow pack around and build a base of up to six feet in some areas for the 10 runs, three terrain parks and two chairs to open in June and July. 1:58 The snow must go on: Alberta skiing resort reopens in the middle of summer It’s only the third time since the ’90s that the mountain resort has been able to offer extremely late season runs.
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